Category: EC&I 832

Well here we are! We’ve reached the end of the term, and the end of our course, but my journey into EdTech is only just beginning. Be on the lookout for the final portions of my Major Project, but until then please enjoy this brief summary of my biggest...

Let me just start off by saying that I wasn’t really expecting a big impact from VR. It seemed interesting, but interesting in the way Smartboards were interesting when I was a student. I was there in the initial smartboard movement from grades 6-8 and in those three years...

I put off writing this blog post because it’s very difficult for me to connect with the concept of instilling lifelong learning. I barely interact with the university students I help make classes for. I’m more focused on ensuring they’re learning the content specific to the course they’re taking....

The current hot topic in the world of online classes is cheating. More specifically, cheating using AI. Seeing as how this week we were discussing the ethical implications of incorporating technology into the classroom I felt this was the perfect opportunity to talk more about this topic and really...

Do you ever come up with something so tremendously awful you feel obligated to include it? Enough about my blog title, let’s get into the meat and potatoes of this thing. As a self proclaimed nerd I spent a lot of time in my youth online, and so fake...

I remember the first time I was able to vote was in the 2015 National election. I had never paid much attention to the news. I didn’t care to seek out information about the parties, but I knew it was my duty as a Canadian citizen to cast a...

If you’ve read any of my other posts I’m probably starting to sound like a broken record, but I always feel it’s important for me to clarify that I’m not a teacher. I work at the U of R, and in fact I don’t think I’ve ever even seen...

One of the reasons I wanted to be one of the content leaders for this week is because digital identity is such a broad topic. I spent the first few days of my research just trying to figure out which aspect I wanted to focus on. One of the...

Is it possible for something to be both sarcastic, and genuine at the same time? That’s how the title of this blog feels to me. Having just finished watching the Mo Gawdat podcast episode I am at a loss for words. I’ve yet to do a deep dive into...

I have taken one EdTech class already and so I’ve heard the concept of digital citizenship thrown around a handful of times. In fact I’m positive I personally used it a few times as well. I thought I had a good understanding of what digital citizenship is, but after...