A01 Class Schedule 2026-01

Please note that you can find the Course Outline Infographic at the bottom of this page.

DATE	AGENDA AND READING
Topic 1: Jan 9	Welcome to EDCI 336! Review course outline expectations Personal Learning Networks Activity: Orientation to the technology including starting to create a personal WordPress website Activity: Create first blog post!
Topic 2: Jan 16	Learning Design, OER & FIPPA Pre-class: Watch and discuss Most Likely to Succeed  Class Discussion: “Most Likely to Succeed” video FIPPA, Privacy and Consent  Intellectual Property Open Educational Resources (OER) Activity: Blog post with images, video, and/or audio Activity: Signup for a learning Pod and Participate in your first Learning Pod meeting
Topic 3: Jan 23	Digital Storytelling, Screencasting & Video Editing Digital Storytelling Video Editing, Screen Capture, Interactive Videos, & Podcasts How Personal Learning Networks can be helpful Activity: Create an interactive video & post it to your personal WordPress website Activity: Setup PLN feed in Feedly and/or BlueSky
Topic 4: Jan 30	Generative AI: Student Learning & Teacher Productivity GenAI & academic assignments (encourage or discourage?) GenAI for teacher productivity Activity: Using GenAI to assist in lesson plan creation Activity: GenAI, learning objectives, & setting assignments Learning Pod Activity: Start planning for group based Assignment 2
Topic 5: Feb 5	Creating & Curating Digital Resources -OR- Tour of the Pacific School of Innovation & Inquiry Tour the Pacific School of Innovation & Inquiry (PSII) – For 1/2 the class – AND for the other 1/2 – Finding, Evaluating, Making, Editing, & Curating Resources Multimedia & Online Learning Collaboration Tools (GAFE, Office 365, Hypothesis) Activity: Curating resources
Topic 6: Feb 13	Provincial EdTech ProD Day Participate in the Provincial ProD Day EdTech session of your choice Activity: Reflect on one or more sessions that you participated in
Reading Break: Feb 20	Enjoy some time off and catch up on any outstanding assignments if needed
Topic 7: Feb 27	Assistive Tech & Intentionality in Technology Enabled Learning Design -OR- Tour of the Pacific School of Innovation & Inquiry Tour the Pacific School of Innovation & Inquiry (PSII) – For 1/2 the class at 9:30AM – AND for the other 1/2 – Assistive Technology Overview Discuss the SAMR theory of technology adoption & how the TPACK model can help us evaluate the usefulness (or not) of Educational Technology in any particular situation Activity: Make your reflective blog post fully inclusive
Topic 8: Mar 6	Computational Thinking & Gaming in Education Why learn to engage in computational thinking? Key characteristics of gamification Has GenAI powered vibe coding made traditional coding obsolete? Activity: Coding with Elsa and Anna… Activity: Test an educational game Optional Activity: Vibe Code a custom educational game Activity: Work on Assignment 2 with Learning Pod
Topic 9: Mar 13	Professional Development with EdCamps Assignment #2 Video Due TODAY Activity: Help plan and then participate in an EdCamp! Activity: Work on Assignment 2 with Learning Pod
Topic 10: Mar 20	Citizenship Online + Group Presentations Activity: Group presentations (Part 1) Privacy, Safety, Bullying, Consent
Topic 11: Mar 27	Reflecting on the term and next steps + Group Presentations Activity: Group presentations (Part 2) Activity: Sketchnoting, personalized course review

Please note that I used NotebookLM to generate the Course Outline infographic above and then edited the image in Canva to fix several formatting and spelling mistakes. The prompt used to generate the infographic in NotebookLM was:

Create a visual infographic summary of my course outline. Use a ‘Roadmap’ layout that starts at the top with the Course Objectives and snakes down the page through the key weekly themes. Ensure the grading breakdown is displayed in a clear sidebar or pie-chart style graphic. Keep the tone academic but engaging. Add a block with the class date and time, and my email address to contact me.