Yesterday I handed in my last assignments for my last course in my Master of Educational Technology degree through the University of British Columbia. While I won’t graduate until May, it marks the end of an era – just shy of six years I have been plucking away at courses through UBC, first with myContinue reading “What now, brown cow?”
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What NotebookLM Remediates (and other LLM tools too for that matter)
Imagined as a rousing political speech, with patriotic music slowly swelling in the background. Colleagues, I know many of you are excited about NotebookLM, especially that uncannily almost-human podcast feature. We upload our readings, videos, and professional documents, then receive instant synthesis supporting multimodality and differentiated instruction. But I want us to consider what’s happeningContinue reading “What NotebookLM Remediates (and other LLM tools too for that matter)”
Ursula Franklin and Prescriptive Technologies
An assignment in which I didn’t quite follow the instructions properly, but came away with a greater understanding because of it. This video was made with the help of Adobe Podcasts and additional images and text were added in CapCut. References Black, E. (2001). IBM and the Holocaust : The strategic alliance between Nazi GermanyContinue reading “Ursula Franklin and Prescriptive Technologies”
AI Essentials for Educators
Okay, so my video is a bit longer than 5 minutes, but I swear there’s a reason! My video tour is presented as a mock news segment with Artie Smarts, an animated robot newscaster. I went with this format to keep things conversational and fun while still walking through the project in detail, drawing onContinue reading “AI Essentials for Educators”
Assignment 2 – Part 2 – Reflection Time
I love a good digital story—that’s the teacher‑librarian in me. So when Part II called for one, I went big. I split the module into three chunks: a gentle, non‑academic primer on LLM limitations; Shannon Vallor’s short talk on AI as a mirror; a practical on‑ramp via a choose‑your‑own‑adventure (CYOA) story; and then some hands onContinue reading “Assignment 2 – Part 2 – Reflection Time”
Designing a Learning Environment
Hey readers! I’ve just finished my first stab at Assignment 2 in my Learning Technologies: Selection, Design, and Application course. It has been a learning experience full of ups and downs. But I see something of utility shaping up. You can get a login link to my course sandbox on our course Canvas page (sorryContinue reading “Designing a Learning Environment”
Learning Environment Analysis
The Learning Environment evaluation rubric was an interesting assignment for me, as I joined a group focused on post-secondary education, despite all of my teaching experience being at the middle and high school levels. Specifically choosing Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College (CMCC) as our organization provided an excellent opportunity to explore how technology could be leveragedContinue reading “Learning Environment Analysis”
But Can You Use It?
What is usability? Perhaps it is simpler to view usability through the lens of a stone age technology. The wheel proliferated because it is infinitely usable. To borrow from Issa and Isaias’ usability criteria (2015, p. 33), the wheel was easily understood and adopted across various cultures (learnability). It could be adapted for use inContinue reading “But Can You Use It?”
477- Technology as a global game-changer
When I first sat and pondered this week’s blog topic, I was reminded of the ‘charitable’ practice of donating used clothing. According to this 2018 CBC News article, 80–90 percent of clothing donated in Canada isn’t being resold here. Some is cut into rags, others ground down into upholstery filler, but the majority is packaged upContinue reading “477- Technology as a global game-changer”
477 – Just keep swimming, just keep swimming…
The internet is overwhelming. According to this Forbes article from May 2018, 2.5 quintillion bytes of data are produced every day. To use terms that you’re probably a bit more familiar with, that’s around two and a half million terrabytes of data. That’s 1 736 111 100 000 (one trillion seven hundred thirty-six billion one hundred and elevenContinue reading “477 – Just keep swimming, just keep swimming…”
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