Author Leigh
(10 minute read) Myriad social justice issues surround online learning and the digital divide in Canada. This article attempts to identify critical issues that are necessary for Canada to address to overcome the existing digital divide that poses numerous barriers… Continue Reading →
Video: MOOCs – Barriers to Access Group Project: Earl Einarson, Jeff Goodes, Leigh McCarthy, Sue Reid, Marta Samokishyn Photo Attribution – Featured Image – Shane Rounce on Unsplash
Photo by NASA on Unsplash Prior to experiencing one of Coursera’s MOOCs, the ideas that I had surrounding MOOCs were limited, other than to think that they were providing high-quality educational content to many people who might not otherwise have access. I did… Continue Reading →
Photo by Jenna S on Unsplash Most of us have heard the claims that MOOCs have “democratized” education and learning. In this critical inquiry, we wanted to explore a MOOC through Coursera as a team. The rationale… Continue Reading →
Earl Einarson, Jeff Goodes, Leigh McCarthy, Sue Reid, Marta Samokishyn Our team examined Mind Control: Managing Your Mental Health During Covid-19, a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) delivered by Coursera and created by Steve Joordans, Professor of Psychology at the University… Continue Reading →
Online Learning and the Digital Divide in Canada: Analogous to the Tokyo Subway System or the Toronto Subway System? When I read Selwyn’s (2010) essay entitled Looking Beyond Learning: Notes Towards the Critical Study of Educational Technology, I… Continue Reading →
My initial post on leadership in digital learning environments for this course, nine weeks and many readings, conversations, and assignments ago, identified four essential elements of leadership in the digital age: trust, relationship building, forward-thinking, and tolerant of… Continue Reading →
Group E, comprised of myself, Lisa Gates, Sandra Kuipers, Mark Regan and Lorne Strachan are happy to present our toolkit for change. Please take a few moments to view the video above (thanks, Mark!) and the linked document below… Continue Reading →
Note: The name of the digital learning platform Changella, as well as the Canadian educational publisher (CanEdPub) that created Changella, have been changed from their actual names for this blog post. Specific Challenge outlined in the Changella Case Study Changella is… Continue Reading →
Leading change in K12 digital learning environments is complex, involves numerous stakeholders, and interconnected variables. Some schools or boards have 250 – 247,000 students; therefore, leading change is multi-faceted and requires significant planning and organizational readiness (“Toronto District”, 2014, para.1)…. Continue Reading →