A Brief Overview of the Course Although I had previously posted quite a lengthy blog post about my course prototype many moons ago, which you can find here, I thought that I would begin this blog post with a short summary of the course prototype that I…
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Focusing on Meaningful Interactions within My Online Blended Learning Course This week, we were assigned to read Bate’s (2019) Online Collaborative Learning, from Chapter 4 section 4. Although I feel as if I have a pretty good understanding of the mean…
Continue readingIt Must Have Been Love… Or Maybe Copyright?
A Brief Overview of a Basic Inquiry I’m not really sure why, but for some reason I found myself struggling to write this week, which is very unusual because I usually have so much to say. As I pondered what to write about, I felt as if I wasn’t really[…
Continue readingMirror Mirror on the Wall, Who’s Reflecting on Their Projects and All?
Summaries & Shout Outs How are y’all? It has been a hot minute since I have been on here blogging away. Pick-up your coffee (or select drink of choice) and hop along for a quick (actually quite lengthy) ride down reflection lane. I want to take a m…
Continue readingKick, Boom, Powtoon? A Review of Powtoon as an Educational Content Creation Tool
Walking in the Woods: A Few Reflections Have you ever walked through the woods alone? If you have, it can be quite scary. However, walking with a guide is less scary as they know the landscape and what lurks behind the shadows. They also have the exper…
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Course Rationale According to Digital Citizenship Education in Saskatchewan Schools Policy Planning Guide (Couros & Hildebrandt, 2015): Digital citizenship education is not intended to be a stand-alone unit, course or lesson, rather it is best lear…
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Recognizing My Shortfalls Before I get into the nitty-gritties of my blog post for this week, I want to applaud Raquel and Curtis B for including a very important statement and acknowledgment on their blog. Thank you for reminding me to include that I am also a white settler, living[Read more]
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I believe in lifelong learning as more than a guiding principle for staying current in today’s world. There is a lot more to lifelong learning than one may think. Whether it is learning a new skill, brushing up on old skills, or branching out into a totally new direction, lifelong[Read more]
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