This week has shown marked improvement with the boxed method. My timing and rhythm improved as I worked on muscle memory. I think practicing with a metronome is going to pay off in the long run! I found that each day when practicing I would increase the speed from 120 bpm to 135, 150, andContinue reading “Nov. 10 learning project.”
Continue readingNot a Fan of, Learning French While Sleeping
I decided to try listening to a video that is meant to teach you french while you are sleeping. This may work for some people, but it didn’t work for me! I found that I couldn’t sleep while listening to something. So it ended up keeping me awake and I wasn’t learning that much. This … Continue reading Not a Fan of, Learning French While Sleeping
Continue readingBCcampus OpenEd, A Great Resource
Working on online courses in a post-secondary institution, I am very interested in OERs. Some online classes don’t require textbooks, but lots do. I think it would be amazing if we could use more open textbooks, and reduce the cost of taking classes for students. I decided to explore and review the BCcampus OpenEd site … Continue reading BCcampus OpenEd, A Great Resource
Continue readingOpen Education
This past week was a new teacher in my school asked if I could help out with his Theory of Fight unit in Grade 6 Science. I was excited to lend a hand talking about something that I have some experience with. Although I don’t do a lot of flying anymore, it used to beContinue reading “Open Education”
Continue readingHow OEP is affecting me as a teacher and student
I often wonder where I would be, regarding my English language knowledge, if I had access to Open Educational Resources (OER) growing up. If I think back, most of my schooling in Romania, with extrinsic motivation playing a big role, … Continue reading →
Continue readingUCL – University College of London – Open Learning Institute
I discovered UCL when I googled “Digital Anthropology” and it came up in the search results. I was inspired to find out more about what digital anthropology was after watching a recommended video from our ECI 831 course – Michael Wesch’s Ant…
Continue readingAaron Swartz – How his legacy impacted me
I am embarrassed to admit that I did not know who Aaron Swartz was prior to learning about him in our #ECI 831 course this semester.Dr. Alec Couros, our instructor shared several resources we were to review about Aaron Swartz:The Internet’s Own Boy: Th…
Continue readingNext Phase of my Major Digital Project: Unicorn Spit as a Wood Stain
Hello everyone! Thanks for checking out my next phase of my major digital project! Please click on the video below to watch me apply Unicorn Spit (US) as a wood stain, to a pine wood nightstand. I apologize in advance for the lengthy, 10 min video! I pre-sanded the nightstand, then applied a watered-down US …
Continue reading Next Phase of my Major Digital Project: Unicorn Spit as a Wood Stain
Continue readingExploring Open Educational Practice: Week 9 Blog Post
Open educational practices, or OEP, is a creative, innovative way of approaching instructional practice in which students engage in authentic, participatory learning. According to, ‘7 Things you should know about… Open Education: Practices’, it is the “use/reuse/creation of OER [Open Educational Resources] and collaborative, pedagogical practices employing social and participatory technologies for interaction, peer-learning, knowledge …
Continue reading Exploring Open Educational Practice: Week 9 Blog Post
Continue readingImproving Listening Comprehension
Below are some of the French videos I watched to try to improve my listening comprehension in French. I was surprised by how much I could understand and that is thanks to my work on Duolingo. I am going to continue watching these YouTube channels and hopefully continue to improve my listening comprehension. 1 Hour … Continue reading Improving Listening Comprehension
Continue reading