In this episode, we talk to maker and educator Nathalie Duponsel about the power of open-source and taking a maker style approach to education, all in celebration of Software Freedom Day on September 18th. 

Nathalie is a doctoral candidate in Educational Technology at Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, and a certified primary school teacher. She has also taught at primary, high school, and university levels. Nathalie’s research focuses on maker education and the benefits of DIY, design, maker activities have for student learning, as well as how schools can optimize conditions to facilitate teachers’ use of maker- and design-based pedagogies.