One of the best parts of May is definitely the Riding the Wave conference running from May 11-12. Situated in beautiful Gimli, Manitoba the 2023 theme is focused on, “unleashing your creative potential”, and will feature keynote David Usher who will be speaking to Creative Thinking: The Power To Navigate Disruption. This year I am presenting during two […]
MAETL President – Round 2!
Today was a super exciting day as I not only attended, but lead, my first in-person AGM as we have been virtual since 2020. Since I joined the team in 2019 I had, unfortunately, never seen an in-person MAETL AGM and WOW; what a day! The morning kicked off with our formal business agenda running […]
Follow Friday – #ETMOOC2
On Fridays I share what I believe to be a notable person/organization/school on our social media pages to assist our staff in the development of their online Personal Learning Network. At the beginning of April I joined the #ETMOOC2 community (you can read my introductory post HERE) as a way to learn more about the field of […]
#ETMOOC2 Session 1 – Chat GPT and Its Implications for Lifelong Learning
Session 1 of #ETMOOC2 was held on April 19th. If you were unable to attend, the recording has been uploaded to YouTube (see embed below) and the slides note notes are available via the Session 1 landing page. Identify at least three ways ChatGPT might be of benefit to you and those you serve in […]
Educational Apps – Challenges
Every Monday I share a different ed tech quote on our Thompson Classroom social media pages for our staff to consider. One unseen benefit of the Covid-19 pandemic is that the use of technology in education has increased at a far higher rate than if our traditional classroom model was still in place (Nantais, M. et al., […]
#ETMOOC2 – Introductory Session
The introductory session of #ETMOOC2 was held on April 12th. If you were unable to attend, the recording has been uploaded to YouTube (see embed below) and the slides note notes are available via Google Docs HERE. How have you been using ChatGPT or other AI? I have been using ChatGPT almost daily since early/mid-December […]
#TechTipTuesday – AI Resources
Every Tuesday I share a Tech Tip on our social media pages to assist our staff in their use of technology as it relates to their role. As the field of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to grow and become more integrated into the platforms we are using I wanted to ensure that our staff had a place […]
Follow Friday – Riding the Wave Conference
Every Friday I share what I believe to be a notable person/organization/school on our social media pages to assist our staff in the development of their online Personal Learning Network. As we head into Spring Break I want to make sure that Riding the Wave is on your radar because it is a FANTASTIC learning and […]
The Role of ChatGPT and AI Tools in the Modern Classroom
This evening I will be working alongside the Manitoba School Libraries Association (MSLA) in a panel discussion on ChatGPT and AI. The panel will include Barry Dyck, Sean Giesbrecht, Samantha Adamson, and MSLA facilitator Brandy Bartok. As a way to tie the event and AI together, MSLA event-planners utilized ChatGPT to write the event description! […]
Technology NOW – Don’t Wait for the Future
Every Monday I share a different ed tech quote on our Thompson Classroom social media pages for our staff to consider. Almost a full year ago I shared the quote, “Technology is not technology if it was invented before you were born“. Since that time, the rise of AI programming has increased rapidly and the coversation surrounding […]