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Well, the semester started slow, but it sure finished rather quick. This course, I feel, is/was a great source for the tools of the future of education. An…

Final class What a way to end the class! We had a good discussion about what the future of education will bring, how it is all going to…

Assistive Technologies Very interesting and important discussion inclusion and the different ways we can help different learners be contributing members of the classroom. We had Tracy Humphreys from…

Distributed Learning When it comes to education, what’s better? face-to-face, online or a combination of the 2? Wa had a really good discussion and presentation on the many…

Inquiry, inquiry, inquiry…..  This week we had the pleasure of hearing Trevor Mackenzie speak. He is a famous teacher for his inquiry based approach to education. He not…

Design model Today we were presented with 3 very clear technology integration models that would help enrich our instruction in the classroom. SAMR (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition) 2….

Powerpoint: powerful, simple and accessible This week we kept adding to our digital tool box. However, this time we revisited an old and very familiar tool: Powerpoint. I…

UVic Digital Commons and Rich McCue This week we learned about the amazing amount of resources available to Uvic students and alumni at the Digital Scholarship Commons located…

Another week packed with information that will serve us well for our future navigation in the XXI century classrooms. We had a very knowledgeable guest speaker from Mediate…

FIPPA, Open Education (Teacher resources, Creative Commons)… This week was very informative. I knew nothing, or very little, about the Freedom of Information and protection of Privacy Act…