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Carl Spies
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Robotics Curriculum Designer | IoT & STEM EdTech Dev | Arduino-ist | Open-Source & Agile Advocate | Linux Guy | Systems Thinker | Neurodivergent | Autodidact | Bridging tech & education, unleashing curiosity | 4IR-Envoy
Let's encourage learners to THINK like scientists & DREAM like artists. Equity starts in our classrooms. Opening up #STEM unlocks innovation from every view. We define the magnificent world they build tomorrow. Let's give everyone a seat!

#WorldSTEMDay #STEMDay #STEMCareers #STEMEducation #STEMLove
November 8, 2025 at 12:21 PM
“You can’t do much carpentry with your bare hands, and you can’t do much thinking with your bare brain”
October 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
So I got to meet one of Madiba's grandkids - Ndaba Mandela.
Oke is super charismatic and totes has that larger-than-life vibe. Chairman of PLENTY of foundations focussed on uplifting Africans.
Kudos bro - you're doing your grandpa proud!
August 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
When GPT5 'gets you' and you're also vigilant about it's ego stroking compulsion:

"That explains a lot about your taste for epic systems thinking, interwoven power dynamics, and the exploration of human potential across vast time scales."
August 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Why are foreign nationals in SA more competitive?
A+ preso by Dr Nicholas Ngepah
They grow up in seriously challenging circumstances which build resourcefulness and problem-solving mindsets (kinda like the Sardaukar on Salusa Secundus)
@Kagiso_Trust @go2uj #EducationConversation
July 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Nomahlubi Mosethedi shares the SA youth unemployment stats and identifies the gap (misfiring) between education and employment. Well stated and a wake up call for us all!
@Kagiso_Trust @go2uj #EducationConversation
July 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Brilliant preso by Dr Lucky Maluleke this afternoon on employability and scarcity. Succinct, direct and valuable. Thanks for that!
@Kagiso_Trust @go2uj #EducationConversation
July 24, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Be still and know .. the algo knows your heart 😂
March 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Very necessary article on "How anthropomorphism hinders AI education" in Issue 22 of "Hello World" (pg 26, 27).

www.raspberrypi.org/hello-world/...
(best yet on Teaching & AI.)

Something I'm working hard on is to shift my language away from that and use these 3 suggestions.

#AI #edtech
March 19, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Happy Pi Day! May your day be as infinite and irrational as π itself. 🥧✨ #PiDay #3point14159
March 14, 2025 at 8:31 AM
March 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM