Module #1 Bog #2

Hi  The website “Time Immemorial” site is in direct contrast to the “First Nations in Canada” site that I examined in the first blog. The contrast to the different sites provides an insight into using technology can enhance learning by placing in the context of oral history combined with text in an interactive Web 2.0 learning paradigm. Central in the “Time Immemorial” site is its complexity set in such a way as to draw the viewer into the story, thus using Web 2.0 to improve engagement. I was so engaged in the site, I spent 4 hours sifting through its various layers, without really inhaling its total content. I would definitely recommend it to anyone teaching First Nations Studies.

This website provides an insight into how to use interactive technology in the classroom as a mechanism of engaging students in Web 2.0 interactive technology set in a social constructivist learning environment. I believe, this site connects the oral history in such away it is a beneficial artifact, representing a stride forward in meeting the needs of First Nations education. As my final project develops around interactive technology, the center focus is how to adapt current curriculum to meet the needs of First Nations students in the public school system.

Website: “Time Immemorial” http://www.sfu.museum/time/en/flash/