NOTE: The use of ‘learnt’ is meant to be ironic and enhance the message of the video. In ESCI 302: Environmental Education, we were asked to create a Manifesto based off of an environmental issue we are passionate about. For my Manifesto, I chose to discuss the injustice of poor water quality on First Nations Reserves in Canada. My Manifesto is inspired by Vice Canada’s documentary on the Shoal Lake 40 water crisis.
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For my learning project I decided to try to learn how to bake. I never really liked baking because I would usually get stressed out if what I made did not come out perfect. However, after giving it a shot over the past few weeks I have learnt to like it. Week One In the first week, my goal was to accurately gage where my baking skills were at. So, I decided to bake something with an experienced baker, and…
This Spring, my EDTC 300 class was one of the most challenging classes I have taken in University so far. It was not challenging like a typical University class is, but it was challenging in the way it changed my perspective of technology. In this class, I was pushed out of my comfort zone and forced to face my fear of Social Media and online strangers. I was re-introduced to Social Media in a professional manner and was able to…
The internet is an interesting place where we compile unfiltered information and discuss this information to no end. I was first introduced to the internet in first grade. My teacher had rented the single cart of MacBooks the school had and sent us to exploring the internet. She wrote a link on the white board to type into the search bar, and I was completely lost. As I grew older, computers and the internet became a larger part of my…
The world is in a state of constant digitization, and with that comes many changes. We refer to the modern age as the digital age, a age in which we live in a virtual world. In the past, when we move from one age to another, new jobs arise. Similar to the industrial age, new types of professions arise as technology advances. As technology continues to advance in the modern age, it is expected that Computer Programmers/Scientists will be in…
So, you met someone new and you really liked them. You thought, “I could be friends with this person.”, and when you go home you look them up on social media. From doing so, you are able to discover their hobbies, work experience, family members, and political views. By doing this, you are cyber sleuthing, whether you know it or not. In the digital age, it is normal for people to feel as if they have instant access to information….
Educators are asked to fill a very large role in society. They are expected to be leaders, caring, diplomatic, and intelligent. However, there are also unspoken expectations as well. Teachers are expected to please many people simultaneously, despite what they think is best. Teachers often live in fear of backlash from their communities for advocating social justice. However, I believe that teachers have a responsibility to be advocates of social change. Active Citizenship in Digital Spaces as a Teacher Teachers…
This week I decided to document my learning project by video taping it. I knew that to do this I would need to find a video editing website or app, so, I searched on google “Best free video editing apps”. After a bit of trial and error I came across Adobe Premiere Rush. Getting Started My first task was to decide what I wanted to bake and video tape myself baking it. I decided that I wanted to try making…
Clean Water Access in Canada for Indigenous Communities I knew that some Indigenous communities did not have access to clean water and other basic necessities that other Canadians do not consider to be a luxury. However, I did not know that Indigenous communities as far south as Shoal Lake 40 experienced this injustice as well. Prior to watching Vice Canada’s video on the waterless communities in Canada, I assumed that only far northern communities experienced this. I found Vice Canada’s video to be shocking…