Author Karen
My superhero origin story is the ostracism I felt from the school system. I have sat in so many classes thinking of all the different ways the teacher could be facilitating the learning to harness the knowledge and enthusiasm of… Continue Reading →
For an assignment in LRNT 524 I looked at Problem Based Learning (PBL) and Transformative Learning (TL) and how each of these models hold social action differently. Both models align with pragmatism philosophy and are branches of constructivism. Something I… Continue Reading →
The best learning experiences for me as learner and teacher have been those that relied on a community of practice approach. For example, as a teacher the ethics course I wrote about in a previous post Capturing the Unicorn was… Continue Reading →
I started teaching because a course needed coverage for a few classes when the regular instructor needed some time off. This snowballed into the next semester when I had three courses given to me with two days notice. There was… Continue Reading →
I have a colleague named Adam who can pull out the most interesting resources as we consider ideas. This past summer we were talking about design. We were sitting in our town, outside of a deli drinking coffee and talking… Continue Reading →
The final submission for my future of ed-tech assignment is in the link here: McMurray_Future of Edtech
So the final paper for LRNT 523 I have been working on predicts some of the changes my institution will navigate as mitigation strategies for climate crisis impacts become more prominent. One of the things I talk about in that… Continue Reading →
The themes I am working with in my upcoming speculative futures paper look at the predicted impacts to my rural post secondary institution as Canada takes steps to mitigate climate change. I consider myself a hopeful cynic. As this is… Continue Reading →
So the entire conversation about the drawbacks of the LMS as a solution for learning technology has got me thinking quite a bit about my own institution and program and choices we make in adopting certain technologies and not others…. Continue Reading →
Jessie Loyer is Cree-Métis and is part of the Michel First Nation. She works as an academic librarian at Mount Royal University on Blackfoot – Treaty Seven Territory in Calgary. One aspect of her work is researching how edtech and… Continue Reading →
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