A journey in learning

category Weekly Reflections

This is the category to apply to your Weekly Reflection posts from the course.

My Reflections on this Term

As I reflect back on my learning this term, the thing that has stuck out the most to me is that tech literacy needs to be taught and is not an automatic skill people have- even if they are born… Continue Reading →

Gamification of Education

Gamification can be an engaging way to introduce or reinforce topics which way not be the most engaging in classrooms. Care does need to be taking to avoid over gamifying the classroom. Personally, I am an avid gamer and particularly… Continue Reading →

Online Learning: the challenges and benefits

I was reading over my classmate’s Markus’s reflection (read it here) and I agree with many of his thoughts. First of all, online learning has advantages and disadvantages. Advantages include: Disadvantages include: Given all these advantages and disadvantages, I feel… Continue Reading →

EdCamp Reflections

This week I decided to try something new and do a voice recording. So here I present to you my thoughts regarding decolonizing education and inquiry in the public education system.

Technology as an avenue to accessibility

In class today, we discussed how we can promote inclusion by removing systemic barriers. Unfortunately, the system of education has many systemic barriers in place, especially for neurodivergent students and students with disabilities. Below I found some interesting tools using… Continue Reading →

Exploring the Intersection of AI, Education and Art

This post was created using ChatGPT generative AI with the following prompt: I am writing a blog post. Can you please provide me with a summary of AI assisted and AI created art and the pros and cons of these… Continue Reading →

Educators as Curators

This week in class, we explored the topic of educators as curators. We were asked the question “should educators be content creators?”. I think so – educators can create new resources, but also create collections (curations) of activities and lesson… Continue Reading →

Digital Safety Considerations

Today (February 6, 2024) is Safer Internet Day! The internet is an amazing tool with vast resources, tools and abilities, but, as Spiderman says, “With great power there must also come great responsibility“. Students (and parents) need to be taught… Continue Reading →

Creating Interactive Videos

This week, we learned about video storytelling and creating interactive videos. These tools tap into the multimedia learning theory and provide another way for students to access information. We had a guest speaker from Live it Earth and he discussed… Continue Reading →

Privacy 101

It was great to learn more about privacy and how to keep ourselves and our students safe as we venture into the world of tech. one of the resources that really resonated with me was https://tosdr.org/. I thought this website… Continue Reading →

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