30+ Years as a
Maker + Educator + Artist + Techno Geek Girl

Time Travel With Gayle

Always focused on fusing my passions for Art and Science, I worked for innovative companies in the early 1980’s who paved the way for the technology used in digital imaging today. Gayle Rosen Inc, was launched in the late 1980’s. GRI provided custom courseware and training to designers in Fortune 500 in-house corporate advertising departments.

Eventually, my life-long learning journey navigated me to Graduate school, receiving a Masters of Art Education and New Media Technology and graduating first in my class with honors. Continuing my passion for blending dynamic teaching skills and progressive curriculum, in 2014 I was invited to join St Joseph’s Institution in Singapore. My professional development continued as Head of the MakerSpace at Nanyang Girls’ High School, where I became inspired to reach out to more Educators and Makers.

At the beginning of 2020, I rocket launched my newest (ad)Venture, Makerologie, as the Chief Makerologist. My mission is to ignite curiosity and creative ideation through blending traditional + new media technology with the Arts. Infused passion makes learning visible, through relevant discovery of personal, academic, cultural and global questions.

Nanyang Girls' High School | Singapore 2019-2017 (3 Years)

Founded in 1917, NYGH is a premier Independent secondary school with a vibrant history and a rich bicultural tradition. NYGH prides itself in providing an all-around holistic education, allowing all girls to thrive in the globalized world of the 21st Century.

Head of MakerSpace

    • Administration of long term and daily protocols and procedures, including safety measures
    • Designed Makerspace to be a dynamic project based learning environment
    • Purchased, maintained and provided instruction for all tools, equipment and supplies
    • Designed Infrastructure: budgets and purchasing and live data collection of student Makerspace usage

    • Managed, Developed and Taught 12 week Micro Maker Ed Program for entire Sec 1 Level (7th Grade).
      Integrated Micro:bit Coding + Making for 368 students!
    • Curated and Taught interdisciplinary concept and project-based learning for students
    • Partnered with Teaching staff to blend making learning visible into curriculum
    • Designed and led Professional Development for Teaching staff, Support Staff
    • Hosted Learning Journeys for local and international educators
    • Hosted NYGH Open House Workshops for visiting public parent with potential student applicants

    • 2016 Singapore Ministry of Education ExCEL Fest
      • Exhibition Manager and Designer       for NYGH booth
      • Visitor Activity Designer
    • 2017 Singapore Maker Faire :
      • Exhibition Manager, and Designer for NYGH booth
      • Visitor Activity Designer
      • Participating NYGH Students won Blue Ribbon of Merit       for exceeding expectations when working with Maker Faire Visitors
    • 2017 Exhibition Design for Sec 3 (9th grade) Create Day final projects

 

St. Joseph's Institution | Singapore 2016-2013 (3 Years)

Founded in 1852, SJI is a progressive Independent secondary and senior school for boys and a junior college for young men and women. It offers an Integrated Programme (IP) and an O Level track. As an IB World School, SJI offers and International Baccalaureate for the IP Track

    • Expansion of Art curriculum by:
      • Integrating core subjects through Interdisciplinary lens
      • Student investigation and exploration of Big Idea
      • Engaging DIY + MakerSpace technologies
    • Co-Develop Aesthetics Department pedagogical framework with HOD
    • Develop and Facilitate Professional Development through school-wide experiences
    • Oversee Apple Computers for Art Department

    • Coach SJI and CHIJ Teaching Mentors Teams through development and implementaton of immersive project-based concept teaching and learning in the IP Level, O Level and Invited Schools program.
    • Program Liaison for pilot ASP satelite site @ CHIJ Secondary School (Toa Payoh)
    • Create and led experiential PD workshops for ASP Teaching Mentors
    • Design and collect teacher and student program evaluation data
    • Co-Produce culminating Singapore ArtScience Prize competition event

    • School Year 2015 + School Year 2016   I merged and transformed my Secondary school Art classes with Maker Education. Dr. Michael Tan of NIE, invited my classes to be observed as a case study for his Maker Education research.

Cloud Foundation - Artscience Program | USA 2013-2009

The Artscience Prize competition program was originally developed as a cutting edge in-school and after school enrichment program modeleted after Harvard’s Idea Translation Lab, targetting Boston Public High School students. Both were founded by biomedical innovator and Harvard Professor, David Edwards.

Students were immersed in a year long creative ideation process engaging brainstorming, research and prototyping. The focus was on socially conscious innovation that was intertwined with a new theme every year. Program themes included; Neuroinformatics, Synthetic Biology, The Future of Water, Virtual Worlds, Man + Machine and The Future of Energy. The program culminated with students presenting at a competition juried by international experts. 

    • Developed immersive concept and project based learning for Aspirational Design
    • Introduced first in-school ASP program at John D. O’Bryant School of Math and Science
    • Dream Lab Program: ArtScience Prize for Advanced Placement students
    • Start.Up Program: for students who want to continue collaborating on projects from previous year(s)
    • 2013 ASP + Disney Partnership with the Boys and Girls Club of America: Member of Curriculum Development Team creating ArtScience pilot summer program for 3,500 BGCA youth across the US
    • Created and led immersive ASP workshops for visiting international students

    • Mentored students through exploratory journey from inspiration of Big Idea through prototyping and professional sharing
    • Coached students during preparation for final international juried competition event
    • Collected data for teacher and student program evaluation

Massachusetts College of Art and Design | USA 2009-2004

Center for Art & Community Partnerships | Looking to Learn Program
 Exemplar outreach gallery education program [Primary 4 – Junior College] [Grades 4-12].

    • Curriculum Development
    • Taught students onsite at gallery and through in-school program

    • Conducted Qualitative Research to assess in-school outreach programming

    • Produced promotional materials for potential funders [Photo + Video]
    • Produced visual teaching materials

MIT Media Lab + Citizen Schools Partnership | USA 2007

It was an EXTRAORDINARY opportunity to be present in Mitch Resnick’s MIT Media Lab / Lifelong Kindergarten, when the original Scratch development team globally introduced the now famous block coding program. Citizen Schools partnered with the Scratch team in the Media Lab to offer an inspired eleven week After School Apprentices program offered to Boston Public School middle school students.

    • Mentored middle school age After School Apprentices during eleven week Scratch coding workshop program

    • Assisted with curriculum development for Scratch coding workshops

2019 Apple Southeast Asia Education Division + Canberra Primary School | Singapore

Speaker + Mentor

    • Canberra Primary Level 6 students tackle Sustainability using Apple Ed Tech + Making to create prototypes
    • Growth Mindset Motivational sharing to entire Primary 6 Cohort
    • Mentored Primary 6 Student Teams during completion of final project models
    • Demonstrated hands-on Making Tips and Tricks

2019 EduTech Asia Conference | Singapore

    • Member on Expert Panel: discussion on STEAM Education
    • Member of Judging Panel: Live Case Study for Student Maker Hackathon

2019 Roboto Coding Academy | Singapore

2019 HWA Chong Institution + Nanyang Girls' High School - Annual Conference | Singapore

    • Developed and Led Maker Workshop for Teachers: Let There Be Light!

2018 Frontiers in Teaching Conference | Philippines

    • Keynote Speaker: STEAM Shakers and Makers
    • Led Maker Workshop for conference Participants
    • Facilitated discussion group : STEAM Education

 

2017 Apple Southeast Asia Regional Employee Meeting | Singapore

    • Speaker: STEAM Shakers and Makers

2016 One Maker Group Singapore Teachers Meetup | Singapore

    • Led Maker Workshop for Teachers from Singapore and International schools

2016 Singapore Teachers Academy for the aRts | Singapore

    • Led PD Workshop for Singapore Art Teachers

2015 Singapore Teachers Academy for the aRts | Singapore

    • Led PD Workshop for Singapore Art Teachers

2013 Harvard University | USA

    • Developed and Facilitated hands-on Design Thinking workshop for Professor David Edwards’
      Applied Engineering class, How to Create Things and Make Them Matter.
    • David Edwards was also the founder of the Cloud Foundation and its international ArtScience Prize Program.

2013 Massachusetts College of Art and Design | USA

    • Professional Development Sharing to Professor Jen Hall’s Graduate Art Education class, Teaching in New Media

2013 St Joseph's Instituion | Singapore

    • Professional Development Workshops for Artscience Prize Program Mentors (Prior to joining SJI).

Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Boston, MA
Master of Science in Art Education and New Media (2009)

I love teaching anyone that wants to learn, regardless of age. After establishing myself as an educator in the world of professional digital image makers, the time had come to elevate my life long passion for inspiring young learners.

To be a good teacher you have to be a good student. So mid-career, I headed to graduate school and received my Masters in Art Education and New Media Technology at Massachusetts College of Art and Design in Boston. I dove head first into an immerse array of learning and professional opportunities. I graduated number one in my class with Honors and was invited to speak at my own commencement ceremony!

Apple Learning Institute | Singapore
Apple Learning Leader 2020

Ministry of Education | Singapore
Singapore Teachers for the Arts
Published Article: “For the Sake of Play”

State University College Buffalo | Buffalo, NY
Bachelor of Science in Art Education

New and Old Makers’ Tools

Laser Cutter

CNC Router

Analog & Digital Die Cut

Traditional and Power Building Tools

Electronics
Microbit
Makey Makey
Lilypad
Littlebits
Chibitronics

Digital & Ed Tech Tools

Apple Ed Tech
iPad + iMac + iPhone
Classroom
Keynote, Pages, iMovie, Clips, Books,
Numbers, AR Makr

Google Ed Tech
Google Classroom

Web Design
WordPress

Coding & Electronics
MakeCode
Scratch

Adobe Apps
Photoshop
Illustrator
InDesign
Premiere Pro

Creativity and Thinkering

Encaustic Mixed Media
Yes, using a blow torch to paint
with pigmented melted wax

Paper Engineering
3D Paper Objects

Automatons
Playing with basic mechanisms

Playing with Light
DIY Lamps and lighting

Digital Illustration

Photography

Established 2020 | Worldwide

Makerologie was introduced in Singapore in 2020 and now continues as Makerology Studio, based in the US. This venture is committed to inspiring educators and learners of any age, gender or cultural background, to evolve to the next best version of who they will become and what they will share with the world.

Reaching out to:

  • STEAM/Maker Education: Engaging Teachers and Students with an immersive multi-disciplinary approach
    to 21st Century life long innovating in schools
  • Lifelong Learners: Connecting Makers of any age, to experience skills and passion with unlimited possibilities,
    through hands-on creating.
  • Pediatric Wards: Sparking imagination, creativity and learning, for young patients during short or long term
    hospital care.

Let’s Connect our Heads (ideas) + Hands (skills) + Hearts (passion)
and Make something together!

Launched 1989 | Worldwide

I love teaching anyone that wants to learn, regardless of age. After establishing myself as an educator in the world of professional digital image makers, the time had come to elevate my life long passion for inspiring young learners.

  • Digital Imaging Tech Specialist in Graphic Arts Design and Production Developed custom courseware and onsite user training for Fortune 500 in-house corporate design departments. Partial customer list:
    • Toys R Us Worldwide (US, UK, Brasil)
    • The New York Times Magazine Group (US)
    • Dr. Pepper – Seven Up Worldwide Headquarters (US)
    • Cadbury Schweppes Beverage Division (US)
    • Proctor and Gamble Worldwide (US)
  • STEAM Education Specialist
    Develop, teach and mentor engaging multidisciplinary content for
    Educators and Students in non-traditional learning environments.