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Investigating the Impact of Learning on Learners

The learning innovation I decided to explore is virtual reality (VR) in education. I have become fascinated by VR and hope to find ways to incorporate the technology into my own practice in the future. Virtual reality is a technology… Continue Reading →

Unit 1 – Activity 2: Selecting Design Models

Although I have been a professor in post-secondary education for over 8 years, Instructional Design (ID) is a new concept to me. However, in reading some of the literature on ID, I realize that I have incorporated various aspects of… Continue Reading →

Speculative Futures Essay

The COVID-19 pandemic forced approximately 85% of students to shift to online learning in 2020 (Selwyn, 2021). There is some speculation as to whether online learning is the most beneficial approach to teaching and learning for the environment. Online learning… Continue Reading →

Activity 7: Exploring Possible Futures

Online Learning and the Environment The COVID-19 pandemic forced approximately 85% of students to shift to online learning (Selwyn, 2021). Although it is acknowledged that online learning has positive influences on the environment, it also comes with many negative factors… Continue Reading →

Activity 5: Pinpoint the Media Debate in Current Events

Giulia Di Giovanni & Jess Sirois Article 1: Virtual Reality Can Support And Enhance Environmental Education Summary In their article, Jerowsky and Borda explain how the effective use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) can support and improve… Continue Reading →

LRNT523 – Assignment 1: People in the Field

Helen Beetham When searching for an individual who has contributed to the education technology field, it was important to me to find a woman. Women are underrepresented in educational research, and seeing that representation is significant as a woman. I… Continue Reading →

Reflecting on 25 Years of Ed Tech (2002-2011)

After reading the second third of 25 Years in Ed Tech (Weller, 2020), I see blogging as having the most relevance in my education. Although blogging has been around since 2003, my first experience with it was recent as a… Continue Reading →

Reflecting on 25 Years of Ed Tech (1994-2001)

After reading the first third of 25 Years of Ed Tech (Weller, 2020), I was surprised that the web was relevant in education in 1995. Even more shocking was that HTML coding was also emerging at the time. In high school in… Continue Reading →

George Veletsianos’ Audiocasts on Research

After listening to George Veletsianos’ audiocasts answering our questions regarding research, I am excited to learn more about their experiences in our upcoming course. A few of Veletsianos’ answers stood out to me:  “How do we affect change at a… Continue Reading →

What Makes a Good Research Question?

QUESTION MUST BE CLEAR AND CONCISE “Research question is clearly and precisely stated, as a well as being eminently researchable” (Andrews, 2003, p. 28). IDENTIFY THE VARIABLES Identifying the variables can be beneficial in shaping the research question. References Andrews,… Continue Reading →

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