Earlier this year, The Cube’s public program team undertook the Off The Shelf program, part one of which involved engaging with students from Watson Road State School in a series of workshops centred around the idea of the changing role of libraries as social and educational hubs. Students engaged with these…
Creative Lab: from the perspective of… Leighann Ness Wilson
Over the coming weeks, we’ll be revisiting Creative Lab from the perspectives of those who participated in or facilitated workshops. This week, interior designer and pre-service teacher Leighann Ness Wilson, a participant at the program, will share her thoughts on Creative Lab. Leighann: The Creative Lab workshops at QUT The…
Teaching STEAM: Inventive Toolkits for Inventive Thinking
Since 2013, The Cube has worked in partnership with the QUT Faculty of Education to provide professional learning opportunities for pre-service teachers. The Cube provides a number of programs that connect pre-service teachers with the STEAM learning and teaching framework. Jessica Schofield, a QUT pre-service teacher and Public…
Let’s hear from: Brisbane City Council Library Services
Over the last 12 months, The Cube has partnered with Brisbane City Council libraries to deliver a series of innovative electronics and coding programs for children aged 8-12 using littleBits, LEGO MINSTORMS NXTs, MaKey MaKey and Scratch. The Cube’s innovative programs have been hugely popular in Brisbane City…