Author Angela

LRNT524 Activity 2 This activity begins by considering three questions: 1. What are some things to consider when selecting a design model? 2. How do you make design decisions? What role do design models and innovation play in this process?… Continue Reading →

Education is not neutral but it perpetuates the illusion of neutrality. It is this illusory capacity of education that has allowed various interests to manipulate its discourse to their ends. The danger lies in the power of the illusion, because… Continue Reading →

By 2030, the equity policies of the early 2020s became entrenched in educational policy. COVID was the catalyst that proved change was possible and it positioned technology as the tool to make this change happen. COVID allowed for educational think… Continue Reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

It is a curious endeavour, listening to experts share understandings. A requisite to this listening is open-mindedness undoubtedly, but it is also a matter of reciprocity. If I am able to absorb the content shared with me and recognize its… Continue Reading →