Firefighters are expected to understand a large library of knowledge and skills across several disciplines; however, not all firefighters enter into those disciplines with the same level of inherent knowledge or lived experience. This requires training to be accommodating for… Continue Reading →
I started my search for LRNT 523 Assignment 1 thinking I was looking for an educational technology researcher. That seemed straightforward enough. It wasn’t. The problem was not that I could not find anyone. The problem was that I could… Continue Reading →
Seymour Papert was a mathematician, computer scientist, and educational theorist whose work helped establish constructionism, a view that learning occurs through actively constructing knowledge and creating things that can be explored, tested, and revised (Papert & Harel, 1991). I selected… Continue Reading →
The fire service has enthusiastically adopted twenty-first-century learning management systems while frequently using them to deliver twentieth-century instruction. This has been one of my recurring frustrations with educational technology in the fire service and made Weller’s (2020) chapter on the… Continue Reading →
Educational Technology Didn’t Start in 1994: A Reflection on Weller’s 25 Years of Ed Tech Reading Weller’s 25 Years of Ed Tech made me wonder less about when educational technology began and more about what actually qualifies as EdTech. Weller… Continue Reading →
What If Aquinas Had AI? Reflections on Learning and the Weaponization of Shower Thoughts Learning has traditionally been presented as a structured process: read the chapter, attend the lecture, complete the assignment, demonstrate competency, and repeat until graduation. Such a… Continue Reading →
Introduction The process of cultivating a digital identity and presence within LRNT 521 required a reassessment of long-held assumptions about knowledge, contribution, and professional credibility. As a fire training officer with over 15 years of experience, alongside more than three… Continue Reading →
Abstract Entertainment media has a strange habit of appearing absurd right before becoming accurate. This explores how speculative entertainment has anticipated future technological and educational developments before institutions fully imagined or engineered them. Using the film Accepted and the television… Continue Reading →
The process of cultivating a digital identity and presence within LRNT 521 required a reassessment of long-held assumptions about knowledge, contribution, and professional credibility. As a fire training officer with over 15 years of experience, alongside more than three decades… Continue Reading →
Creating a visual map of my digital presence proved more challenging than anticipated. For nearly three decades, my digital engagement has been largely habitual and unexamined. Early tools such as Internet Explorer, WebCrawler, and Ask Jeeves contrast sharply with today’s… Continue Reading →