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.
“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.
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):
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
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, DesignerAssignment 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.
Copyright, Open Access
Creative Commons Canada including Creative Commons 101, an introduction to Creative CommonsMIT 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)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):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