November 22, 2018 I cannot believe that it is already the end. This will be my ninth class towards my Master’s in Education. I have learned so much from Alec Couros and my fellow classmates. Thanks to all and without further adieu, here is my summary of learning. Presentation 2 When you click on the … Continue reading Summary of Learning EC&I 833 →
November 18, 2018 Assistive Technologies allow for every student to learn in the ways that best suit their needs. As I have learned from the presentation from this week I learned that there are a vast variety that range from no tech, such as the pencil grip to low tech, like the FM system, to … Continue reading Assistive Technology: Allowing for Equal Opportunities for All to Learn →
November 7, 2018 If I were to choose an educational technology tool for assessment (to begin with), my first choice would probably flip grid. We were introduced to Flipgrid as the first assignment in our EdTech class in order to introduce ourselves and explain our reason for joining the class. I was nervous at … Continue reading Assessment Technology in the Classroom: Which One(s) Should I Choose? →
November 7, 2018 If I were to choose an educational technology tool for assessment (to begin with), my first choice would probably flip grid. We were introduced to Flipgrid as the first assignment in our EdTech class in order to introduce ourselves and explain our reason for joining the class. I was nervous at … Continue reading Assessment Technology in the Classroom: Which One(s) Should I Choose? →
November 3, 2018 My first memories of the internet do not exist within the domains of the school, but in my family home. I think the first I remember is Windows 95 when I was in middle years. Oh yes, and good old dial-up. I will never forget that connection sound, sitting patiently until the … Continue reading Web 1.0, Web 2.0 and Now the Amazing (But Still Kind of The Same)Web 3.0! →
October 28, 2018 So, this is it. The halfway point. Yee-haw! (I never say yee-haw) I’m doing it! I think I’ve finally become comfortable with Zoom, (it’s about time) . I have learned how to blog (still improving), I set up my first ever Twitter account and, I never thought I would, but I tweet … Continue reading Online and Blended Learning or Face-To-Face, That IS the Question →
October 19, 2018 “Single-tasking is the new Multi-tasking” was discussing how people are distracted by all the tasks that they have to do that they are not actually able to focus because more than one activity would cause your focus to be split and not as good as focus on one thing. Even as I … Continue reading Single-Tasking in a Multi-tasking Generation →
October 13, 2018 If I were to ask you if you would rather sit down and read a paper, describing a particular topic that you need to learn, that contains a few images and about 50 pages long OR sit through an entertaining video including songs, jokes and well-known movies stars; which would you … Continue reading Engaging Education with Audio-Visual Technology →
October 4, 2018 I became a programmer!… .. Well for a little while anyway, and with lots of help from the instruction manual which came from a programming textbook. I got a little taste of programming after trying out “Programming in LOGO” as this week’s assignment for ECI833. What I found out about myself after … Continue reading Coding in the Classroom →
September 29, 2018 After reading the assigned articles for EC&I833 this week about learning theories, (Ah yes, you cannot have an education grad class without reading about and discussing learning theories 😊) I have taken some time to reflect on my learning, my teaching and on my own children’s learning. I am currently on maternity … Continue reading Learning Theories: Ever-Present in a Life of Learning →
