It started from a post in a course discussion forum when someone mentioned the book Who Moved My Cheese. So off I go to read and review the Wikipedia entry to learn more. I was struck by the notion of change being a constant. It linked to a quote I’d heard that the only thing you
I’ve been thinking and doing some reading about assessment and feedback, particularly in light of the ‘disposable assignment’ conversation. If you haven’t read anything on this topic, I’d suggest David Wiley’s Open Pedagogy and Michael Paskevicius’ Killing the Disposable Assignment as a starting point. I’ve been contemplating just what a disposable assignment entails, looks like, or
I’m reflecting on teaching and learning and why this work is worth doing. What keeps me coming back? What makes it all worth the effort? This reflection is partly a post-TESS18 curation, but more a reframing of what this means for my own teaching. At the end of every day, I should be able to
In teaching and course design, whether it’s for face to face or online learning, there’s a need to plan the learning to accommodate and engage every student. While we often don’t know who those students are before the course is set up, there are many things we can do to ensure student success. There’s a
This past week has been been a challenging one. At times I didn’t know if I was up or down. These two words FLEXIBLE and ORGANIZED are ringing true for my work as an educator, and for my students in their work as learners and teachers. These two concepts really go together well in teaching
I’m excited about presenting at the first ever Digital Citizenship Summit in Canada. It’s being held in Toronto with a number of well known speakers and thinkers in the K-20+ digital citizenship spaces and places. We’re all coming together to have conversations about challenging topics in these days of fake news and fact checking. So
It’s a tough job giving and receiving feedback. I’ve written about feedback before [Feedback Please] but I’m looking at it somewhat differently now. I understand the power and potential of feedback to achieve learning goals. In my mind, I know that feedback is important. What I’m realizing now, more than ever, is the emotional reaction
I recently co-presented a webinar session for eCampus Ontario, along with Jessica O’Reilly and Laura Killam from Cambrian College. This session, Open Media: Using audio and video as part of open teaching practice is worth a peek when you have some time. This session provides tips, links, and research resources to convince you to try
I’m talking to my students THROUGH, not TO, my screen. Read my previous post [9×1=Outside In = Inside Out] to see where this comes from since I’m borrowing this idea from others. It’s important for me to see the students on the other side of the screen, even when I teach the class in a
My first reflection for the 9x9x25 blogging challenge is a reflection of ‘what just happened in class this week’. It’s a Friday thing to do! Part of my usual routine is to reflect back over the classes I’ve taught this week, consider the highlights and those moments that may not have gone so well. When
