{"id":4069,"date":"2026-03-21T12:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T19:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/?p=4069"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:50:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T21:50:33","slug":"topic-11-reflecting-on-the-term","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/2026\/03\/21\/topic-11-reflecting-on-the-term\/","title":{"rendered":"Topic 11 &#8211; Reflecting on the term &amp; Group Presentations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re into the final stretch of our time together in 336, and will be reflecting this week on the major themes we&#8217;ve covered in the course and you&#8217;ll identify which ones you think will be most useful to you when you start teaching your own classes. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<h2><b>Learning Objective:<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create an individual sketchnote to identify, summarize and visualize the main themes and takeaways from the course.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Pre-class Activities:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>An excellent demonstration of how Sketchnoting can be a very effective tool for review. This video focuses on sketchnoting in the science classroom. (8 min)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sketchnotes in the Science Classroom\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zOEZ4Xx5xT8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Assignment 2 Videos + Q&amp;A Preparation<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Please do the following before class:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Watch the 4 videos you\u2019ve been assigned to watch<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pod #8: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aroberts12.opened.ca\/2026\/03\/05\/the-pros-and-cons-of-using-technology-in-phe\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Pros and Cons of Using Technology in PHE<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pod #5: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nickparkerteacheredportfolio.opened.ca\/2026\/03\/12\/edtech-presentation-the-role-of-cell-phones-in-the-classroom\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Role of Cell-Phones in the Classroom<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pod #13: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/myedci336.opened.ca\/2026\/03\/12\/educational-technology-presentation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VR in Education<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pod #12: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kathompson.opened.ca\/2026\/03\/09\/inquiry-project-video-ft-kelly-anna-maria-aby\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PhET Simulations&#8230;Worth it or Not?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pod #14: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/technologyeducation336.opened.ca\/2026\/03\/08\/edci-336-educational-technology-presentation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can we make learning terminology easier for English learners across multiple subjects?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pod #1: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/maiahutton.opened.ca\/2026\/03\/10\/assignment-2-edtech\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can we use current interest in online games &amp; spaces to increase participation in classrooms?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>As you watch each video write down at least two question for each video and bring the questions with you to class.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rich will randomly select three or four people<\/strong> to ask each presenting group questions curing class time, so please be prepared for class!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Class Time<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Group EdTech Presentation Summary + Q&amp;A<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Please note that you and your group will have a total of 5-minutes for your presentation summary + Q&amp;A including:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>3-minutes to summarize your EdTech Video or Audio<\/strong>. You will not be allowed to go over the 3-minute limit for summarizing your work, so please practice your summary to ensure that your summary is not cut short.<\/li>\n<li><strong>2-minutes for questions and answers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Here is the randomly generated order of the four groups presenting today:\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pod #8: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/aroberts12.opened.ca\/2026\/03\/05\/the-pros-and-cons-of-using-technology-in-phe\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Pros and Cons of Using Technology in PHE<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pod #5: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/nickparkerteacheredportfolio.opened.ca\/2026\/03\/12\/edtech-presentation-the-role-of-cell-phones-in-the-classroom\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Role of Cell-Phones in the Classroom<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pod #13: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/myedci336.opened.ca\/2026\/03\/12\/educational-technology-presentation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VR in Education<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pod #12: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/kathompson.opened.ca\/2026\/03\/09\/inquiry-project-video-ft-kelly-anna-maria-aby\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PhET Simulations&#8230;Worth it or Not?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pod #14: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/technologyeducation336.opened.ca\/2026\/03\/08\/edci-336-educational-technology-presentation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can we make learning terminology easier for English learners across multiple subjects?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Pod #1: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/maiahutton.opened.ca\/2026\/03\/10\/assignment-2-edtech\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Can we use current interest in online games &amp; spaces to increase participation in classrooms?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Reflecting on Your Highlights from the Course<\/h4>\n<p>We&#8217;re going old-school EdTech this week as you Sketchnote <strong>your key takeaways and important ideas<\/strong> from this course! Even though we&#8217;ve all experienced EDCI 336 together this semester, everyone&#8217;s sketchnotes will be different because everyone&#8217;s brought different things with them to the class, and we will be teaching learners of different ages, so what is very important to me might not be as important to my classmate.<\/p>\n<p>The photo below is of a group of education students sketchnoting to review the main themes and takeaways from a course on Self-Regulated Learning (SRL) at the end of the semester on a much larger sheet of paper than we will be using.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4074\" style=\"width: 686px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/class-review-sketchnoting.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4074\" class=\"wp-image-4074 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/class-review-sketchnoting-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"Learners sketchnoting or drawing on a large sheet of paper to review course content at the end of the semester\" width=\"676\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/class-review-sketchnoting-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/class-review-sketchnoting-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/class-review-sketchnoting-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/class-review-sketchnoting-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/class-review-sketchnoting-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/class-review-sketchnoting-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/class-review-sketchnoting-945x709.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4074\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Learners sketchnoting or drawing on a large sheet of paper to review course content at the end of the semester &#8211; Photo Credit: Rich McCue, 2013<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_4087\" style=\"width: 285px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-brainstorm-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4087\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4087\" src=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-brainstorm-275x300.jpeg\" alt=\"post-in notes for brainstorming, unorganized\" width=\"275\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-brainstorm-275x300.jpeg 275w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-brainstorm-939x1024.jpeg 939w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-brainstorm-768x838.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-brainstorm-1408x1536.jpeg 1408w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-brainstorm-1878x2048.jpeg 1878w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-brainstorm-600x654.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-brainstorm-945x1031.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">by Rich McCue (2023)<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Hands-On Activities<\/h2>\n<h4>Step 1: Brainstorm with Post-It Notes (20 min)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>10 min<\/strong>: First on your own, use Post-It notes to brainstorm and identify concepts, ideas, and pedagogies that were most important to you from each week of our course. Use one post-it note per week and include the two or three top concepts or tools for you.<\/li>\n<li><strong>10 min<\/strong>: Compare your Post-It notes with your partner, and discuss any differences between them. Because of the different backgrounds and grade levels you will teach, there may be significant differences, and that is just fine.<\/li>\n<li>Feel free to create new Post-It notes for yourself based on your discussion with your partner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Step 2: Organize Your Post-It Notes (5 min)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Next, individually you will organize your Post-It notes in a way that will allow creates visual relationships between the notes to help you prepare to make your sketchnote.<\/li>\n<li>This is optional, but you might want to quickly draw simple doodles on your Post-It notes to visualize some of the concepts, and ideas you&#8217;ve identified.\n<p><div id=\"attachment_4088\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-organized-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4088\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4088\" src=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-organized-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Orgnized post-it notes ready to be used to help create a sketchnote\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-organized-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-organized-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-organized-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-organized-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-organized-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-organized-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/03\/postit-organized-945x709.jpeg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">by Rich McCue (2023)<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Step 3: Draw Your Sketchnote on Paper (30 min)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Continue to work on your own, and use a provided sheet of paper, along with your pens, and highlighters (highlighters are optional) to create a sketchnote, using your organized Post-It notes to guide you.<\/li>\n<li>Create Relationships Between Ideas with arrows or other connecting doodles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Step 4: Post a Photo of Your Sketchnote to Your Blog (5 min)<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Take a picture of your sketchnote and post it on your blog using the \u201c<strong>weekly-reflection<\/strong>\u201d category.<\/li>\n<li>Please add a little bit of text to give some context to your sketchnote reflection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>EdTech Training Resources<\/h2>\n<p>These are mostly, but not all, free Professional Development training resources for EdTech tools and related resources:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/2019\/08\/20\/podcasts-on-teaching-and-learning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Podcasts on Teaching &amp; Learning<\/a> &#8211; Highly recommended by Rich &amp; easy to access if you already listen to podcasts!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commonsense.org\/education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Education Apps, Website, &amp; Digital Citizenship Resouces<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lib.uvic.ca\/336-gc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting Started with Google Classroom<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/training\/educator-center\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft for Education Training<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Learning Pod Time &amp; Homework<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Post a Photo of Your Sketchnote to Your Blog<\/strong> (5 min)\n<ul>\n<li>Take a picture of your sketchnote and post it on your blog using the \u201cweekly-reflection\u201d category.<\/li>\n<li>Please add a little bit of text to give some context to your sketchnote reflection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Complete any outstanding assignments (check Brightspace to see what if any assignments you still need to submit to meet the course requirements)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re into the final stretch of our time together in 336, and will be reflecting this week on the major themes we&#8217;ve covered in the course and you&#8217;ll identify which ones you think will be most useful to you when&#8230; 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