Category: EdTech
In a nutshell, sketchnoting is a note-taking method that can help learners retain and conceptualize information better. It involves writing words, facts and numbers down on paper and…
This week in our EDCI 336 class, we discussed the potential benefits of utilizing video games as educational tools in the classroom. I was not very familiar with…
This week in EDCI 336 we discussed Flipped Learning (sometimes called “Inverted Teaching”). This is a model wherein class instruction (ie. lecturing) takes place before class online. Class…
This week in EDCI 336, we did an EdCamp. I participated in the conversation about storytelling. Our conversation underscored how powerful a tool storytelling can be when integrated…
This week in EDCI 336, we had a guest speaker, Jeff Hopkins, from the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry, an alternative private school that focuses on inquiry-based…
This week in EDCI 336, we discussed the SAMR model, a method through which to conceptualize integrating technology into the classroom. This model posits four levels of technology…
This week in EDCI 336, we had a special guest, Jesse Miller, talk to us about Citizenship Online. I found his talk very thought provoking and informative, specifically…
This week in EDCI 336, we discussed a documentary film that we watched before class called Most Likely to Succeed (directed by Greg Whiteley). I personally enjoy documentaries,…
It’s the first week of a new semester, a new program and a new imposed reality of distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of my EDCI…