My Learning Journey
A journal for noteworthy experiences.
Extend Experimenter
Extend was a great resource to explore. As my project focus shifted, so did the direction of my Extend assignments. Initially, I thought I would …
Extend Anatomies Reflection
When I was reading about the different Empowered Educator anatomies presented by Extend, I felt that the Teacher, Curator, and Experimenter categories are reflective and …
Extend Framework- Initial Thoughts
Initially when I started to explore Extend,well, I was overwhelmed. I wish I had a few weeks to read through everything because my first impression …
Critical Analysis of MEdL Paper
I read and reviewed the Master’s paper from Kathleen Pettit titled: Implementing e-portfolios to support formative assessment in early primary education, which was published in …
Reflection of The Community of Inquiry
Revisiting the community of inquiry allows for constant reflection, and of how I incorporate the three key categories (teaching presence, social presence, and cognitive presence) …
Funding for online platforms, resources and ed-tech tools in the K-12 sector
The EdTech industry and the corporatization of learning has been affecting both my students, and my teaching experiences. This past November (2021) I received an …
Mentimeter Online Tool
Mentimeter is an online tool used to build interactive presentations that encourage student participation. Traditional presentation lecture models often offer little opportunity for students to …
oltd 512 Course Prototype
After much discussion, research, laughter, and debate, Marlee and Pamela decided to focus their project on an exploration of how plastics pollution impacts ocean habitats …
Instructional Design as a Discipline
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers were forced to develop emergency online teaching resources, mostly without any background in instructional design. After completing the readings …