This week I decided to look into using Trello. We had talked about this app in class and I was intrigued because I am always looking at ways to schedule myself or groups more efficiently. At first Trello looked like Padlet, which I was using frequently in the summer for work. I used Padlet to Read more about Fourth Week Reflection[…]
This week I spent more time in the world of Minecraft but with a few changes. The first session I played I had to cut a bit short because I was overcome by nausea and dizziness. I originally attributed the feelings to the large amount of ice cream I had eaten while I was playing Read more about A Minecraft post for people sensitive to motion sickness[…]
This week we took a break from a typical class and had guest speaker Jesse Miller join us. Their presentation was about social media in education, and safety concerts around that. Miller was also speaking to broader digital identity, rights, and literacy among students and school staff members. It was a great presentation partially because Read more about Third week reflection[…]
I describe myself as an opportunistic gamer. If the game is in front of me and easy to play I’ll try it out, but my completion rates are abysmal. It isn’t that I have no interest in finishing a game from start to finish, it’s just that I can never find the time to finish Read more about Starting my free inquiry project[…]
I know it is only the second week of this course, and third week for some other courses, but I have to say that I am already finding due dates to be an issue for me. I suppose it is more about the amount of assignments and keeping track of which is due when, or Read more about Second week reflection[…]
Now it was time to set up my WordPress website/blog. I signed up for a blog through opened.ca, following the instructions from the 336 course website. It was pretty straightforward and I think the longest time sink was waiting for the confirmation email. That being said, I read all the steps once before even starting Read more about Setting up my Blog[…]
I had no idea what to expect from EDCI 336 when I saw it in the list of fall courses for the second year of the BEd program. I was able to read through the 336 course syllabus before the first class and that gave me some direction but I was still a little unsure Read more about First Class Reflection[…]
Hi, I am Carla and I am currently attending UVic’s Bachelor of Education program. This blog will be exploring my experiences in class and on a free inquiry project where I will be playing and bungling my way through Minecraft for the first time. In my free time, I like to play both tabletop and Read more about A little bit about me to start things off[…]