About
Hi, I'm Mischa
HelloMaker came out of fifteen years of casually exploring education, schooling and learning through an alternative lens, and out of being a parent to two young people of my own.
In the context of HelloMaker I like to introduce myself by saying that I’m first and foremost an unschool dad to two fantastic young people.
With this project I get an excuse to explore and tinker with technology in a playful way that I hope keeps my own interest in it alive longer than my work as a creative technologist otherwise might.
I come from a long line of teachers and have worked as a mentor with young people before. As a creative technologist with over a decade in tech, and an unschooling parent myself, I understand both the technical landscape and the real concerns parents have about their children’s relationship with technology. I’m here to guide both young people and their parents through it.
What I’m still working on
Alongside the program and the Mobile Makerspace, these are the things I’m turning over:
- A course for parents on confident, conscious technology use
- A directory connecting learners with local and online learning opportunities
- Persistent, evolving personal learning plans that belong to the learner
- Ways to document and share acquired knowledge that stay with the learner for life
Get in touch
The quickest way to reach me is email. I read everything that comes in myself.
Safeguarding
How we look after people
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