Author tkearns
Please use the interactive H5P image hotspots to play the recordings of my reflection on EDCI 568. Start at the left-hand side and work your way to the right-hand side. A typed copy of my reflection is at the end… Continue Reading →
Valerie’s interview with Dr. Remi Kalir of Duke University was, for me, the most interesting one yet! He spoke of social annotation – reading and writing collaboratively – and gave many thought-provoking examples that I have never thought about as… Continue Reading →
Since September 2024, Kati and I have been collaborating on our project. Inspired by Valerie’s discussion with Dr. Remi Kalir, we decided to co-author a blog post about our workflow and the significance of teamwork. Dr. Kalir’s insights have resonated… Continue Reading →
I was really lucky to have been able to attend the COABE 2025 conference in Dallas Texas, March 30th -April 2nd . COABE stands for Coalition on Adult Basic Education, and it is quite big with well over 2000 attendees…. Continue Reading →
Valerie’s interview with Bonnie Stewart, associate professor from the University of Windsor in the faculty of education, was another really interesting one for me. I must admit, I don’t fully understand the depth of everything they were discussing, but a… Continue Reading →
It was very interesting to listen to Valerie’s Interview with Charlie Watson from the UVic center for Accessible Learning. I had no idea that there were so many ways to create accessibility. Charlie mentioned two things that really resonated with… Continue Reading →
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 →