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ETL402: Blog post 1 reflection

As I begin my first Teacher Librarian elective course in my program I’m excited to explore and add great literature and literature response resources to my list. I think this is a great time to be undertaking this course having just finished up the INF533 Digital Literature course. I’m already seeing great crossover that extends upon my interests in the world of Educational Technology. I’ve started curating a Goodreads shelf called ETL402 for book titles I find throughout my readings, interactions in discussion boards and through Web 2.0 sources. This will hopefully help me keep Read More …

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INF541: Game based learning Part C Reflection

Part C: Reflection When I first posted the Assessment 1 blog task for this course I never would have expected to be sitting here in my study on a Monday (instead of teaching in my classroom), undertaking my 10th week of online teaching and learning for my first-grade class. Google Meet and online platforms have become our new educational normal. If we are ever to have an opportunity to reshape what education means and can look like in the 21st century the time is now. The use of games for the development of 21st-century skills Read More …

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Reflection 2

I’m excited by the idea of further technological advancements mentioned at Learning Predictions 2017- The Future of Learning. The prediction of anticipatory technology using the data of our activities online (social media) to anticipate what we want to learn. I believe I already see it in action when using my teacher social media platforms such as Instagram. The hashtag I use most, #firstgrade, always makes its way into my feed and shows me popular posts by other teachers that I then bookmark and save to my profile as ideas to try later. One example is on the right Read More …