Plotting the Course: Mapping My Professional Learning Flight Path Introduction As an aspiring instructional designer with a background in K-12 education and a strong interest in blended and digital learning, I am enrolled in ETEC 524 with a desire to deepen my theoretical understanding and practical design skills for creating…
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The “ISTE Standards for Educators” provides a framework that outlines the knowledge, skills, and practices educators need to effectively teach and support student learning in technology-rich environments. These standards encourage educators to continually improve their professional learning, lead and advocate for equitable access to technology, foster safe and ethical digital…
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Rubrics can be excellent assessment tools for educators. Rubrics can clearly, easily, and quickly indicate achievement across various elements of student work. It can be used for marking assignments or participation on any type of student work. Here are some helpful resources to get you started: University of Waterloo –…
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Link to video presentation (opens in YouTube) Link to demo of Plan, Prep, Perform (built with Claude.ai) ETEC 565 – Final Project
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( Sara’s original post can be found here ) I really enjoyed reading Sara’s reflection for Task 6: *An Emoji Story*. I’m fairly sure she was summarizing the CBC show *Schitt’s Creek*, the hilarious Canadian sitcom. Coincidentally, I started rewatching the series again tonight – it is becoming a holiday…
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(BL’s original post can be found here) BL’s mode-bending assignment is such an insightful example of how meaning totally shifts when you move from one mode to another. I really appreciated how BL didn’t simply translate their “What’s in your bag/phone” task into another form, but instead reconsidered the purpose…
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(James’ original post can be found here) I really enjoyed reading James’ post for Task 3 – Voice to Text. I didn’t do this task as part of my assignments so I was curious to see what the task was about and how others approached it. I also have not…
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Describing Communication Technologies Below is my final project for ETEC 540 and describing communication technologies. I chose to follow the evolution of the letter “A” through time and how the evolution of a single letter has impacted our culture, education, and literacy. Click the image below to begin the presentation…
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For this assignment, I reflected on Boroditsky’s (2017) talk, the power of language in our society, and how I use language in my part-time role as a high school volleyball coach. As a monolingual speaker, I don’t have multiple languages to draw examples from, so I turned to…
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** Adrianne’s original post can be found here: https://blogs.ubc.ca/akraft/2025/11/16/text-to-image/ For this linking assignment, I reflected on Adrianne’s post and their “Studio Ghibli-style” text to image prompt. Adrianne used the prompt in Microsoft Copilot: “Create an image of an inclusive makerspace in studio Ghibli style.” The resulting image was surprisingly…
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