Author tkearns
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 →
This will be my second year to attend the national Pathways to Prosperity conference. Last year’s conference in Montreal was very interesting – unlike most conferences I attend, the focus is not on teaching, but on immigration – newcomer settlement… Continue Reading →
This year I had the chance to attend the American Association for Adult and Continuing Education Conference in Reno. There were several interesting sessions, but I found particular interest in a few that used AI conversation interactions with students. This… Continue Reading →
It was interesting to begin thinking of digital citizenship as separate in many ways from digital literacy. As mentioned in our class, the two topics are often referred to together as the same thing and at some points overlap, but… Continue Reading →
What is Inclusive Design for Learning? In thinking about frameworks that could be used for my 569-572 project, an article my partner found about Inclusive Design for Learning caught my attention. This was my first time coming across the framework…. Continue Reading →
In reviewing the BC’s Digital Literacy Framework document, I found that my adult EAL students can fit into almost every section and every grade recommendation – depending on how much experience they already have with digital literacy in their own… Continue Reading →
It was very interesting to read The Landscape of Merging Modalities (Irvine, 2020) and I am glad to learn that I am not alone in my confusion with all the terminology surrounding the various combinations of online, correspondence, and face… Continue Reading →