For the things we have to learn before doing them, we learn by doing them. Aristotle I read that quote somewhere along the way, this term and return to it now as I reflect on the past few months of learning. It’s near the end of a really busy week at my school, and the […]
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Week 3: Summary of Best Practices in Distributed Learning – A Look at Needs in a Variety of Contexts. Where to from here? What a fantastic learning exercise! I recently returned to the third week in our course to develop a summary of the main themes from that week- best practices in DL, and to […]
As term one approaches its end and I meet daily with students and parents to review their progress and generate report cards, I am plagued with an uncomfortable feeling associated with the “power” of assessment. I have stated clearly to my families that, together, we are generating the report card, and for the first time […]
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A mind map to scaffold my theory of learning – please see attached link. https://atlas.mindmup.com/2016/10/813015909e3b11e696eb0d0092317c28/my_top_10_principles_of_learning_devel/index.html
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Constructivism continues to dominate my thinking as I ponder more theories of learning, my experiences with online learning, and the application to teaching and creating courses in the online learning environment. Noting that John Dewey’s writings, a foundational educational philosopher, “refer to interaction as the defining component of the educational process that occurs when students […]
How do I engage my students in learning activities so that they are motivated to use their creative thinking skills – taking new ideas and concepts and developing these; moving from thought to reality in a practical way that grows their skills and mindset? It is an inspiring time in my career because I’m in […]
A “Special” Needs Assessment I’m going to take a different look at “needs” in a distributed learning environment coming from the perspective of special education and exploring questions related to meeting student “special needs” in my new work environment. As a part-time (one-day per week) School Based Resource Teacher, I have been allocated time to […]
I’m going to take a different look at “needs” in a distributed learning environment coming from the perspective of special education and exploring questions related to meeting student “special needs” in my new work environment. As a part-time (one-day per week) School Based Resource Teacher, I have been allocated time to support a school […]
Historical Context of Digital Literacy (EDDL 5111 – 2.2) From rocks and sticks used within family to the advent of the paper/printing press (1400s), to correspondence learning programs, to the advent of television/audio capability to share information and then the introduction of computers (1970s) to the massive digital/technological revolution that continues, contemplating the history of […]
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