What is the Golden Record? Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 were launched in 1977 and are currently the most distant human-made objects from Earth and the first to enter interstellar space. On board each Voyager is a Golden Record containing music, voice greetings, photos, as well as images etched onto…
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Your browser does not support the video tag. If the animation doesn’t appear to be working, follow this link Introduction Writing today is increasingly transmodal – a process where different media such as text, sound, and image interact to create new forms of meaning (Murphy, 1969, as cited in New…
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For Task 4, I selected the Potato Printing assignment, blending my love of crafts with coursework. I chose the word “IDEAS” as it reflects both what one could carry in a tote bag and what a sketchbook represents. Preparation Using supplies on hand, I gathered yellow and sweet potatoes, vintage…
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What’s in my bag? My bag is a snapshot of my life in one photo: Deodorant Snack Tissues Daytimer (with many stickers) Notebook (for coaching volleyball) Extra battery charger Gum Advil Airpods (in a cute Shiba Inu case) Pencil case with a pen, mechanical pencil, a multicoloured pen, a sharpie,…
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While discussing the viability of a one-to-one device program in classrooms, a classmate shared a video that was helpful for effective technology integration in the classroom. This video gives a brief overview of the PICRAT model for effective technology integration. Building off of the RAT model created by Hughes, Thomas,…
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I recently completed a UBC Student Mental Health survey that was created by Dr. Daniel Vigo in the Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine at UBC. The goal of the survey is to help better understand the challenges UBC students are facing, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic. UBC is hoping…
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Concept mapping, or mind mapping, is one of my favourite ways to organize myself with any project. It allows me to see relationships and connections among my topics that I wasn’t able to notice when just thinking about things or writing them in paragraph or point form. Mind mapping helps…
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During our ETEC 512 Online Learning Conference, many different educational software programs were used by our classmates. This is by no means an exhaustive list, but I thought I’d put them in one spot for future reference for myself and to share with others. Here are some of the programs…
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Here is a list of resources that may be helpful on your truth and reconciliation journey. This list will be updated regularly with new resources. WEBSITES Indigenous Foundations – Terminology https://indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca/terminology/ Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre – https://irshdc.ubc.ca/ UBC Faculty of Education Truth & Reconciliation – https://educ.ubc.ca/truth-and-reconciliation-2023/ National…
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1. Identify a significant corpus (body of texts, or singular text) of searchable educational history-related documents in your own locale or one you are most interested in (i.e. B.C., Ontario, South Africa). You can choose a fictionalized account, non-fiction narrative, historical text, a set of related documents, a report, etc.…
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