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Steph Piper
@sjpiper145.bsky.social
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She/her, Creative Technologist, Author of Skill Seeker, Designer of Electronics kits, Australian / Website: http://makerqueen.com.au
Store: http://makerqueenau.etsy.com
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Steph Piper @sjpiper145.bsky.social · Nov 23
Introducing my open source Skill Trees project! Have you ever wanted to learn a new skill in a gamified way? I've created a range of printable templates where you can color in the boxes of anything you've already done, visualise your progress and find your skill gaps. 50+ skills now covered!
A skill tree template for 3D printing. Just colour in anything you've already done to visualise your skills and identify skill gaps.. Maker skill trees project banner, featuring a happy paper printer with a range of printed and coloured templates.
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Huge thanks to the talented folks who contributed to the Skill Trees Project this month, with topics including Speedcubing, Single Board Computing (Raspberry Pi), Microcontroller (STM32, Facial Expressions and Tone of Voice Skill Trees.
An illustration of a desk featuring the skill trees mentioned in the post colored in and on display on someone's desk. Around the desk are accessories like a pegboard, clamps, spanners, robot arm, keyboard and computer and paper printer.
November 8, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Here's my top 3 projects that levelled up my skills!
October 25, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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It's been a huge effort, but my new kids book, Skill Seeker Young Maker Edition is coming out soon - Perfect for holiday activities! I'm so happy with how it's turned out and excited for kids to enjoy these. Available in mid November ready for Christmas.
October 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Interested in becoming a Book Beta Tester?

Skill Seeker: Young Maker Edition is suitable for 8-12 year olds, and covers 12 maker skill areas. Kids will be able to color in sections to show their growth over time.

Sign up to be notified of beta testing here: www.makerqueen.com.au/beta-testers
A sneak peek at my new book, Skill Seeker: Young Maker Edition. The image includes some infographic pages including 'What is a Makerspace?', 'How a 3D printer works', and 'Electronics Basics', plus an electronics skill tree page. To use the book, kids will be able to color in sections to show their growth over time.
June 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Another great project made in the UniSQ Library Makerspace. I love how this turned out, and a great sustainable, low cost, fun project! #makerspace #cardboard #pepakura #geodesicdome
June 28, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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The Library Makerspace 3D printed goose made a new friend at the UniSQ Expo today! (Tawny Frogmouth Owl, native to Australia)
Tawny Frogmouth Owl looks curiously at a 3D printed goose model.
June 4, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Love how this one turned out, a powerful resource! Thanks @tomesandtech.bsky.social !!
tomesandtech.bsky.social Sarah Brundrett @tomesandtech.bsky.social · Jun 3
Yay for January's @everythingopen.au !
@sjpiper145.bsky.social and I have completed an "Academic Research Skills" Skill Tree - github.com/sjpiper145/M...
#academicsky
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June 3, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Yay for January's @everythingopen.au !
@sjpiper145.bsky.social and I have completed an "Academic Research Skills" Skill Tree - github.com/sjpiper145/M...
#academicsky
github.com
June 3, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Ever wanted to be able to track your skills like a video game? I now have commercial licences available for software developers to build apps like this. Make it easy for users to level up their skills, build a portfolio and gamify their learning. Check it out here: github.com/sjpiper145/M...
A user interface mockup of an example app that could track skills. It includes a map of connected Maker Skill Areas, covering 15 different areas such as 3D printing, laser cutting and woodworking. There's another, smaller skill map for personal goals, including Life goals, Travel goals and Cosplay projects. A user interface mockup of an example app that could track skills. It includes a skill level bars covering 15 different areas such as 3D printing, laser cutting and woodworking. The user has clicked on Laser cutting, and a smaller menu has opened showing the skill areas to complete next.
May 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Excited to finally have licences available for software developers to use the Skill Trees Project for digital skill tracking. Thanks for being one of my first sponsors @youyoubilly.bsky.social !!
May 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Time to grab a bargain right in time for the Easter Holidays - This weekend only!

makerqueenau.etsy.com
A flatlay image of a variety of electronics kits and stationary available on my Maker Queen AU Etsy shop. A banner reads 'Easter Holiday 20% off Sale, All Kits books and stationary!' at the top.
April 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Today I'm reflecting on my goals with my Skill Seeker Book. By coloring in the boxes of everything I've already done in these skill trees, I can track my skill levels.

It's made me realise that I want to diversify my projects away from 3D printing and into more laser cutting and CNC projects.
A skills dashboard page showing my skill levels from 3D printing to electronics, sewing, woodworking and more. A look inside my colored-in Skill Seeker book. A look at my Electronics Skill tree, with colored tiles finished, and highlighted tiles as my future goals.
March 30, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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I've created a new soldering kit design for library makerspace students to get inducted on the electronics bench. Needed a larger design to avoid coin cell batteries. A few things to fix but really happy with how this one turned out!
A soldering kit featuring a goose holding a soldering iron and a library book in a snap out kit design.
March 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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lasermistress.bsky.social
I've been pushing my fundraiser, but I wanna share the incredible supplies we've been given already.

Kits from @alpenglow.bsky.social @sjpiper145.bsky.social, @clomads.bsky.social. Tools from @flashingjanet.bsky.social

Legends. Look them up.

More requests below ⬇️
A large organized pile of soldering kits from the makers mentioned in the post. They are all neatly packaged, aesthetic, and fun looking. A box of around two dozen pairs of electronic nipper and wire stripper tools. A box of a large amount of various solder spools.
March 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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The template comes from Steph Piper @sjpiper145.bsky.social and you can make your own thanks to Shane Gadsby at schme16.github.io/MakerSkillTr...

Not standard, kind of experimental but working significantly better than grades & scores as they pick the next project then see progress immediately.
Maker Skill Tree Generator
schme16.github.io
March 19, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Today's Awesome Moment in Class: Adv Coding using Skill Trees @sjpiper145.bsky.social for tracking learning.

Average over 18 students
40.44skills overall
33.67 skills learned just this term
3.74 skills explored per week

Thanks to @alsweigart.bsky.social for his books on Python

#EduSky #EduData
March 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Huge thanks to Dave Drodge for submitting the 'Try AI' skill tree, just colour in the boxes of anything you've already done to identify skill gaps and get inspired to try new things.

Visit the growing repository of templates up on Github to grab a free copy!

github.com/sjpiper145/M...
A cute graphic of a happy computer and printer with the speech bubble "New Skill Tree: Try AI" next to a printed copy of the Try AI Skill Tree template. This template is half colored in, and to use the template, just color in anything you've already completed. You can use it to gauge your skill level, identify skill gaps and get inspired to try new things.
March 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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New achievement stickers are now available! Excited that these have arrived and I had a great time adding these into my Skill Seeker book.
March 8, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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My voice is finally recovering a bit so I made some #audiotour #voiceover to bring my #etextiles work to you.

youtu.be/9tK43c3Qt9I?...
Industrial Plaid by Jen Costillo and Kyle Chan - audio tour experience
YouTube video by RebelbotJen
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February 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Neuer geiler Scheiß von @sjpiper145.bsky.social im Onlineshop.

Nähbare LEDs!!!1!! Wie geil ist das denn?

shop.blinkyparts.com/de/Glow-Stit...

Achtung wir haben vorerst nur wenige auf Lager. Mehr ist unterwegs.
February 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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How it started and how it's going:
Cardboard geodesic dome build! Super excited to have started to assemble it this week. It's both cardboard and corflute construction and will be 3.5m across and 2.2m tall. #makerspace
A 3D printed reference model of the geodesic dome build. Printed on a Bambu Labs 3D printer in bronze, black and white. The geodesic dome in cardboard, assembled with zip ties. It's double walled, and has rolled up cardboard struts to hold the walls at the correct distance.
February 4, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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Excited to celebrate my Skill Trees Project making it to 3K stars on Github!

Today I also set up Github Sponsors, and if you'd like to support my work on this project so I can dedicate my time more sustainably, there's a range of great rewards.

github.com/sjpiper145/M...
An image of a happy paper printer and computer next to a set of printed skill tree templates. These are printed on A4 paper and coloured in so you can see your skill progress, skill gaps and get inspired to try new things. The computer has a speech bubble with 'Celebrating 3K Stars on Github!' and there is festive bunting and confetti in the background.
January 27, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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Awesome to see this out in the world! Congratulations @sjpiper145.bsky.social !
January 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Some good news, copies of my new book, Skill Seeker, have arrived! You can now get signed copies on my Etsy page, plus you can also find it on Booktopia and Barnes and Noble now too.
www.etsy.com/au/listing/1...
Skill Seeker: Maker Edition, Signed Copy, A Workbook to Track and Level up Your Maker Skills - Etsy
This Literature & Fiction item by MakerQueenAU has 3 favorites from Etsy shoppers. Ships from Australia. Listed on Jan 20, 2025
www.etsy.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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Today's Awesome Moment in Class: 7/8 Coding class is a mix of advanced students & novices. So we've mapped concepts like loops, variables, functions to Skill Trees (Thank You, Steph Piper).

Each class they update their trees to see what they learned.

#EduSky #VisualizeLearning #GrowthDataInEdu
January 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM