month March 2025
The research method of Photovoice, traditionally a process where photos are taken and shared to encourage dialogue within a marginalized community (Huber et al., 2023), can be used as an entry point to empower students and give voice to their… Continue Reading →
In the fall semester, Kati and I decided to work together because we realized that although our students seem to be different – hers being elementary school kids and mine being adult ELL newcomers to Canada – they are in… Continue Reading →
March 5th, 2025 A number of years ago at our CTA ProD I took a workshop called Soapstone Carving with a small local company called Studiostone Creative. The first animal I carved in soapstone (which they get from Brazil) was… Continue Reading →
Interestingly, although Coquitlam Continuing Education is part of School District 43, we have a different contract from the K-12 teachers. One of the key differences is that, as adult educators, we only get one ProD day per year, and that… Continue Reading →
The Berne Convention This was my first time to hear about the Berne Convention. I didn’t realize that after this international convention, tangible works were automatically copyrighted. I asked Copilot to give me some of the key points and got… Continue Reading →
January 25th, 2025 This evening, I had the chance to attend a concert at Evergreen Cultural Center in Coquitlam. The show featured three artists who were playing different instruments from East Asia. The first artist, Michelle Kwan, gave a traditional… Continue Reading →
It was great to have Jeff Hopkins, founder of the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry, as a guest speaker in class. His description of finding out what learners are interested in and then using it as a vehicle –… Continue Reading →
It was interesting to catch part of the Zoom interview that Dr. Valerie Irvine had with Mike Caulfield, digital literacy expert. I had not heard of SIFT methodology before and after listening to the interview and checking out more information… Continue Reading →