Teaching By Day, Knitting By Night!
As the end of the semester begins to approach, I decided that this week would be a good time to revisit some of the free inquiry questions that I created at the beginning of my free inquiry and see what light I may be able to shed on them and what new questions I have.
This week my EdTech class had Chantelle Morvay-Adams from BCEdAccess as a guest lecturer on the topic of assistive technology.
Continue reading “Reflection 8: Inclusion and Assistive Technology”
The current global situation has created a unique situation for a multitude of students. The concern of screen time on student health and welling has a whole new meaning.
As I went about contemplating the topic for my EdTech reflection post this week I found myself going through the steps that I go through each week. That is, I went to my handy Trello Board to look for ideas and inspiration. Then it hit me to create a post about collaboration and communication, and how I have been able to achieve these through programs such as Trello, Mattermost, Zoom and Google Docs.
Continue reading “Reflection 5: Collaboration and Communication”
This week, I was able to create an instructional video on the fundamental motor skill of sliding for my Overview Physical and Health Education Course (EPHE 312). I creating this video I was able to explore using Photobooth to film and using iMovie to edit the video.
As a person who rarely uses social media for personal uses, the idea of utilizing social media in a professional setting was at first very confusing. I was especially surprised when the prevalence of Twitter within the education community was revealed.
Continue reading “Reflection 3: Social Media and Personal Learning Networks”
When my EdTech class first introduced the concept of Creative Commons, I found myself preparing for the onslaught of complex and overwhelming licencing and legal information. This however was not the case as Creative Commons was introduced through the lens of educators and its ties to creating open education.
Continue reading “Reflection 2: Creating a Culture of Sharing”
Creating this blog has been both an adventure as well as a steep learning curve. In the past I have had some anxiety surrounding new technological adventures such as this, however after following the steps provided, I was able to accomplish the task with little to no issues.