Bret McMann's Digital Learning Space

In collaboration with my colleagues Leona and Brianne we have come to the end of designing our blended online course. The experience of collaboration, peer reflection and self evaluation has been a success. The final goal, a finished product that is usable in our teaching whether it be in a typical face to face classroom, a blended classroom or strictly an online version. Through the use of Google Classroom as our LMS we believe that we have developed a course…

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A Reflection of the Review Process An experience in the peer review process. This past week Brianne, Leona and I had our course reviewed by our peers in EC&I 834. We all appreciated this experience as it provided us with valuable suggestions on how to improve our course as well as it gave us positive feedback about the work that we had already completed. Positive Feedback  Let’s start here. Thank-you to all of our reviewers that noted that our course…

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As we continue to plan our Course for Grade 8 – Cells and Systems, Brianne, Leona and myself are looking at ways in which we can implement online tools that will help increase the interactions between those involved in the course (students, teachers, parents, community members), creating and fostering a positive classroom community, albeit online. There are several different LMS and Online Tools that could be used within our course (Google Classroom, Google Sites, Forums, Edsby). However, we do want…

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Course Development Profile Design a blended online learning course was the task given to us this past week in EC&I 834. Select an LMS, collaborate and develop a blended online course with potential synchronous and asynchronous components. In collaboration with Brianne McFetridge and Leona Stephen, we have put together an overview of a grade 8 Science course in Cells and Structure. A. Course  – Life Science – Cells and Systems This course will follow the Saskatchewan Curriculum guidelines for the…

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