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I teach courses in Digital Fabrication (Fab Lab) at North Broward Preparatory School in Coconut Creek, FL. My classes are based loosely on Neil Gershenfeld’s MIT Graduate Course – How to Make Almost Anything. The course content provides students with skills in digital (programmable) fabrication tools – e.g., Laser Cutter/Engraver; 3D Printer, Arduino programming module – and experiences in making things to solve problems. The philosophy of the teaching method is based on Seymour Papert’s theory of Constructionism – students learn more effectively when they are making tangible objects. Making something requires planning, multiple iterations of trial-and-error, and the ultimate assessment – the final product has a deadline and has to pass a test.
About Me
About Me
I am an engineer by training. I have a BS and MS in chemical engineering and an Executive MBA from Case Western Reserve University (Ohio). I teach the IB Design-Technology course for high school students who are considering a major in design or engineering. I also teach a digital fabrication elective that introduces students to laser cutters, 3D printers and Arduino programmable microcontrollers. I am beginning my fourteenth year at North Broward.
Teaching at the high school level is my second career. Prior to teaching, I was an engineer for McDermott International and ABB (Swiss/Swedish multinational engineering company), and then an entrepreneur designing and manufacturing large systems for processing food waste and livestock waste into recycled products.
The Happiest Classroom in America
The Happiest Classroom in America
"Your kids sure look happy!"...that is typical reaction when I share a link to my web pages with a fellow Fab Lab Teacher. I assembled this web site to share useful stuff - my classes, students, projects, and resources - with other fab lab teachers and friends who want to learn about Fab Lab.
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