Author Archives: Dave Horn

An Ideal Technology Enhanced Learning Experience

An ideal technology-enhanced learning experience follows a constructivist pedagogy, which provides authentic learning opportunities and assessments for the learners. From the outset, technology is integral to the program so that there is a natural inclusion and progression of development. As … Continue reading

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Defining Technology for 21st Century Learning

The definition and concept of technology has changed numerous times as humanity passed through the different ages and levels of intellectual understanding. Until fairly recently "technology" would have conjured images of machinery and tools, intended to make work and life … Continue reading

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Reflecting on Interviews

A Focus and Commonalities As one of my tasks at work is to build teacher capacity with technology, I was interested in how teachers would envision using technology, and further developing their skills. Interestingly, as I read through the keywords … Continue reading

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The Good, The Bad, and The Technology

Technology has essentially become a ubiquitous feature of daily life and its place in education is no different. However, just because it is there does not make it a de facto enhancement to learning, as well, not all media are … Continue reading

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Auto-e-ography

Not too long I was downloading a movie from the growingly monopolistic iTunes and becoming increasingly annoyed with how long the process was taking.  What was this nonsense, 20 minutes, are you kidding me? A quick inspection of my connection … Continue reading

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At the beginning, again!

One of the great things about learning is that it never actually stops, sure it’s possible to develop a perceived mastery of a subject, but really all one has to do is wait a couple of years and new stuff … Continue reading

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