Month: February 2020
My quilt square represents diversity. It is a leaf made out of fabrics from all parts of the world. I work for INASP, an international development organisation working…
I have made a square using South African shweshwe, a fabric which originated elsewhere in the 19th century but has been embraced by African culture and is now…
Everything in my square has come from somewhere else. Reused, recycled and repurposed. I did a boro and sashiko retreat last year, and I decided to repurpose the…
In my post about my Open World femedtech quilt square I explained why I chose to make my square out of Harris Tweed, a protected fabric that is…
Over the last couple of months a steady stream of quilt blocks have been arriving in Macclesfield at Frances Bell’s home, along with a steady stream of photos…
From the outset I had a vague idea for my contribution to the Quilt of Care, mostly stemming from #OER19 and reading about the Irish border quilt at…
When I heard about this project, I was immediately inspired, and so excited to contribute, despite having never quilted before. That’s me, and my square, in a nutshell-…
In this square I have portrayed aspects of our OER journey at the University of Cape Town’s Faculty of Health Sciences. The bright colours reflect our motivation and…
This is my second quilt square and it’s much more low tech and low effort than my Open World square. It still has meaning to me though. It’s…
My textile contribution to the FemEdTech Quilt project was a while in the imagining and came together in reality over the last 5 weeks. I think I knew…
I started with trepidation. I was so afraid to get it wrong. I’d never done a cross stitch before. Or a PhD. They both require very different…
This small square inspired itself into being during a Turtlestitch workshop in Nano Nagle Place in Cork Ireland. A group of us (Debbie, Danielle, Sorcha, Naoimi, Sorcha, me)…
My strengths do not lie in sewing – but when I saw the call for #FemEdTech quilt I was intrigued by the initiative and thought I should challenge…
I built this block to celebrate Cynthia Solomon, a woman who embodies FemEdTech and who has spent a lifetime in computer science education. I liked playing with the…
Listen to Frances Bell and Anne-Marie Scott talk with Terry Greene about the quilt project, ALT, OER20 and more on this special episode of the Gettin’ Air podcast….
This call is aimed at people who have contributed squares or fabric to the FemEdTech Quilt of Care and Justice. The Digital Media Unit at the Centre for…
My contribution to the quilt for care and justice began via a twitter call from Frances Bell on #FemEdTech. The story of its making is on my blog…
This piece is created with three symbolic parts. The background is recycled from denim clothing. I chose the pocket area and then cut through the centre to reveal…
The call for participation for the #femedtechquilt really struck a chord in me. Thinking about caring, and sharing. What did I have that I can share? What could…
The squares in this piece of the #FemEdTech quilt are made by 11 people who are involved in open education (#opened) in the Centre for Innovation in Learning…
Visit our Adobe Spark Digital Story or watch us talk about it here … Our Collaboration Our collaborative quilt square was inspired by our connection with the GO_GN Global…
I was so delighted to see the call to participate in this quilt. I have previously used the craft as a tool for reflective practice during research. How…
When creating my square, I wanted to celebrate digital making. I spent an enjoyable afternoon creating digital art. This involved programming in python using instructions from the Raspberry…
Interwoven, connected. We are all part of the fabric of life. The colourful, the monochrome, the big and the small, the loud and the quiet ones… I started…
The intent behind this square is probably too literal. In a sense, it riffs off of Martin Hawksey’s more vividly phrased advice for men in the ed tech…
This is one of two squares I’ve made for the femedtechquilt. As soon as Frances Bell raised the idea for this amazing project I knew that I wanted…
This contribution comes from a collaboration between three very different women: different ages, different experiences, different interests and activities. But shared values. We all share social justice and…
I am not a sewer or quilter. Well, perhaps I should now say I’m an earnest and hopeful sewer. When the idea for the FemEdTech Quilt of Care…
I made a square for all fellow craft challenged, for anyone unable to make a contribution, for all who support care & social justice not just for some,…
Hands to me always signify collaboration and friendship as well as the kinds of embodied knowledge that are too often marginalised. My original idea was to cut hand…
