What it is Have you ever been part of a group (in class, online, or in the workplace): Where you didn’t feel comfortable or empowered to participate? Where one group member was being culturally insensitive to another? Where you felt bullied? We … Continued
The open education community is abuzz about open pedagogy. While not losing sight of the importance of using, revising, and creating open educational resources, many are thinking more about how to open up their teaching and learning practices. But how might … Continued
Where am I? What is the latitude and longitude of this place? How far above the earth am I suspended? Where does this water come from? How is the coolness provided here? Where does the warmth come from? How is … Continued
A meta-cognitive look at creating an audio-recording based assignment Episode II – 8:19 minutes After our initial meeting, Lisa Smith and I met for a second time with a more decided perspective on how to proceed with creating an audio-recording-based … Continued
(Part two of Naive Art for Educational Media) Have a vision for your project. Is it a high concept, short and artful film, or are you wanting to provide practical information? Instructor or topic introductions, how-to instructions, and concept explanations … Continued
Our job is to work with faculty to integrate educational technology in their courses. That means training with a capital T, as well as running special events (guest speakers, symposiums, webinars, etc.). But connecting with them is no easy feat. … Continued
Media Easy Wins – Part one In painting, “fine art” involves formal training, skillful technique, and the use of perspective, refined colour palette and subtle representations. Naive art might lack many or all of these qualities, and has been judged … Continued
Truth be told, it’s already here. Yes, Douglas College is now the proud owner and purveyor of a Lightboard. After first reading about this technology on Twitter back in 2015, we finally have our own board, thanks to the DC Innovative … Continued
Last week, Tim Paul, Mikki Herbold, and I attended the ETUG Spring workshop “Education by Design” (May 31-June 2) at UBC-Okanagan in beautiful Kelowna, BC. Excited for our road trip, we left the Lower Mainland in good time then hit the … Continued
In a recent Teaching in Higher Ed podcast (#153), Douglas College instructor Brandy Dudas explains her use of pencasting and other ways of introducing videos into her classroom. She says it all started with students asking her to post videos … Continued