The Efficacy of Collaboration in the 21st Century Learning Environment Gary Soles, Deirdre Houghton, & Andrew Vogelsang Department of Curriculum and Instruction in Educational Technology, University of Victoria EDCI 565: Curriculum Studies Dr. Valerie Irvine 28 July 2020 Introduction &… Continue Reading →
The three resources below are the collaboration tools the FSJSS group decided to focus on as they were an important part of our teaching amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Resource 1: Google Slides Rationale: With the onset of Covid-19, many teachers… Continue Reading →
The Efficacy of Place-Based Learning in Curriculum Gary Soles Department of Curriculum and Instruction in Educational Technology, University of Victoria EDCI 532: Curriculum Studies Dr. James Nahachewsky 17 July 2020 … Continue Reading →
Introduction On 14 July 2020 we had a fantastic presentation in EDCI 565 regarding accessibility in education (specifically looking at accessibility in digital formats, including websites, communication tools, and writing editing / reading software) by Kim Ashbourne who’s twitter feed… Continue Reading →
(Building my future family home) My Curriculum Metaphor To me curriculum is building a home to strengthen and support my students while they are in my care. There is little I have done in my life that is more… Continue Reading →
Introduction The Covid-19 Pandemic of 2020 has upended our education system and has forced us to rethink curriculum delivery by utilizing modern technologies, to effectively support students learning. At the same time, this needs to be done while keeping one… Continue Reading →
Egan, in his article What is Curriculum, initially describes Curriculum as a limited amount of information to be taught, such as would be in a container. As time has progressed, however, the what aspect of curriculum has begun to include… Continue Reading →
Preamble Modern education is more than just the regurgitation of facts. It seeks to entice students to be curious; to seek knowledge and expand upon their learning. This process’s ultimate goal is to provide students with a plethora of transferable… Continue Reading →
Preamble I have only been facilitating education as a teacher for the last decade or so, but for the first time since the start of my career, I find myself locked out of the school. Although a necessity in this… Continue Reading →