Posted in ETEC 511 on Nov 4th, 2009 No Comments »
The challenge for me has always been writing directly onto the computer screen in a timely manner as opposed to scribbling ideas in a notebook and transferring them all over at a later date. I suppose it’s the fear of ‘going live’ that keeps me pen and paper bound. Convenience would also be another excuse. […]
Posted in ETEC 511 on Oct 18th, 2009 No Comments »
Along the path of understanding educational technology, we were asked to write our philosophy of educational technology and create a framework demonstrating this philosophy. Please find these documents below. A Brief Philosophy of Educational Technology Framework Framework Simplified
Posted in ETEC 511 on Sep 14th, 2009 No Comments »
I think the most fun thing I learned to do in the MET program was create a digital story using a free Internet program called Photo Peach. This assignment taught me how to create beyond mere text which was difficult for me since I’m a writer who loves the written word. Secondly, I had to […]
Posted in ETEC 511 on Sep 14th, 2009 1 Comment »
Hello everyone! I’m back to blogging again after a short August break from classes. My new class is ETEC 511 which outlines the foundations of Educational Technology. Already I’ve discovered that the field I’m in is not as clear cut as I once thought because the field seems to change as new technology and new ideas […]
Posted in ETEC 565 on Aug 1st, 2009 No Comments »
In wrapping up my portfolio development, I realize the pride I feel in having created a Moodle course and a weblog. Looking back, I might have run if I’d known how much work it would take in such a short time. However, I plodded along with a great team of classmates who were interesting, knowledgeable, […]
Posted in ETEC 565 on Aug 1st, 2009 No Comments »
The first task in using multimedia in my learning management system was to define multimedia. According to Siemans (2003), media formats include video, audio, text, visuals, software, collaborative, integrated and liveF2F. As a writer, my favourite type of media is text. I can engage, create, communicate and collaborate with simple words on a page. […]