Leigh McCarthy

MA in Learning and Technology BLOG - 2019 -2021

Page 2 of 5

Online Learning and the Digital Divide in Canada

(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 →

MOOCs – Barriers to Access (Video)

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

What Will it Take to Make MOOCs Better?

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 →

MOOCs and Barriers to Access: A Critical Inquiry (Team Summary & Infographic)

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 →

Addressing Barriers to Access in MOOCs: Critical Inquiry

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

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 →

Striving to Be a Trusted, Reflective, and Adaptive Digital Leader

    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 →

Assignment 2 LRNT 525 Group E: An Empathy Driven Approach to Overcoming Resistance

  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 →

Leading EdTech Projects Through Tame and Wicked Challenges

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

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 →

« Older posts Newer posts »

© 2026 Leigh McCarthy — Powered by WordPress

Theme by Anders NorenUp ↑