Category: EdTech

The Wonders of Sketchnoting

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…

Gaming in Education: Minecraft

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…

Benefits & Drawbacks of the Flipped L2 Classroom

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…

Engaging in Professional Development: EdCamps

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…

Alternative Approaches to Education: Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry

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…

The SAMR Model in a French Classroom

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…

Privacy, Professionalism & Social Media

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…

Most Likely to Succeed Film Review

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,…

Adventures with WordPress & Unsplash

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…