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Wow, EDCI 532 summer class was not what I was expecting! It really challenged me to dig deep and circle back. The final video project was a tough one for me, but looking back I can honestly say that this… Continue Reading →
24 years ago this summer – August 8th to be exact, I moved to Japan to begin my teaching career. I had a textbook of beginner Japanese and an English guidebook, but it was the experience of actually being emersed… Continue Reading →
As I was developing my learning design for 565, I enjoyed the chance to deconstruct some of my usual, go-to learning activities in terms of the learning theories we have been looking at. It also gave me a chance to… Continue Reading →
Benefits of a Face-to-Face Learning Environment As my class prepared a small celebration for the Lunar New Year, I was reminded of how much being together in person means to the community of the class. This is something that I… Continue Reading →
I was very excited and relieved to have a snow day but also disappointed because I was looking forward to attending an in-person teacher presentation by Dr. Alec Couros called Harnessing the Power of AI in K-12 Education: Opportunities and… Continue Reading →
After I found these ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) standards online I asked my coworkers if they were familiar with the website and one responded that she had looked at them for one of her masters classes in… Continue Reading →
November 19th-23rd Le Centre Sheraton Hotel, Montreal I am so lucky to have had the chance to be attend the Pathways to Prosperity 2023 National Conference in Montreal! It’s been 23 years since I was last in this wonderful city…. Continue Reading →
Calgary, October 27th-28th, ATESL 2023 Conference I had the chance to attend the ATESL 2023 Conference in late October. It was nice to be in a little Calgary snow – reminds me of my hometown in Ontario – cold, dry… Continue Reading →
Interest #1 – e-portfolios The program that I teach in is called LINC – Language Instruction for Newcomers to Canada, and it has been using portfolios to document student progress for about 9 years. Before the federal government mandated portfolios… Continue Reading →
In the beginning… When I was first hired at Coquitlam Continuing Education, a little over 10 years ago, using technology in the classroom was all the rage. Great, I was into it, but there was one problem – there was… Continue Reading →