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month September 2021

People in the Field: Deb Chachra (edited – This is what I should have said)

As an Indigenous person, it was incredibly important for me to seek out a BIPOC member of the education community to lift up, and frankly to admire, even if ever so briefly in this fast-paced world. More importantly, however, it… Continue Reading →

The Great Media Debate

Co-Authored by: Alisha and Angela Perhaps the enduring quality of The Great Media Debate between Richard Clark and Robert Kozma lies in the tension between the romanticism of traditional learning and the techno-deterministic optimism surrounding digital media in education. How… Continue Reading →

People in the Field: Deb Chachra

I spent a fair amount of time searching before I found Deb Chachra, Professor of Engineering at Olin College, a small undergraduate university in Massachusetts, USA. I was instantly struck by her enthusiasm, inspired by her energy, and by her… Continue Reading →

A Reflection on Martin Weller’s 25 Years of Ed Tech (Part 2)

Part One: Is the ed tech Weller describes relevant to my work? In Chapter 11 of 25 Years of Ed Tech, entitled: 2004 Open Educational Research, Weller identifies impacts, possibilities, and limitations of Open Educational Resources (OER). One of the… Continue Reading →

A Reflection on Martin Weller’s 25 Years of Ed Tech (Part 1)

I had experienced the shift from in-person to virtual teaching when Covid-19 hit Ontario in 2020. As a middle school teacher (grades 7&8), I was relatively comfortable with the shift, but I knew I had a lot yet to learn,… Continue Reading →

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