Presentation given by FabLab NI at Fab10 looking at how educational impact may be assessed through some practical steps.

1. Fab Lab Northern Ireland
Educational Impact
fablabni.comJohn Peto
j.peto@nervecentre.org

2. Engage Stakeholders/
Build Support /Share the Model

3. Impact?
(What do you want to measure?)

4. Some Useful Tools

5. Video Case Studies – St Joseph’s

6. Engage Stakeholders

7. Develop Quality Resources

8. Gather Data
At Every Opportunity

9. Hard Data
Group Size, Group Key Stage, Curriculum
Area/Programme Focus, Programme
Goals/Achievement of Goals, Attendance,
Resources Required, Tangible Outputs,
Deprivation Data.
Soft Data
Teacher Reflections, Learner Reflections, Good
Practice, Bad Practice

10. Fab Nerve Ed Pilot 2013/14
25 Schools
6 Teachers (Pilot)
1697 School Learners
4300 Combined Learner/Users
Engagement is High. Very High.
Retention/Attendance is High.
Inreach to Poverty and Social Exclusion is High

11. NEETS Case Study Film

12. Future Directions