Summary of Learning

It took me longer than I would like to admit, but it is done! A huge thank you to everyone for the semester, and I wish you all the best in your future courses. Happy (almost) holidays! **This was all put together with the help of Canva! Super fun...
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Major Project Summary

When I chose 3D printing for my major learning project, I thought it would be a fun, albeit slightly nerdy hobby to explore. I had no idea how much learning, troubleshooting, and patience it would actually require! But I also underestimated how satisfying it would be to watch an...
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M.P. Update #8: The Perfect Combination

I’ve been continuing to work on my multi-plate 3D print from my last post, and this week has been really enjoyable. In terms of this project, anyway. I was sick, and then went back just in time to enjoy our second round of parent-teacher interviews, which was not so...
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Contribution to Learning

I always struggle with this part of online courses. I don’t mind posting, I love reading about what other people are doing, but I find it hard to a: post just for the sake of posting, and b: to really see how we are learning from one another without...
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M.P. Update #7: Up the Ante

Ok. I had intended to have this print all done and put together and ready for this week’s post, but it’s going to be split into two parts, but I massively underestimated the time that would go into this one, and the amount of issues I would run into. And...
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Lightening the Load

This opportunity actually couldn’t have been more timely. After our guest speaker, Alec Couros (who is an amazing prof, by the way), gave us an overview of some AI tools, I was trying to figure out what I wanted to try, without adding too much to the already overloaded...
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M.P. Update #6: Working on Finesse and Finish

I’m playing catch up a little bit here, and currently working on printing pieces for my next post, so bear with me. These are my latest prints. Latest completed prints. And yes, there is also the “speak no evil” baby dragon, but he was being admired by one of...
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Mix and Remix

I think one of the first pieces of advice I got when I decided to go into teaching was “don’t re-invent the wheel”. And I have given that same advice, and heard others saying the same thing, so many times it’s not even funny anymore. But of course we...
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M.P. Update #5: A Necessary Pause

This week wasn’t about the glitz and glam of 3D printing, but rather the very necessary steps needed to maintain the 3D printer, in order to continue the production of the marvels. I got a notification that it was time to perform some maintenance, and I didn’t even try...
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How Not to be a Resource Dragon: Teaching and the Culture of Sharing

We were lucky enough to have a guest speaker this last week: Alan Levine, who is a/the Director of Community Engagement for Open Education Global (OEGlobal). There were so many highlights from his discussion, many around the idea of open access and open educational resources, but the thing that...
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