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Below is a podcast from my Ed Tech group, which includes Brooklyn, Charlotte, Erica, and myself. We decided to take a deep dive into accessibility tools that are readily available for students and educators, while also discussing the dangers of relying on these technologies too much. Enjoy!

Got ya! We sadly did not win our 1/4 final game. But honestly, that is okay. Nobody expected us to win a single game this whole season, and we finished somewhere in the top 8! We were the underdogs for sure… in the 1/4 final game we were playing a team of men who are

Traditionally, when I think about outdoor education and nature literacy, I think of ways for people to unplug from technology, connect with nature, and their from the environment around them. I don’t think I have ever intentionally used technology to enhance outdoor learning. Don’t get me wrong, I did lots of geocaching back in my

Well, well, well, the Blackboard Ballers are absolutely KILLING the competition! With another win in the column, we are off to playoffs. Play La Bamba, baby! I had so much fun in this game because it was finally light outside when we played, but is was unusually cold. My favourite part of this game was

In class, we had guest lecturers come talk to us from BCEd Access Society. Before this class, I had not heard of this support group, but I think the work that they do and the support they provide is really cool. As pre-service teachers, we often hear about the importance of inclusion, but are typically

That’s right ladies and gentleman! Someone call ESPN and TSN cause the Blackboard Ballers have done what once was thought impossible, beating the Kansas City Chiefs, and having a three-peat!!! Maybe now, Taylor Swift can write songs about us, instead of Travis, since we beat him to the victory lap. WE KNOW HOW TO BALL.

In this week’s class, we had a lengthy discussion about what AI is, what it is capable of, and where it is headed. I feel like this is a conversation that we have had in most of our classes this year in the Elementary PDP program. Which, makes sense, as it is a resource (and

On Friday, we discussed and explored Edcamp. The idea of Edcamp was new to me, but I was very intrigued by the idea of it. The reason I used the photo above is because it is kind of what I think partcipating in Edcamp feels like: there is no real leader, it is a group

My biggest takeaway from my first year of post-secondary education being held virtually back in 2020, was that Zoom is not just a catchy ending to a Mazda commercial… it is an educational platform. I, like probably most students who navigated higher education via Zoom, have a love/hate relationships with the platform. Zoom is great

Congrats, you stay tuned, and guess what? It paid off, because the Blackboard Ballers placed another check in the W category! Paul Rudd sums it up best: In all seriousness, I have been having a lot of fun with my friends. There really isn’t a better group of people to work with and learn from

The snow may have stopped us earlier this month, but NOTHING could stop our team from WINNING on February 10th!!!! Securing this first win was really good for the morale of our team, and is a great way to show our team’s continuous progress and enjoyment of spending even more time together… because 6 hours

On Friday, we had Rick McCue come in as a guest speaker from the UVic Libraries to discuss video and audio editing with out class. To be honest, as a 23-year-old who’s job is to create outreach content, and who has had multiple alternative media assignments, what Rick talked about was mostly information I already

*Sigh* I moved away from Alberta to avoid the two seasons of construction and snow. For some reason, it has followed me to Victoria! Because of this, our soccer game was cancelled. Therefore, I was not able to practice my soccer skills with my team. But have no fear, I was still engaged with soccer!

In our last class we walked through multiple services and programs that can be used in educational settings to create fun images, presentations, and even work sheets for students. As someone who is completing an education degree, Canva quickly became one of my best friends when I started this program. Like most relationships, there were

On Monday, we had our second soccer game of the season. There were many improvements from our first game! I now knew where I was on the field and what that meant my role was (at least in the context of my team). I strongly to prefer being the right winger. Unsuprisingly to those that

On Monday, the Blackboard Ballers had our first game as a team; it was also probably the first time I’ve kicked a soccer ball since junior high. I had no idea what to expect from this soccer game, and at the start I truly felt like the little kid in the red vest pictured above

There has been an emerging trend in our education classes, regardless of course subject matter, to have conversation about “the big ba- no, the coolest tool… but also the scariest invention”, aka Artificial Intelligence (AI). On Friday, our class had a guest speaker come in and talk to us about AI and internet safety that

Calling all [team sport] athletes: we all can relate to the moment where, your team did it! You finally made it to the gold medal game of the biggest tournament of the season. There’s a minute left and the game is tied. You make a pass of the century, and your teammate scores the game

What Am I Inquiring Into? For my free inquiry project I have decided that this is a great opportunity to reflect on, and make the most of the soccer journey I am taking with some of my cohort. Secret time: I have always disliked soccer, but, I have a intense FOMO. What is My Motivation?

The learning activity that my group chose to do was an introduction to volleyball. By starting with the basics, it helps students be able to build the fundamental skills to eventually be able to participate in full gameplay. Essentially it involves the students getting divided into teams of 6 and catching and passing the ball

One of my best-structured learning experiences is Anatomy and Physiology 12. I found this class to be incredibly beneficial because it was mainly hands-on learning with a lot of labs. Getting to conduct these experiments in person using real biological material was such a cool experience. What made it memorable and worth writing about? Two

As I approach the end of this semester, I’m feeling a mix of relief and sadness. It’s a bittersweet farewell to a period filled with profound learning experiences. Completing my fourth year of undergraduate studies feels amazing, and I am... Continue Reading →

I do not have any experiences teaching online. However, in high school before the COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone to quickly transition to online learning, I was in an online French 12 course. I personally perceive my experience in this course differently compared to course at the end of high school and university that were online.

Behaviourism is a commonly used learning theory and has been around since the 1920s. Behaviourist psychology aims to model the study of human behaviour and intertwines views with physical sciences. Therefore, behaviour, is considered something that humans can directly observe (Bates, 2019). Behaviourism is a common learning theory that is used when working with neurodivergent

What is only possible when face-to-face? What is only possible when online? What are the shared elements from both a face-to-face and online learning experience that create meaningful learning? A shared element from both face-to-face and online learning experiences that create meaningful learning is technology. Multimedia makes learning more rich and more accessible for everyone.