Final Class reflection For our last class we discussed games in education and did a bit of a wrap up for the course. I was especially interested in the topic today because it ties in so closely to my free inquiry. I was actually inspired to play Minecraft for my inquiry because it Read more about EDCI 336 Final Class[…]
This week in class we talked about blended, online, and multi-access learning environments. Last March when classes went online I was very concerned about being able to maintain focus in a distance education environment. I have been in a distance ed situation before and was extremely frustrated by it the first time, but I am Read more about Week 11: Distributed Learning Discussion Blog Post[…]
The end of term one is fast approaching and everyday is both stressful and exciting. Thankfully I have been able to fit in my music practice however, the clam and relaxing sessions I have been enjoying since the midterm have become more stressful as the end of term approaches. I am keenly aware of the Read more about The stress is building up once again[…]
This class we spent some time in groups exploring different resources for bringing coding into the classroom. I liked the mix of lecture and group activity used today as it gave me information and then time to try out different apps or services. I started off in a group looking at codemonkey, which is a Read more about Class reflection[…]
Every time I start playing this game I sit down, and I think “Okay, what am I doing again?”. Maybe if I were playing on a more regular basis it would be easier to progress and look up more information that would help my game play, but time is a hot commodity for me during Read more about Exploring and gettin’ lost[…]
For this week’s class, a large amount of class time was spent in discussion groups. The groups were created using topic suggestions from students and then a vote to see which 5 subjects had the most interest. We were encouraged to change rooms and get involved in the conversation which was a bit awkward because Read more about Seventh week reflection[…]
Fifth week reflection and Minecraft update There was no class in week five because of the long weekend so I took this time to start exploring some streaming software. I have been involved with the charity Extra Life for the past few years by helping my partner set up their in the person event. Read more about Fifth week reflection and Minecraft update[…]
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 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[…]
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[…]