{"id":5396,"date":"2026-01-07T12:00:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T20:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/?p=5396"},"modified":"2026-01-08T07:14:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:14:02","slug":"about-randy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/2026\/01\/07\/about-randy\/","title":{"rendered":"About Randy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to EDCI 336! I look forward to being a part of your learning journey in the course.<\/p>\n<p>I have over 30 years of experience in the government, academic, and corporate sectors, transitioning from a 15-year career as a K-12 teacher and school administrator to a K-12 strategic consultant. My doctoral studies focused on leadership in computer-mediated learning, which paved the way for senior roles in both government, non-profit and private sectors. I have designed and taught graduate courses and programs, supervised master\u2019s students, consulted for various government, private, and nonprofit organizations, and overseen complex research grants.<\/p>\n<p>My professional practice is built on integrity, humility, and the principles of servant leadership. I am dedicated to building capacity in others and applying leadership principles to guide individuals and organizations through the intersection of AI and K-12 education. I look forward to empowering UVic students to leverage technology effectively.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To learn more about my journey in educational technology, visit my LinkedIn page at https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/rlabonte23\/.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions, please reach out to me at any time. My full contact information is on the course website, but these can get you started:<\/p>\n<p>BlueSky: rlabonte.bsky.social<br \/>\nEmail: rlabonte@uvic.ca<br \/>\nCell: 250-701-7485<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to EDCI 336! I look forward to being a part of your learning journey in the course. I have over 30 years of experience in the government, academic, and corporate sectors, transitioning from a 15-year career as a K-12&#8230; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/2026\/01\/07\/about-randy\/\">Continue Reading &rarr;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":70,"featured_media":5401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-instructors"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/70"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5396"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5434,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5396\/revisions\/5434"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edtechuvic.ca\/edci336\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}