Deb+Carter

=About= I am currently completing a Master of Arts (Educational Technology) while coordinating activities at the Educational Technology Centre (ETC, Arts 180) for the Faculty of Education, UBC Okanagan. The focus in the Centre is to facilitate Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) for learners and educators as they negotiate daily tasks and responsibilities. My passions are building community, lifelong learning and intergenerational/intercultural learning environments. My research is focused on fostering online learning communities through democratic discussions and project-based activities in the community.

=Assignment One=

@Stirred, not shaken: My accordance and affordance with technology
“There are two ways to spread the light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.’ – //Edith Wharton, Novelist, Designer//

=Assignment Two=

A 'Prezi' on //Changing Minds by Howard Gardner//
The words should appear blurry until you press the 'triangle button' to begin. The URLs (underlined text) enhance the 'critical points' that will be discussed in the presentation.

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=Copyright, Open Access= Creative Commons Canada including Creative Commons 101, an introduction to Creative Commons MIT OpenCourseWare: Free online course materials Open Access Education - Building Communities and Sharing Knowledge: 2008 presentation of Richard Baraniuk (Canadian working at Rice University and founder of Connexions) discusses the crises and future of textbooks in classrooms.

=Periodic Table of Elements= Adding to the Period Table Tetris game on the Resources page:

Paper Version
Ultimate Excel Periodic Table -- template for Excel 2007 from Microsoft Office Online -For Teachers (US content)

Visual Media
Music by Tom Lehrer: Wikipedia Link, Internet Archive (free downloads) media type="youtube" key="zGM-wSKFBpo" height="285" width="340"

=Resources=

Best Blogs for Tech-Savvy Teachers -- organized/created by the Administrator of Onlinecourses.org -- mostly US Content Classroom 2.0 -- a Ning social networking group of educators interested in Web 2.0 technologies in the classroom -- Global Content Jane's E-Learning Pick of the Day -- a daily item of interest in E-Learning -- from the UK EDST 499K -- my Delicious bookmarks from Alec Couroscourse July 2009 UBC Okanagan K12 Online Conference -- a free online conference starts November 30, 2009 -- Global Presenters and Participants with an excellent Help Desk Squidoo -- a site where lenses (aka overview pages) reside -- for example, a lens on fractals Weebly for education -- a free classroom website application

=Sustainability= For anyone interested in sustainability and if you have not seen it already, you might be interested in the website -- the Story of Stuff with resources, etc. Here is the 20 minute video (US Content): media type="youtube" key="gLBE5QAYXp8" height="344" width="425"

=Wikispaces=

CrticalReflection -- an evolving 'wiki' through ETEC 550, EDST497L, EDST499J and EDST 499D LitReview -- EDUC 521 with Lois and Wayne to present Chapter 9 REDTalks -- CUST 562 with Melissa and Karen to present New Literacies for Online Learning