Priyanka's Scrapbook

Last weekend I had a blast in Bhubaneshwar. Over two days, I was there at two different colleges for two Maker parties. Saturday (23rd August 2014), we were at the Center of IT & Management Education (CIME) where we were asked to address a crowd of 100 participants whom we were supposed to teach webmaking. Trust me, very rarely do we get such crowd in events where we get the opportunity to be less of a teacher and more of a learner. We taught them Webmaking, true, but in return we learnt a lot from them. Maker Party at Center of IT & Management Education (CIME) On Sunday, things were even more fabulous at Institute of Technical Education & Research(ITER) , Siksha 'O' Anusandhan University college, where we were welcomed by around 400 participants, all filled with energy, enthusiasm and the willingness to learn. Maker Party at Institute of Technical Education & Research(ITER) Our agenda for both days were simple....to have loads and loads of fu

While going through my twitter time-line this evening, I noticed Michelle Thorne's tweet stating that India leads with most Maker Party action this season. Well, who doubts that! In India, we have a maker parties being organized almost every second day. My facebook wall and twitter timelime is like overloaded with posts, photos and updates from all the Maker Parties happening around me. Maker Party, Pune Well, if you are still not aware of this one, we are having the grand daddy of this maker parties in Pune on the 6th of September 2014. The executive director of Mozilla Foundation, Mark Surman , is going to be personally present for this event. Just like all maker parties, this event is an attempt to map and empower a community of educators and creative people who share a passion to innovate, evolve and change the learning landscape. A few quick updates about this event:  Event date - 6th and 7th September  Event venue - SICSR, Model Colony, Pune Rough agenda fo