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Week 2: EDCI 339 After exploring the concepts of open and distance learning, specifically the benefits and challenges of both Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Educational Practices (OEP) through the readings, and how these aspects can contribute to open… Continue Reading →

For my first critical reflection, I read Andy Lane’s article “The Impact on Openness on Bridging the Educational Digital Divides.” This article discusses how the concept of openness in education has changed and could potentially increase the digital divide that… Continue Reading →

Week 1: EDCI 339 After understanding and reviewing the readings this week, it made me think more about online learning and online pedagogy. I then began to relate to my personal experience within online learning, specifically the time we were… Continue Reading →

For this week’s reading, I chose Heller & Leeder’s journal, “Distributing Knowledge Creation to Include Underrepresented Populations” (2025). This paper talks about how research and education often leave out diverse or underrepresented groups, which creates bias in the knowledge we… Continue Reading →

Distanced learning can be both challenging and an opportunity to discover how the students learn on their own. The articles and YouTube discuss how distanced learning evolved overtime to where we are today and how students and teachers have adapted… Continue Reading →

The resource that I decided to explore for my first blog post was an online presentation entitled “How Distance Changes Everything,” delivered by Jon Dron. In it, he explains the origins of knowledge spreading, and how this generally manifested as… Continue Reading →

EDCI 335 Ella Meldrum, Omid Izadi, Kate Nelson An overview of the topic including: Identification of BC native trees A concise description of your topic citing at least 2 academic sources British Columbia is home to a diverse range of… Continue Reading →

Hi Conrad!!I enjoyed the part of your post where you explain the difference between traditional lecture-based teaching vs inquiry-based learning, I feel as if I personally benefit from a more active teaching style rather than something that is very passive…. Continue Reading →

OPEN PEDAGOGY Open pedagogy is an educational approach that emphasizes creation, cooperation, and student agency. This approach is centred around students being able to choose and shape their own learning, and in this way, different students will learn and develop… Continue Reading →

Choose one (or more) of your planned learning activities from your Blueprint and identify any barriers to student success. How can you alter or adjust your current plan to reduce those barriers? One of the planned learning activities in our… Continue Reading →