The whole idea of Open Education(OE) and Open Education Resources (OERs) remains very new to me and I didn’t know much about them up until our last class which was centred around them. After completing last week’s blog post discussing OE and OERs I feel that I have a bit more of an understanding about them and how they could benefit the educational world. The Nova Southeastern University outlines OERs to be “are teaching, learning and research materials in any…
Up until last week’s class, I was not very familiar with Open Education (OE) or Open Education Resources (OER). I had heard the term before, but never really took the time to understand what they actually encompassed. Thank you to Gillian and Leigh for sharing some resources. I was struggling a bit with this whole concept! From the article Leigh shared, PK-12 OER: Key Benefits and Sustainable Implementation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation (2015)outlined that open educational resources…
Can online social media activism be meaningful and worthwhile? I have a difficult time answering this question – I often find myself questioning the motives of those who are participating as an online activist. I think social media activism can be somewhat meaningful and worthwhile, but it has lost a lot of its luster, due to the fact that everyone and their dog seems to consider themselves one. While doing some research into online activism for this post, I came…
Howdy ECI 831! My wife hit 30 weeks on Saturday and we are getting very excited and anxious to meet our little monster! I cannot believe how fast it has gone since finding out I was going to be a dad in mid April. We are starting to slowly acquire the baby items that we will need immediately and the baby room set up is almost in full swing, we are still decluttering/purging, but we have a solid plan in…
Aloha Everyone! How have things been going?! Currently, we just (Oct.2) entered into the 3rd and final trimester and things are getting real, real fast! We are starting to get more excited (and anxious) each day! We have been feeling the crunch with our stress levels, to do lists and credit card statements. This weekend our house got a good thorough cleanout, and we are trying to get small odd jobs around the house, yard, and garage done while we…
Although I am a frequent user of social media apps like Facebook, SnapChat, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, I remain a social media looker rather than a poster. As mentioned in Week 2 blog post, I rarely post on these platforms in my personal or professional lives. This is out of fear based on how I could be portrayed, the fear of offending someone, or fear of misrepresenting my employer and landing myself in hot water; it’s just easier in my…
When I was mulling over what new skill I have been eagerly wanting to learn but haven’t had the time, or the drive to do, I was drawing a complete blank! I quickly realized that I would be learning one of the biggest and most important skills I have ever had to learn (whether I was ready or not) over the next 9 months; becoming a parent! Back in April, my wife and I got the exciting news that our…
As far back as I can recall, there was not as much social media available or if there was, I was not a user of it until I was 15 or 16 when MSN messenger was the app of choice. Where the big exciting thing would be to get emails or account information to be able to add friends from school, sports camp, etc. with the hope of staying in touch and being social. Fast forward to grade 10 (2003),…