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LRNT525 – Unit 5 – Activity 1 – Final Reflections

In LRNT525, Leading Change in Digital Learning, we have explored leadership strategies required to effectively manage digital learning initiatives; examined change as it relates to people, context and financial resources in the design of digital learning environments; and we are finishing… Continue Reading →

LRNT525 – Assignment 3 Toolkit – Team E

Mixed Reality Toolkit for Education My team, Steve Minten, Michael Murray, and I, have put together a toolkit for planning integration of tools for mixed reality content in educational settings. The site is currently password protected but will be public… Continue Reading →

Unit 3 – Activity 1 – From the Trenches of Design Thinking to the Laurels of Successful Project Management

As Creative Director for MasterpieceVR, I have seen the tech start-up through early prototypes to a successful launch and continued development. Working on a small team has advantages when you need to make fast decisions. Our underlying process aligns strongly… Continue Reading →

LRNT525 – Assignment 2 – Change Management in Digital Learning Environments

  In a unit on change, we have been connecting with our colleagues and engaging in discussions around change a management in digital learning environments. I have been employed by Algonquin College during ambitious change initiatives in the adoption of… Continue Reading →

LRNT525 – Unit 2 – Activity 1 – Reflections on Change Management

I work in a large institution that has recently adopted a Lean (Holweg, 2007 as cited by Al-Haddad & Kotnour, 2015) approach to management. Algonquin College, like other higher-education institutions, has moved to a business model and have had a… Continue Reading →

LRNT525 – Assignment 1 – Effective Leadership in a Changing World: Refining a Reflective, Values-Based and Transformational Approach

In our first unit of LRNT525 – Leading Change in Digital Learning, we have been reflecting on our own leadership styles and experiences and sharing learning. I personally have leadership roles in two related fields with unique relationships to change:… Continue Reading →

LRNT524 – Relating Readings From Units 2 & 3 – Innovations, Design and Learning Environments: Design for Design Principles and Writing for Readers

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.” – Leonardo Da Vinci A simple one-liner is easier heard than said I often hear people say “what’s the elevator pitch,” likely, because I tend to go on, but that pitch doesn’t always come easily…. Continue Reading →

LRNT523 – Activity 8 – Reflections on Children’s “Screen Time”

In an open letter to government and research organizations, published by the Guardian last January, Dr. Pete Etchells suggests that policymakers assess the evidence before making broad recommendations on media use for children. Specifically, Etchells speaks to recent recommendations for reduced… Continue Reading →

Activity 7 – LRNT523 – The Influence of Media on Learning

The “media debate” is a debate originating in the 1990s between Richard Clark and Robert Kozma on whether media influences learning. After reading papers outlining the arguments made by Clark (1994) and Kozma (1994), as a group of five MALAT… Continue Reading →

Assignment 1 – LRNT523 – the School in the Cloud: Theory in Action

In LRNT523 – Foundations of Learning and Technologies, we have been asked to share a resource that will deepen our understanding of the material presented in the course. I have chosen to share the website for the School in the… Continue Reading →

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