month September 2019

For this activity, we partnered with a colleague with the goal of exploring the implications of abundant content for lifelong learning. Our task was to identify a topic that we were both unfamiliar with and wanted to know more about…. Continue Reading →

Instructional design is defined as creating, evolving, and conveying knowledge and experiences to learners in a way that inspires while reaching learning objectives (Wikipedia, 2019). This week our two readings plunge into theories and principles in instructional design. Ertmer &… Continue Reading →

In the articles I’ve read this week, Reiser (2001) and Weller (2018) talk about how technology has changed in education. Reiser discusses the history of technology in education in the United States and Weller highlights steps in educational technology over… Continue Reading →

Most people in education nowadays have heard of the flipped classroom, but you may not know who came up with the idea. I’d like to introduce Jon Bergmann and Aaron Sams to you. These two men were just regular chemistry… Continue Reading →

I must admit that before conducting some research of my own today, that when I thought about the history of educational technology, that my mind automatically wondered to the early 2000’s when I was studying at BCIT. That was the… Continue Reading →