Diversions
I thought that it would be interesting to track some of the other things going on in my life as I progress through this course. This is my last MET course (10 of 10) and I plan to graduate at the UBC Vancouver campus in May this year.
This page is organized by week and the activities are labeled: Work, Life and MET. As I am an avid cross country skier, most of my “Life” information is about skiing. I have set a goal this season to ski 1,000 kilometres, which is roughly the driving distance from Calgary to Vancouver. So I plan to ski to my convocation or congregation as UBC calls it by applying my weekly ski distance to the route! I started skiing on November 11 when I left Calgary, crossed the border into BC on December 24 and when the course started on January 2, I was already at the Rogers Pass. Each week shows my progress.
An interesting side note, I did all of this skiing on a pair of racing skis that I purchased second hand from former Canadian National Cross Country ski team member and Olympian Gord Jewett. Gord skied for Canada in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver where he finished 52 in the 15 kilometre free style race. Gord’s best World Cup finish was 17th in the team sprint in Canmore AB in 2005 and his best Nordic World Nordic Ski Championship finish of 37th was in 2005 in Oberstdorf, Germany in 2005. These skis have a 2005 Nordic World Nordic Ski Championship stamp on them, so they may have been the skis that Gord did his 37th finish on! Thanks Gord for selling them to me.
Week of April 7- 13, 2013
Work: SGO’s, new course reviews, learning design task team, Management Team Meeting – annual course outline review, office pack and move
MET: Done!
Life: No skiing, no MET, put feet up and relax
Ski Location: April 13 – Chan Centre, UBC!
Week of March 31 – April 6, 2013
Work: 4 -day work week, SAIT Graduate Outcome’s, new course reviews, Energy Asset Management program service courses,
MET: Emerging Genres – module C, lesson 3: Knowledge Representation and Information Visualization: postings, course wrap-up, complete e-folio
Life: End Easter weekend – Easter Monday, Diner Theater, hot wax skis for summer, get out the bike
Ski Location: April 6 – Skiing is over, time to summer wax the skis. Take the bus the last 50km to the Chan Centre!
Week of March 24-30, 2013
Work: 4 -day work week, SAIT Graduate Outcome’s, Management Team Meeting – AMG program update , new course reviews, Energy Asset Management program service courses, Curriculum Coordinator Community of Practice
MET: Emerging Genres – module C, lesson 3: Knowledge Representation and Information Visualization: readings, activities, e-polio clean-up
Life: Start Easter Weekend – Good Friday, Cold/Flue, no skiing, short walks only 🙁 , start more tomatoes, transplant tomatoes
Ski Location: March 30: Stuck in Fort Langley, 926 km
Week of March 17-23, 2013
Work: SAIT Graduate Outcome’s, new course reviews, meet new President, Goodbye to Rob and Janet, new Project Manager, Lecture capture demos
MET: Emerging Genres – module C, lesson 2: Knowledge Diffusion for STEM: readings, activities, postings
Ski Location: March 23: Fort Langley, 926 km
Week of March 10-16, 2013
Work: SAIT Graduate Outcome’s, Management Team Meeting – D2L audit process, new course reviews, course audits, lunch for Ise, school restructuring
MET: Emerging Genres – module C, lesson 1: Embodiment: readings, activities, Guest speaker
Life: Ski CNC 23 km, watch Rocky Mnt. Ski Challenge, started broccoli, lettuce, transplanted tomatoes
Ski Location: March 16: Rosedale (just east of Chilliwack), 857 km
Week of March 3-9, 2013
Work: Course prototype reviews, SAIT Graduate Outcome communication plan, change management meeting, AB budget – cut post secondary funding by 7%: ouch!
MET: Module B TELE synthesis posting, module B meritorious post, start module C
Life: Ski Confederation Park, CNC, PLPP – 77 kilometres
Ski Location: March 9 – just west of Hope, entering the Fraser Valley, 834 km
Week of February 25 – March 2, 2013
Work: Course prototype reviews, Management Team Meeting – AIM program update, Curriculum Coordinator Community of Practice, D2L master reviews
MET: Chemland TELE: readings, Chemland projects, postings and e-folio
Life: Started more tomatoes and lettuce, Stadium centre open house, no skiing this weekend 🙁 – warm and melting Saturday and snowstorm Sunday – 15 cm snow, shoveled 3 times, walks instead.
Ski Location: March 2 – stuck on the Coquilhalla in a rain/snow storm! 757 km.
Week of February 18 – 24, 2013
Work: SAIT Graduate Outcomes, course prototype reviews, flex day
MET: My World TELE: readings, My World projects, postings and e-folio, Mid point in course
Life: Family Day, 3 day work week!, skiing CNC – 60 km ski, Ribbon creek, 83 km total, Oppose development 2 doors east
Ski Location: Feb 24- on the Coquihalla, south of Merritt, 757 km.
Week of February 11 – 17, 2013
Work: 2013-14 DSP Presentations at Deans’ Council, Winter Social, learning design reviews, course prototype review, Management Team Meeting
MET: WISE TELE: readings, WISE projects, postings and e-folio
Life: Started tomatoes, Skiing CNC and PLPP, 100 km weekend – 3 days
Ski Location: Feb 17 – on the Coquihalla, south of Kamloops, 651 km.
Week of February 4 – 10, 2013
Work: Complete level 1,2,3 curriculum changes, learning design reviews, Open House, Curriculum Council
MET: Jasper project: readings, videos, postings and e-folio
Life: Skiing Canmore Nordic Centre: 24 km, 3 hr, Cascade Valley: 31.5 km, 4 hr
Ski Location: Feb 10 – Chase, 574 km.
Week of January 28 – February 3, 2013
Work: Submitted DSP’s, monitor curriculum changes, joined SAIT Graduate Outcomes working group, Management Team Meeting – Emerging Technologies course overview
MET: Framing Issues paper, start module 2
Life: 85th Birthday party, no skiing ):
Ski Location: Feb 3 – stuck in Salmon Arm, 518 km.
Week of January 21-27, 2013
Work: Monitor projects, curriculum change and Decision Support Package development progress
MET: Meritorious post, decided topic for assignment 1, posted reflective writing for issue, started issue research
Life: Dentist – cleaning and exam, Friday off, eye exam, ski Ribbon Creek and Canmore Nordic Centre – 81 km, 9.5 hr
Ski Location: Jan 27 – Salmon Arm, 518 km
Week of January 14-20, 2013
Work: Legal Assistant (LA) Project Kickoff meeting, LA DSP draft, AIM and LA PAPRS, Management Team Meeting -SB Curriculum MOTAY
MET: Worked on e-folio, at home interviews, posted interview abstract with analysis
Life: X-C skied Baker Cr and Pipestone Trails near Lake Louise AB, 37 km, 5.5 hr
Ski Location: Jan 20 – Three Valley Gap, 437 km.
Week of January 7-13, 2013
Work: AIM Project kickoff meeting, approved curriculum changes, 2013-14 AIM DSP drafts, Curriculum Council
MET: Conceptional challenges, unpacking assumptions, started e-folio blog, started assign 1, started to get my head around assign 2
Life: X-C skied Confed. Park, 10 km, 1.5 hr, Ribbon Creek area, 19 km, 3.5 hr
Ski Location: Jan 13 – Revelstoke, 400 km.
Week of January 2-6, 2013: short week
Work: Back to work after Xmas break
MET: Start course, Intro, Auto e-ography
Life: X-C skied Ribbon Creek area, 22 km, 3.5 hr. Started herbs
Ski Location: Jan 2 at Rogers Pass, Jan 6 heading down towards Revelstoke, 371 km.
December 15, 2012
Ski Location: East of Lake Louise, AB, 170 km
December 2, 2012
Ski location: Canmore, AB, 107 km
November 15, 2012
Ski location: Jumping Pound Creek, AB, 41 km
November 1, 2012
Ski Location: Calgary, AB, 0 km
Skis on, facing west and ready to go!
