Wow! Hard to believe this is our last technology class. To wrap up this course, we talked about ways to incorporate gaming in the classroom. We discussed the term gamification, which outlines the aspects of games that encourage engagement and … Read More
As we approach the end of the semester, this week was completely different than normal! We had a wonderful opportunity to collaborate and learn from other educators at Ed Camp. This was the first Ed Camp and conference I have … Read More
Nowadays, children are constantly playing different video games and using apps, with the use of coding they can view what is happening behind the scenes in a more simplified format. Introducing technology to the classroom is a great way to … Read More
Today was a great day to reflect on how we are learning and how our world has adjusted to different forms and styles of education. We discussed the positives and negatives of online learning, and the realness of Zoom fatigue. … Read More
This week our cohort was honoured, with yet again, another wonderful guest speaker. Tracey Humphreys, the Founder and Chair of BCEdAccess. This society is an organization fully run by volunteers, mostly parents. BCEdAccess supports children and youth with disabilities by … Read More
Nowadays, as our society transitions towards a more technological world, so should our teaching pedagogies. Mostly because our students are able to relate and retain information through a medium they enjoy using. But with that being said, it is important … Read More
“Knowing” vs. “Knowing about” – Jeff Hopkins In our society, we tend to “know about” many things, but what do we really know? As Jeff Hopkins, principle of the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry (PSII) said, it is the … Read More
Diving into Inquiry-based Learning… Up until our most recent class, I did not truly understand what inquiry-based learning is. While, yes, I have heard the term before and, as a matter of fact, I have done my own inquiry project. … Read More
Wow this past month flew by! Our cohort was very lucky this week to have guest speaker, Jesse Miller, join our Zoom class. He spoke on bringing awareness to an important topic that arises as our society evolves. This could … Read More
Good afternoon! Today’s class was engaging and creative. We were introduced to the Multimedia Learning Theory and image editing. Our class began with a discussion of true or false, regarding the following quote: “People can learn more deeply from words … Read More
This week’s class we learnt a lot about Open Educational Resources (OER) and the fair dealing in relation to copyright-protected content. I must say, I knew little to none about the differences between free media and open, yet licensed work … Read More
