Happy New Year all! As we continue into 2023 I wanted to post a quick note to advise that I am continuing to take a hiatus (another) from blog posts as I manage several competing priorities, including family growth, new career pathways, and personal reflection. There is a lot of noise in the world, and I want to make sure if I continue to contribute … Continue reading Hiatus (Again)
Hello friends, apologies for the absence of up-to-date and current posts. I have just completed a move to beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia. As you can imagine with a sudden move, the past couple of months has been very busy. I am settling into a new position with Justice Institute of British Columbia and hope to be posting regular content again soon. Thank you for your … Continue reading Hiatus
Teaching is a challenging and rewarding profession. Teaching within online environments is uniquely challenging, given the remote and seemingly impersonal relationship between the educator and the student. This infographic was created to increase the educator’s effectiveness when facilitating their course(s) online. Continue reading Five Tips for Effective Online Facilitation with Infographic
As part of our group critical analysis assignment for the Royal Roads Masters of Arts in Learning and Technology (MALAT) program, we will be exploring curated video libraries, specifically the video-based education offered through Lynda.com. My group will approach this modality during our analysis through four key areas including retention, accessibility, implications of abundant content, and the cognitive load effects. I have chosen to look closely and dive deep into the accessibility (and limitations of accessibility) of video-based education through Lynda.com. Continue reading Critical Inquiry of Lynda.com – Part Two
This was originally posted through collaboration by my student team with Royal Roads University through Creative Commons license as part of a course requirement. Original article: Student WordPress Activity 2 of the LRNT526: Inquiry into Contemporary Issues in Learning Technologies course at Royal Roads University challenged students to form groups of four, choose a digital modality that we would like to explore, research that modality, … Continue reading Critical Inquiry Introduction – Lynda.com
Shining a light on the issue or PTSD and paramedic suicide, After The Sirens hopes to spark a conversation that leads to change. #EndStigma Continue reading Who cares for the caretakers?
Leadership in a Digital Learning Environment Lead by example and lead from behind. If I had an ethos to briefly describe my leadership style, that is how I would summarize my approach. Through motivation and inspiration, I strive to foster autonomy and innovation from the teams I work with. Often saying “I trust your judgment,” as I push a team member out of the nest … Continue reading Adaptive Leadership
Design principles sound like something reserved for artists, graphic designers and hipsters. In fact, design principles are a tool to help ensure better, more consistent experiences for a user. The user can be an organizations team members, customers, clients, or in our case – the student. Continue reading Design Principles: The Paramedic Educator
Day 9: Nearpod This was originally posted by ETUG under Creative Commons license as part of their 2017 12 Apps of Christmas feature. Original article: ETUG Blog What is it? Nearpod is a web-based and mobile application that allows educators to deliver their lessons interactively to students while monitoring their progress in real-time. Educators can download curated lessons from the Nearpod library, create personalized interactive … Continue reading 12 Apps of Christmas
This blog post was written in partnership with my classmate and friend Todd Pezer. This blog post was originally written as part of a course requirement for the Royal Roads Master of Arts in Learning and Technology program. Design thinking is a human-centred iterative process utilized to gain empathy for the view of others to a complex problem. This process is employed prior to the search … Continue reading Design Thinking and Student Engagement
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