*This post has been written as part of my journey as a Ph.D student through University of Regina This narrative summarizes my learning experience through the course as portrayed through the lens of one of our first readings, 5 Things You Need to Know About Technological Change by Neil Postman. Media Overview: Title slides generated through Canva Narration recorded using a Snowball microphone Video editing completed using WeVideo Stock video clips and audio used through WeVideo Applicable References -Postman, N. (1998). Five things we need to know about technological change. Recuperado de http://www. sdca. org/sermons_ mp3/2012/121229_postman_5Things. pdf. -Zhao, Y., Gaoming,… Read More
Access to Augment, Virtual, & Mixed Reality Tools
*This post has been written as part of my journey as a Ph.D student through University of Regina Class VR Within our division we have two class sets (8 headsets each) of the Class VR headsets that are accompanied by a subscription to the teacher management and curriculum dashboard. This virtual reality tool is specifically designed for education; a demo video from YouTube is included below for your review This would be the VR tool that I have the most experience with but it is purely from an instructional standpoint as I do not have my own students. This experience… Read More
Coding and Makerspaces in MVSD
*This post has been written as part of my journey as a Ph.D student through University of Regina MakerSpace Resources Within our division we do not have any school buildings with spaces that are officially designated as Makerspaces. However, we have elements of “maker culture” in every school space. This includes: curriculum-focused spaces for classes such as home-economics, wood-working, design, art, and more library work spaces with a variety of loose-parts student common spaces with supplies such as lego, magnatiles, devices, loose-parts, etc outdoor classrooms with loose-parts sourced from the local environment classroom-based creation stations/centers (especially common at the K-Gr… Read More
Assistive Tech
*This post has been written as part of my journey as a Ph.D student through University of Regina The following is a presentation I put together while training on Assistive Tech in our school division: Parkland Clinicians by Kirsten Cali Assistive Tech Resources to Support Your Learning & Future Classroom Use Leveling the Playing Field with Microsoft Learning Tools “This study was designed to evaluate whether Microsoft Learning Tools is useful for enhancing reading and writing instruction and learning. Four 4th grade and four 6th–12th grade teachers from Bellevue School District in Bellevue, Washington participated. We interviewed them and analyzed… Read More
Online Assessment via Microsoft Forms
*This post has been written as part of my journey as a Ph.D student through University of Regina “Choose any assessment technology that is new to you and plan to use it in your classroom/teaching this week. If you won’t be able to use a tool this week, choose one you would like to use or have used in the past.” Given that I am not in the classroom I do not have direct access to students but I do provide PD to teaching staff and also collect a variety of data from staff regularly. My most-used tool for this… Read More
The Irony of Discussing the Social Dilema via Social Media
*This post has been written as part of my journey as a Ph.D student through University of Regina “If you have access, watch The Social Dilemma on Netflix and comment on how Web 2.0 (the social web) has influenced our lives in positive and negative ways and how this might implicate (or has implicated) our schools and society” I had watched The Social Dilema in 2020 but did need to rewatch it for the purpose of this assignment; spoiler-alert, it was worth a rewatch. The following are some of the primary* themes that are outlined within the documentary in terms… Read More
Online Teaching as an ICT Coordinator
*This post has been written as part of my journey as a Ph.D student through University of Regina The Covid-19 pandemic has changed A LOT of things for everyone; coordinators included. To say the adjustment has been easy would be a lie… I’m shared between all 16 of our school buildings and, whenever possible, I strive to visit every building at least once a month to support teachers, staff, and students with all things ed tech. Sometimes these visits are scheduled appointments but often they consiste of me stationing myself in the libary, common-area, or staff room and developing organic… Read More
Timestamp 2:48… & My Hyperfixation on Multi-tasking
*This post has been written as part of my journey as a Ph.D student through University of Regina Is the Internet really a productivity tool or merely an endless series of distractions? I have to admit that I did NOT make it through this video before I picked up my phone… I know… not a good start. I am someone who has a multi-screen set-up in my office as well as additional tools such as my phone or tablet within reach as well. It is not uncommon for me to have a double-digit amount of tabs open (across multiple screens)… Read More
♫ techy ways…. I need The Cloud to play ♫
*This post has been written as part of my journey as a Ph.D student through University of Regina This week’s blog post prompt includes the following: Postman wrote: “…We now know that “Sesame Street” encourages children to love school only if school is like “Sesame Street.” Which is to say, we now know that “Sesame Street” undermines what the traditional idea of schooling represents.” In a blog post, unpack the implications of this quote, particularly the idea that Sesame Street undermines traditional schooling. I would like to start off by saying: OUR PRACTICES SHOULD UNDERMINE TRADITIONAL SCHOOLING (yes, I do… Read More
Theoretical Groundings of an ICT Coordinator
*This post has been written as part of my journey as a Ph.D student through University of Regina The role of teachers and schools has been redefined by the role of educational technology and this evolution has only been fast-tracked by the Covid-19 pandemic that has seen the use of technology in education increase at an accelerated rate (Nantais, M. et al., 2021, p. 34)(Sheninger, 2014, p. xv). Divisional programming in the field of educational technology is one that requires flexibility and an acceptance that there cannot be, “any permanent standards by which truth can be universally known” (Lincoln, Lynham,… Read More