Which ‘Which’ is Which?
Reflections on Instructional Design Model Selection In my journey into instructional design, I have noticed Instructional Designers often referring to ADDIE, an acronym combining Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation (“ADDIE Model,” 2019; Dousay, 2017, p. 3), as a key design model. With a background in web development and programming spheres, tight timelines are the […]
Assignment 3: The Haves and Have Nots
Reviewing Canadian Education in 2030 Introduction This paper is written from a speculative future position, imagining how certain research and situations occurring currently might affect education in ten years time. While this is reasoned using research, anything speculative is simply that: speculation. At the same time, the hope is that this might provide a bit […]
The Haves and Have Nots
A speculation on the effects of the Digital Divide on education in 2030 The COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on society 2020, in particular the forced and rushed adoption of learning technology in many K-12 schools, has spurred a good deal of discussion regarding the role of online and blended learning. In envisioning what technology use in […]
Pinpoint the Media Debate in Current Events
Pinpoint the Media Debate in Current Events Written by Jonathan Carpenter and Jean-Pierre Joubert Introduction To investigate whether the media debate in educational technology (EdTech) is relevant to the review of modern EdTech products, we explore two articles depicting their respective technologies as significant to the evolution of education and learning. This debate is embodied […]
Assignment 1: People in the Field
Frances Bell In reviewing contributions of women in educational technology, I was thinking about Weller writing in his introduction to 25 Years of Ed Tech about the “historical amnesia of Ed Tech” (2020), something that is echoed by Watters in her blog post (2014). With this in mind, I was struck by Frances Bell, a […]
Social Media and Blogging
Societal Relevance of Ed Tech (Chapters 9-18 of 25 Years of Ed Tech) Media, in general, is a medium of consumption and, while there are aspects of it that I do enjoy (connecting with friends on Facebook), it seems that the Social Media climate has become extremely explosive of late, Twitter especially. Aspects of trolling, […]
The “First Few Years” of EdTech? (1994-2001)
Initial Thoughts on Chapters 1-8 of 25 Years of Ed Tech It’s been really interesting reading Weller’s 25 Years of Ed Tech. While I shared many of the earlier experiences (BBS, IRC and AOL’s horrible experience (and their “coasters“), teaching myself HTML in ’95-’96, using Encarta and watching it’s replacement by Wikipedia) some of these […]
Thoughts on Open Education and Open Education Resources
Reflections on Clint Lalonde’s Virtual Symposium Presentation Having blogged about it before for LRNT521, it was good to watch Clint Lalonde’s talk on Open Education and Open Educational Resources. I know that it is one thing I have enjoyed about this particular program, the openness of the resources. (Not least of which not having to […]
Journaling about Onions and Elephants
Reflections on George Veletsianos’ Q&A In reviewing the Q&A session with George Veletsianos, a number of things stood out to me, namely how to keep and use a journal regarding the research, as well as how to tie existing research to your area of interest. With regard to the first item, I’ve already been using […]
Reflections on Assignment 2
Creating an eLearning Group Project One thing that I have really enjoyed with this latest class, LRNT522 Introduction to Research: Critical Reading and Writing, was working with fellow students on Assignment 2 to review theoretical frameworks. The assignment included creating an annotated bibliography and a presentation regarding three learning theories, our assigned theories being Adult […]