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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 →

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 →

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 4 – LRNT523 – Timeline of the Development of Virtual Reality Technologies and use in Training

I have created a timeline of technological developments in virtual reality (VR), focusing on stereoscopic technologies, and their educational use in schools, military, NASA, and medical training. The timeline starts in 1838, with the first stereoscope, and follows through to… Continue Reading →

LRNT522 – Reflection on Audio Podcast by George Veletsianos

As part of a unit on critical analysis of research literature for LRNT522, we listened to an audio podcast by George Veletsianos. Veletsianos answered two questions regarding his process for research, which can be summarized as “What are the first… Continue Reading →

Visitor/Resident: Mapping Personal Online Activity

I have mapped my online presence on the two axises described by David S. White and Alison Le Cornu. (2011): Visitor/Resident, and Personal/Institutional. I have also added a third axis: Creativity. This is something that I compartmentalize in my online… Continue Reading →

MALAT Virtual Symposium: Personal Reflections

 Learning and Technology is a very broad topic, one that we all have at least some experience with, so I was not sure what to expect going into the Symposium. Much of it resonated with my own experiences and values,… Continue Reading →

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