elearning
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Redefining the Box
Just like Madonna, I’m reinventing myself again and taking a Graduate Certificate in Instructional Design through Royal Roads University. I’m in the last third of my teaching career but I don’t feel nearly done yet. At the same time I’ve been remote teaching since March 2020 and it just isn’t as satisfying as being face-to-face.…
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School libraries and eLearning: Answering the call for access and equity
Michelle Campbell and I presented at CONNECT 2018 in Niagara Falls this week. After some very encouraging conversations at Treasure Mountain Canada in October, we decided to take our ideas about the intersection of school libraries and eLearning success to the wider audience at this conference. CanConnect attracts some of the greatest education influencers in…
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The frontierland of secondary school eLearning: Conquering fear and fostering courage
This week I’m attending the inaugural CANeLearn symposium in Vancouver, BC. The session I’m presenting is a collaborative action research project that we had funded by the Ontario Teachers’ Federation. The session will show you the results so far of our action research project in improving student motivation. Through teaching strategies for increasing student curiosity,…
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Making face time
Just before I presented at my staff meeting this week, a colleague turned to me and said “Don’t you ever get nervous?” Well, of course I do but I have just coached myself to move past those nerves as fast as possible and to take those creative risks. The nerves are still there but I’ve…



