Reading Time: 8minutesBrandon Renelli, a second-year education student, poses at the entrance of the U of O markerspace in Colonel By. Photo: Kyle Darbyson. Edits: Jaclyn McRae-Sadik.
University of Ottawa is at the forefront of the maker culture, but will this movement improve education?
As I enter the University of Ottawa’s makerspace lab via a bright red door in Colonel By, I can tell that I’m in the right place.
Upon entry I see a room filled with 3D printers, and another with printed objects that look like a Yoshi egg, Pokémon characters, and colourful robot arms. In front of me there is a gigantic laser cutter and to my left there are sewing machines. To my right there’s a couple large, cafeteria-style tables and then behind them are larger printers and virtual reality tech toys. In other words, it was like I had just stepped foot inside of a giant Toys…
