Monthly Archives: January 2011

blog as positional pedagogy

Is what I teach informed by–or distant from–who I am? The various signifiers of my life? Since I can only speak for myself, the answer is that who I am is significantly what I teach. Having grown up queer (gay … Continue reading

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I support a standardized testing régime in BC

…though not necessarily the current one. There’s a re-ratcheting up in the rhetoric regarding the Foundation Skills Assessment testing system used in BC schools. You can read more about it here, and a raft of materials against it here. I … Continue reading

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iPad apps for educators

While teaching in UBC’s MET program has given me a reasonably strong sense of the needs of K-12 educators seeking to leverage technologies…my own practice remains focused on higher education.  But here’s some iPad apps I have found useful: Best … Continue reading

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