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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 →
Change management is approached through the lenses of theories, strategies or frameworks, models, and then adapted approaches to an organization’s culture (Biech, 2007). The change management theories that best align with my approach to leadership in a K12 digital learning… Continue Reading →
Leaders working in digital learning environments face challenges and opportunities that technology and globalization have pushed to new and transformative goals in education. As a teacher in a K12 learning environment, I believe that the most important attributes of a… Continue Reading →
Authors: Lisa Gedak & Leigh McCarthy Designing and fostering inclusive online learning environments where all students feel supported to learn, contribute, and participate is essential and increasingly complex. There are various barriers to student participation, based on a range of… Continue Reading →
Humans and Technology for K-12 Learning: Combinatorial Creativity This is two-part webinar, aiming to share research and ideas with teachers as they navigate the challenges of trying to meet their students’ learning needs in online, face-to-face, AND hybrid learning environments…. Continue Reading →
With so many incredible people that are a part of the past and present of digital learning environments and educational technology, with so many big ideas, critical perspectives, fascinating coding and creative abilities, trying to choose ONE to write about… Continue Reading →
Continuing to explore the history of educational technology, but more specifically over the last 100 years, numerous lessons surface. As an educator in K-12 environments, one lesson from the past that I can apply to my work is that educational… Continue Reading →
The digital mapping of my connections was an interesting and challenging activity! Interesting, to visualize how connected I am to different sources (nodes) through personal and professional interests. This activity was challenging because I chose to use Kumu for the… Continue Reading →
Activity 2 | PART A of Assignment 1: Create, Cultivate, and Reflect on your Digital Presence As part of our LRNT521- Digital Learning Environments, Networks, Communities course, I have developed a plan to cultivate my digital presence and identity. I… Continue Reading →
The act of creating a Visitor/Resident typology, presented as an alternative to Prensky’s (2001) Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants typology, was thought-provoking. White and Le Cornu, (2011) in the Visitor/Resident typology present us with useful distinctions about how we behave… Continue Reading →