Hi all My name is Valerie Wells and this is my eighth course in the MET program. I am also taking etec 532 this summer so I think I have a busy summer ahead of me. I live in beautiful, St. John’s, Newfoundland with my husband. My two sons are finished post secondary education (for […]
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Hello fellow METers … Off of the waiting list and into the fire! This is my EIGHTH course, and while I am close to the end of my MET journey, it appears it will be extended a little longer as I will be taking next semester off awaiting the arrival of my first child in […]
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Wow, Gillian!
Congratulations on expecting your first baby! That is so exciting! I will look forward to pics in Google Circles when the time comes.
It is really great to see you again as well and I also hope this will be our chance to work together!
Danielle
Thanks Danielle,
It is quite surreal at the moment. I will share at least one photo when it all happens, promise.
gillian
Hi Gillian,
Congratulations that’s exciting news!
Your description of how adult ed operates sounds very similar to Distributed Learning. Challenging at times but perhaps beneficial as the competitive element means courses continue to improve.
I look forward to working with you.
Claire
Hi Claire,
From what I understand about DL, Adult Ed is quite similar – It certainly classifies as Adult Education!
gillian
Hi Gillian,
Congratulations! Being a parent is by far the most rewarding thing I have ever done.
Looking forward to working with you.
Deborah
Thanks Deborah.
Looking forward to working with you as well.
gillian
Hi Gillian
Congratulations on expecting your first child! I have 2 grown children of my own and have enjoyed them at all of the stages of their development. I look forward to working with you this term.
Valerie
Thanks Valerie. I appreciate the encouragement.
gillian
Congrats Gilliant!
How exciting . . . it certainly sounds as if you will be having a very busy time! Enjoy! I look forward to sharing and working with you over the term.
Marie-France
Marie-France,
Hopefully it won’t be too crazy this semester. I know other METers who have done it, but I think I’ll take my third trimester off.
gillian
Gillian;
Congrats on the baby and I hate to break it to you but pregnancy brain is real, and normal. I have seen the effects three times up close. our youngest is only 8 weeks and we are happy to get through the crying for no reason phase. They are precious! Enjoy every moment!
Dennis
Hey Dennis,
Good to see your name on the list again (and a face to go with the name).
Here’s hoping my case of pregnancy brain is a mild one … I need all the IQ points I can get from the looks of the upcoming weeks!
gillian
Hey Gillian,
Adult Ed sounds like fun! What subjects ahve you taught? Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy!
Adult Ed is great fun when the politicians don’t get in the way! I have taught the full gamut of courses in the English and Humanities field. I am currently teaching a new course for myself and our program which is Social Justice 12. Very exciting and lots of fun. Thanks for your interest and luck.
gillian
Hi Gillian,
Its been just over a year since we worked together and I have to say I miss you and am really looking forward to sharing this course. Congradulations on your new baby, I know you’ll be as great a Mom as you were an inspirational leader. I can just see you, baby in one arm and a bottle under your chin, typing with your free hand and mousing with your toes. If anyone can do it, you can! Looking forward to those adorable pictures.
Cheers, Steve
Hey Mac,
I was happy to ‘see’ you here! That’s quite a picture you painted there! Thank you for your congratulations and confidence – it’s certainly going to be an interesting challenge.
gillian
Hello from Waterloo! My name is Deborah and this is my seventh MET course. Like many of you, I’m also taking another course, ETEC530 this summer as well. I think it’s going to be quite busy! I am Program Head of Business and Co-op at a high school in Waterloo, Ontario. I am completing my […]
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Hi Deborah,
Congratulations to your daughter. How wonderful.
This course sounds like a great match for your existing talents and an avenue for you to spread your creative wings as well.
gillian
Hi Deborah! I think we are also doing 530 together. All the best!
Shawn
Great to see you again, Deborah, and congrats to your daughter! I recall your proud mom moments from previous semesters. 🙂 Now on the Disney thing, the pic is a sign you got from Disney?
Hi Danielle,
Believe it or not, the picture is actually a carpet at the entrance of our Disney Vacation Club villa building of which we own a very small piece. It’s actually a time share without all the restrictions of a regular time share; we work on allotted points not on weeks which means we have flexibility on when we can travel.
Deborah
Hi Deborah,
What a big switch in jobs you made! I bet the students appreciate learning from your experience. Business is a fascinating field to study. I took three courses in Admin during my undergrad and loved every minute of it.
Hi everyone – A note that I’ve just added a new Emerging Markets Poll candidate: the UBC MET program itself. Just yesterday the process for a formal academic review of MET was begun to help determine the best future directions for this (already successful) program. We believe that graduate programs in learning technologies […]
Continue reading MET added to the Emerging Markets Poll Posted in: Announcements When UBC MET was created it was the first of its kind, now there are a number of similar graduate programs. As part of normal academic process a formal internal-external review of MET has just begun – this qualifies it as an ’emerging market’ because all of its many possibilities and opportunities are on […]
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With the expansion of technology in the workplace, coupled with the expectation that employees be highly educated (credential-wise) and a persistent expectation that employees are engaging in professional development opportunities, I think there is a lot of room for expansion in the MET program – specializations, PhD’s and much more.
I agree with your ideas, Lisa. I believe that the MET program is not a revolution in the e-learning but a massive continuation of a revolution in the digital-based learning. There no doubt things will not stop at the MET program or similar programs. The program is paving the way towards a complex net of innovative e-learning platforms. I personally believe that future MET programs will require a comprehensive knowledge of programming. And that means the expansion will not be horizontal but vertical as well.
I love the way we are referred to as consumers. I totally agree with this terminology but sometimes forget that these are how students are seen from a marketing perspective. I initially earned my post-bacc diploma in Teacher Librarianship and instead of working towards my Masters in that field, I chose the MET pathway and it seems that the way in which public K-12 school is heading in BC, that this was probably the more appropriate field for a teacher librarian looking to advance their education.
Hello,
I believe there is a lot of room for expansion within the MET program and think that it could possibly branch out as K-12 and adult education. I agree with you as well Lisa that this MET program could also expand to specialized PhD’s. I would be particularly interested in seeing the MET program further explore and develop a holistic approach to online learning.
Hello,
I, too, think that there is much room within the MET programme to allow for greater specialization. While I have enjoyed this programme immensely, I would appreciate the opportunity to delve further into more specialized areas. MET only scratches the surface of educational technology opportunity, and I feel that there would be no shortage of interest in PhD’s in any number of areas.
~Kim
MET, and other courses, offer excellent grounding in a growing area. I think it caters well to K12 but coould expand to offer specialisation eg. in adult education, and definitely PhD. Continuing professional education opportunities should also be offered to support the number of educators completing these courses and as technologies rapidly emerge and our learning environments change.
I think it would be an excellent opportunity to create a PhD program out of the MET programme. I agree with Denise that it’s been a long time coming for the program to offer areas of specialty. There is an excellent PhD online distance education program from San Jose State University’s Library and Information Science program that has attracted students from across the world. I see an opportunity for the Faculty of Education to do the same!
Allan
Hello everyone. I’m very happy to be back in a MET course after taking a semester off. My second son was born at Christmas and I am am only now emerging from the six month fog of caring for a toddler and newborn. But I am ready now, and this will be my seventh MET […]
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Hi Chris,
So which was more challenging? the last 6 months of child care or being a “one-man company”? It sounds like you have a great background for this course. I admit that I am jealous and maybe a little intimidated :).
gillian
Parenting has been more challenging. There is more predictability with a small business!
Hi Chris,
Sounds like you have a very interesting background. Outside of teaching I am part of a junior oil and gas company and have a 19 month old son and a second baby boy coming in July. I think things are about to get busy busy busy. Any advice???
Cheers,
Greg
Advice? – Learn to be satisfied with 3-4hrs of sleep a night!
Hey Chris,
Do you know Steven Siebold? He’s with AHS and we took a course together last semester. I got to learn a lot about the AHS because we did a project on it. You guys have great stuff going on!
Danielle
Yes I know Stephen, although I don’t work with him directly. I’ll pass on your regards.
Hi Chris,
Welcome back! I am super curious to know more about the web based IELTS prep and how you managed it. Did it only last 2 years due to the exhaustion it caused you? Looking forward to hearing more and learning from your experience!
Danielle
Hi Danielle. I suppose if it were making me millions I would still be doing it! Basically, I had a one year old son at home and I could never see him so I decided I needed something more 9 to 5ish for a while.
Hi Chris,
I remember those exhausting days of looking after babies and got reminded just last night. I spent 6 hours in Emerg with my 17 y/o son who cut his hand very badly. I can’t remember the last time he needed “Mommy” for that amount of time:)
I look forward to having you aboard – sounds like you might be our “go to” student.
Ronna
Hi folks, I am a high school math and technology teacher in the beautiful Antigonish, Nova Scotia. I have studied primarily technology related subjects throughout my undergrad and post-graduate studies on the East Coast (St.F.X., Acadia, & Memorial). This being said, I appreciate the experience of learning with individuals from various backgrounds and geographical locations. […]
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Hello Dani,
Nice to meet you! Congrats on nearly finishing! And on building your dream home! This is an exciting time for you!
Danielle
Greetings, This term I am taking two courses (also 532), and I took two in the Fall, and one in the Winter. I’m a little nervous about the first part of this term as my job will be intense, but I finish on June 16th and I look forward to having more time to focus […]
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Hi Chelsea,
Wow! What a fascinating and well-traveled career you have had so far! I look forward to hearing more from you. I imagine life will get a little easier for most of us as the regular school year comes to an end.
gillian
Hi Chelsea,
It’s nice to see you again. You certainly have been busy. I’m a bit nervous about the workload too but summer is just around the corner!
Deborah
Hi Chelsea
Nice to meet you. I am also taking 532 this term so maybe I will see you there as well. Good luck with the course work this term. I look forward to working with you.
Valerie
Hi Chelsea,
Great to see you again. Good luck tackling two courses again and with your work.
Take care,
May
Hi again Chelsea. Nice to see/work with you again. Seems like only yesterday. I’ve been Minecrafting a little bit and have become slightly addicted. Hope all is well in Moscow.
Helen DW
🙂 I hope you’re not letting it interfere with your school work… I’m getting really stuck on server set up lately which is unfortunately less addicting. Great to be working with you again.
Nice to see you again, Chelsea! Is Moscow warming up, yet? 🙂
Hi Danielle, good to share another class with you! This is the beautiful weather season for Moscow… Lush, green and generally over 20. We always freeze when we go back to BC in June.
Hi Chelsea,
What a fabulous job you have . . . you must have so many stories and experiences to share from working in far-away places. I look forward to hearing all about your experiences in relation to the learning process and particularly embodied learning . . . also a passion of mine.
Marie-France
Hi Chelsea,
We’re in the same group for assignment 2. Please provide an email address so that our group can start working on this together. You can email me at cl.burgoyne(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks
Hello everybody, my name is David McInnes. I live in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada and am in my 8th MET course. I am currently an elementary Physical Education teacher, but have taught high school Information Communication Technology, as well as served as the Distributed Learning Consultant for the Yukon Territory. When I am not teaching, coaching […]
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Hi David, I’m interested in what your role as Distributed Learning Consultant entailed. Good to see you can play hockey (badly), I do many things (badly), but get great satisfaction from every moment of fruition, however rare!
Cheers,
Chelsea
Hi Chelsea,
I was responsible for supporting students that were taking courses outside of the regular school classrooms. Most of them provided through the BC ministry.
David
Hi David,
Welcome to the course. The Yukon is a place I would love to travel to and visit some of the gold rush sites. Must be some amazing scenary.
Greg
Hi Greg,
Yep, If you are into hiking and getting into the wilderness, mixed with some history; the Yukon is fantastic. You can retrace the path of the Stampeders on the Chilkoot Trail. It is awesome.
Dave
I was able to visit the very bottom of the Yukon last summer when I took a cruise to Alaska. I think the isolation would drive me batty, but it sounds like you keep busy!
Hey Jody,
Yes the cruises are definitely popular here. I love the isolation. It is a long drive to anywhere, but daily direct flights to Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver.
Hi David, Nice to meet you! Sounds like you live in the perfect place to enjoy winter sports! Looking forward to working with you! Danielle
Good evening fellow classmates! My name is Sherman Lee. I had been popping in and out of this blog throughout today and I saw quite a number of familiar names (glad to see you all again) and many new names as well (nice to meet you). I am a full-time insurance instructor under the business […]
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Hi Again Sherman
It looks like you are joining a number of us crazies who taking a couple of courses and working as well. Should be entertaining.
Look forward to working with you
Dave
Hi Dave,
Yes, it will be a very interesting journey these few months! I do look forward to working with you this term. Let’s see if we have the luck of being on the same team this time.
Sherman
Hi Sherman,
You have some interesting challenges ahead. It sounds like your timing with taking this course is perfect.
Claire
Hi Claire,
Yes, I do think this is the perfect timing for this course. I am certain that the lessons I learn from this course and from all of you will help benefit me for more than just this one project though.
Sherman
Hi Sherman
Nice to see you again. I am also taking 2 courses this term and expect to be very busy. I did 530 last term and really enjoyed it. Good luck with the course work. I look forward to learning with you again this term.
Valerie
Hi Valerie,
I will be looking for your hints later this term about 530 perhaps 🙂 Hope we get to work in collaboration more often this term!
Sherman
Hey Sherman,
Good to see you on this side! All the best with both courses!
Shawn
Hi Shawn,
Hey good to see you here too! I am rather lucky to have others who takes exactly the same courses with me this term 🙂 Looking forward to working with you for the next few months!
Sherman
Hi Sherman, nice to meet you! And good luck with 2 courses! I am also doing 2 so we can perhaps enjoy an insane moment or two together! Your background will bring a unique perspective to the course. I am looking forward to hearing more! Danielle
Hi Danielle,
Yes, we can certainly celebrate those insane moments together and perhaps cheer after we have successfully finished this course! I hope I will be able to contribute different ideas to this course in a beneficial manner. I would love to hear more from you as we move on as well!
Sherman
Hi Sherman. We are also in the same ETEC 530 class as well. I look forward to working with you.
Hi Colin,
Woohoo! That’s great to hear that you are in the same ETEC 530 class as I am. I always feel like I have found an ally when that happens. I look forward to tackling this term with you as well!!
Sherman
Hi Sherman,
Nice to see you again! Looking forward to working with you this term!
Cheers,
Lisa
Hi Lisa,
Nice to see you again as well! Hope you are ready for some fun this term!!
Sherman
Hi Sherman, your projects ahead sounds very challenging, and right on-site for this course. Hope to hear your ideas, especially those you find just blocking your project’s way. Those we would have to face and solve too. Looking forward to working with you!
Hello Ping,
I will definitely share them. In fact, I think one thing that challenges me most right now is the fact that I do not know a thing about claims. I have had several years of background in insurance, but because I am working with the claims project now (there’s a huge gap between the two) I have a really steep learning curve to go through. Not to mention that I feel that I have a lack of contact for me to leverage knowledge off of (which I think is delaying my learning if we look at it from a constructivist point of view). I’ll update you more on this 🙂 perhaps it would shed some light on our work this up coming term!
Sherman
Hi All! I’m Claire Burgoyne from Shuswap Lake in B.C. The first week of each MET course is always exciting. I look forward to discovering who I know from previous classes and to meeting new people. This term I’m taking courses eight and nine. I’m a bit nervous about this course as I feel out […]
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Hi Claire, what a beautiful place to live, and to also have creative outlets in your professional and personal life must be wonderful (especially this time of year). I’m also out of my comfort zone with this course, and looking forward to getting comfortable and learning in this incredible diverse group.
Chelsea
Hi Claire,
I believe we were in a course together earlier this year … I remember being fascinated by your teaching position and looking up Blind Bay on google maps – so pretty!
I am happy to join you and Claire in the ‘discomfort zone’. We can all keep each other company and hopefully support one another and make it a more comfortable place.
Hi Gillian,
You’re correct; we were in 530 together.
There’s comfort in knowing that others are like me and out of their zone of comfort. Even though I’m nervous I’m also really excited about this course. I think some journalling is in order and maybe a flight path (as in 565).
Hi Claire,
Nice to see you again! I’ll be in Blind Bay celebrating my parents’ 50th wedding anniversary on the May long weekend. It’ll be a crazy busy weekend, but I will wave at your house 🙂
Janet
Hi Janet,
Maybe by then we’ll have our first retaining wall built and you’ll notice some improvements over last year. If you have time for a visit drop by.
Hi Claire,
I have to say that you live in one of my favourite areas to vist! How lucky you are! Hope you enjoy the course and I look forward to working with you.
Hi Kenton,
As a kid I visited Shuswap Lake every summer and loved every minute I spent here. I feel very fortunate to be able to live in my childhood vacation destination. I have to admit we took a gamble moving here as neither my husband nor I had jobs waiting. It’s all worked out though.
Looking forward to working with you.
Hello again Claire,
Glad to see another familiar name in the course. I think this wil be the third course we have participated in together. Look forward to the collaboration!
Cheers,
Jon
Nice to see you too Jon.
I’m not sure how many courses we’ve been in together. In hind-site I wish I’d kept track of who I’d connected with in each course.
Hi Claire,
Great to see you again! I have to ask, how do you do it all and still have time to garden?? Good for you for starting a community arts centre! Are the teaching positions paid? My mom is an artist and teaching is her forte – she might be interested!
Looking forward to working together again!
Danielle
Hi Danielle,
Nice to see you again too. Yes, the teaching positions are paid. This area has a number of extremely talented and skilled artists so there will be several part time art teachers. The biggest challenge so far is finding a ballet teacher. That said do tell your mom to contact me if she’s interested. My email is cl.burgoyne(at)gmail(dot)com or faces(at)gmail(dot)com
I don’t view gardening as work so there’s usually a bit of time for it. When I need time to process and reflect gardening is a perfect activity to get me into that space. Also, I don’t cook. My husband does that which frees up a nice chunk of time everyday:)
Claire
Nice to “meet” you Claire.
Leonora
Hello everyone! I am excited to be in my seventh and eighth MET courses this semester. In addition to ETEC 522 I will be heading to Toronto for a week in July for the Historical Thinking Project, which I am quite excited about. I currently teach Secondary English, Social Studies and Learning Support in Coquitlam, […]
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Hi Meggan,
I’m also taking ETEC 522! I think we will be collaborating quite a bit together.
Goodluck with your studies.
Karon
Hi Meggan,
Nice to see you here. Your week in July should sounds like something to be excited about.
I like that you included you in ‘weemee’ form. That’s fun.
Claire
Hi Meggan,
It’s nice to see another familiar face. Looking forward to working with you this term.
Deborah
Hi Meggan,
Congrats on your first teaching contract. Hopefully it will all be uphill from here. I look forward to hearing about your experience in Toronto.
gillian
Hi Megan, the ‘Wee Me’ is great. I will have to see what I look like as a ‘wee me’! What is the Historical Thinking Project? Danielle
Hello Everyone, my name is Greg Campbell and I am a business education teacher in Burnaby BC where I teach junior and senior computer classes, marketing and Planning 10. I completed my first course in the MET program last month and have decided to take on two more courses this term. Outside of teaching I […]
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Hey Greg! Welcome to the MET program It’s a great journey. Look forward to collaborating with you in the course!
Jon
Hello Greg,
I just finished my first MET course too. Looking forward to working with you in this course!
Donna
Hi Donna,
Great to see you here. I think we both took ETEC 500 together.
Talk to you soon,
Greg
Hi Greg,
Two courses, a full teaching load and little one – I am exhausted just typing it all out. Good luck with it all.
gillian
Hi Greg, your baby is gorgeous! And good for you for juggling family and 2 courses! Which is the other course you are taking? Danielle
Yeah, he is lots of fun and keeps me on my toes. The other course I am taking is etec 522. Greg
Hello Greg,
It’s great to finally put a face to your name! Glad to be working with you again. Sorry that I didn’t recognize you from your bio. I had you down as Greg from North Vancouver who worked for an Oil and gas company! Cheers, Donna
Hi Greg. Like you, I’m a business educator in BC but I primarily teach web design and programming classes. In fact, I maintain the website for the BC Business Educators’ Association (bcbea.ca). Anyway, I look forward to working with you this semester.
Hi Greg,
We’re in the same group for assignment #2. Please provide an email address so that we an start working on this. You can email me at cl.burgoyne(at)gmail(dot)com
Thanks
Claire
Hi Everyone, A little background about me, I’m Karon, I graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor in Arts in 2009 with a major in Interactive Arts & Technology concentrating in New Media Environments and a minor in Education and Technology. I am a Media Artist and Designer with extensive experience in designing and […]
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Hello Karon,
Wow, you have a very impressive background. I will be great to work with people like you in this course.
Thanks Donna! Nice meeting you.
Hi Karon,
Sounds like you really have a handle on the technical side of things (I think I followed most of it). I am really looking forward to seeing your assignments!
gillian
Hi Karon, good to see you in this course as well! Looking forward to working with you again!
Shawn
Hi Karen, I am also an SFU alumnus! 🙂 Your knowledge is going to be a great asset to this course. I have met so many creative people on the MET journey – you are all an inspiration! Looking forward to gaining knowledge from you! Danielle
Hello fellow SFU Alumnus!
What an interesting background you have – looks like I’ll be learning lots from you this term Karon!
Cheers,
Lisa
Hi Karen, your background is so impressive! I’m always a fan of media design and computer graphics, though no have many chances to get hands on. Looking forward to learn from you in this course.
Ping
Hi Everyone My Name is Dave Horn and I am currently teaching Senior Sciences and Mathematics at a small school in Vancouver. Starting currently and continuing onto next year, I’ll become the director of educational technology and will be responsible for developing the e-Learning program at our school. It is for this new admin role […]
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Hi Dave,
Congratulations on your new role! I think we took ETEC 512 or 511 together in Fall 2011.
Let’s have a great semester together!
Cheers,
Karon Wong
Hi Karon
Nice to “see” another familiar face.
Dave
Congrats on your new role Dave.
Looking forward to learning with you this semester.
Leonora
Great costume. You must have been in a full sweat wearing it!
Actually it was my brother who both built it and had to wear it, though I did help him some refinements around the edges of the sheet metal so that he didn’t inadvertently cut off his arms. I was very impressed that he had fabricated it.
Hi Dave. Nice to “see” you again!
Janet B.
HI Dave,
Nice to see you again. Your new role at your school sounds interesting. Congratulations!
Claire
Dave,
Thanks for sharing your photo blog. Some great pics in there!
Your new admin role sounds very exciting and very well suited to this course and the MET program in general. Good luck with it all.
gillian
Hi Dave, nice to meet you! The costume is hilarious! You could definitely market these, and of course offer a discount to METers! 😀 Looking forward to working with you! Danielle
Hi Dave,
Awesome photographs Dave!! You’ve captured some great images. Thanks for sharing them.
Adriana
Hi everyone! It is great to be back and I am looking forward to this course! I am an EFL teacher at a men’s college in the UAE. I am originally from Edmonton but grew up in the Lower Mainland and visit home every summer. I am taking this course along with ETEC 590. If […]
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Hi Danielle,
Looking forward to learning with you.
Leonora
Hi Lenora! Thanks, you too! 🙂
Hello Danielle,
It must be very exciting for you to be almost finished with the MET program. I’m very interested in hearing about your teaching in the United Arab Emirates.
Hi Donna,
Yes, it is exciting! I have already started thinking about what to study next! Teaching in the UAE is fabulous. It is one of the nicest places to live and work – always sunny!
Danielle
Hi Danielle,
It’s great to “see” you again. Wow…you’re really close to finishing. Good for you!
I look forward to working with you again this term.
Deborah
The UAE – how exciting! I worked in language instruction for quite a few years and yes, it is still a huge market with lots of opportunities for entrepreneurs.
Hi Chris,
Great to hear that we can share ideas about language teaching! It is a huge market indeed which is great for us but I sometimes feel sorry for learners – it can get rather expensive!
Looking forward to learning more from you!
Danielle
Hey there Danielle,
Looks like we meet again – but it seems for the very last time (at least in the MET). I am so excited for you (and a little jealous) that you are almost done – congratulations.
Maybe THIS time we will be able to work together on something 🙂
gillian
Hi Danielle. Our paths cross again. Good to have another chance to learn with you.
Helen DW
Hi Helen!
Nice to see you again! How is the mind mapping going? I recall you made a pretty spectacular map for ETEC 512! It will be great to work together again!
Danielle
Still enjoying it immensely. Looking at pulling together a presentation for the ECOO (Educational Computing Org. of Ont) conference in the fall – “Minds On -Mind Mapping”. Also just signed up for an educator account with Lucidchart to see what can be done with ‘cloud mapping’ options.
Helen
Hi Helen,
Lucidchart looks interesting! Thanks for mentioning it! Let me know how it goes!
Danielle
Hi Danielle,
Great to see a fellow group mate here! Looking forward to working with you again this term!
Cheers,
Lisa
Hi Danielle,
Indeed it is nice to have another language teacher to share experiences with over the term. Teaching in Dubai sounds like a pretty exciting learning and teaching adventure . . . I’d love to hear more about it sometime.
Marie-France
My name is Leonora Zefi and I live in Toronto. My background is in teaching/training and most of my career I have worked with adult learners. Currently I work at the Continuing Education Department at Ryerson University where I am involved in designing, teaching and evaluating blended and fully online courses that focus mainly on […]
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Hello Leonora,
You’re almost done with your MET courses! It’s nice to see that what you have learned in the courses has been valuable towards your daily work. Looking forward to working with you.
Hi Donna,
It’s hard to believe but it’s my ninth course….It took me a while to decide on a Master’s program but I am glad that I found one that is so applicable to what I do.
Leonora
Hi Leonora,
Wow! It’s your ninth course, you must be excited to start your graduate project soon 🙂
It’s nice meeting you, I look forward in having a great semester with you!
Karon
Nice meeting you too Karon.
Leonora
Hi Leonora,
It is nice to meet you, hopefully you will be able to share some of the insights you have gained through this program with us as we work through the assignments! Looking forward to working with you.
I look forward to working with everybody and sharing my experience.
Leonora
Hi Leonora
Nice to see you again. Congrats on being almost finished! I look forward to working with you again this term.
Valerie
Likewise Valerie,
It’s a pleasure to work with you again.
Leonora
Hi again Leonora. We were in 540 together last fall. Nice to learn with you again. Just home from a trip into the big T.O. Love to learn more about your work at Ryerson.
Helen
It’s great to see you again Helen. I have enjoyed your insightful posts in 540.
Best,
Leonora
Hi Leonora,
You have the dream job I hope to have some day . . . I would love to design, teach and evaluate blended and online courses within a higher learning institution! I think there is so much potential for institutional ventures related to learnign technologies. I have certainly learned a lot so far within this MET program and hope that it will serve me well as I embark on my new career path.
I look forward to learning and sharing experiences with you over the course of the term.
Marie-France
Marie-France
Hi Marie-France,
I am lucky to do what I love (minus the headaches of dealing with some technical issues…). You are right about the potential for institutional ventures related to learning technologies – I look forward to learning with you.
Leonora
Hello All, My name is Janet and I am a math teacher in Northern BC. I am currently enrolled in my 7th and 8th MET courses. My husband and I have two children – a boy (11) and a girl (14) – and, while I have thoroughly enjoyed my MET courses so far, I am […]
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Nice to “meet” you Janet. Looking forward to learning with you.
Hello Janet. I’m in the Cariboo, how far North are you? I’m a bit nervous about taking this course too. I just started the MET program in January, so I still have a long ways to go! Looking forward to working with you.
Hi Donna,
I am in Quesnel. How about you?
Janet
Hi Janet,
Looks like we have another course together.
Getting near the end though 🙂
Dave
Hi Janet,
I am at the same point in the MET program and have much the same feelings, both about nearing the end and about the challenge this course may present! It’s good to know others are thinking the same things 🙂 I look forward to working with you!
-Meggan
p.s. Love the photo!
Hi Janet,
Great photo! Trevor was/is one class act. I am an ever-hopeful Canucks fan as well. I agree with you; with them out of the playoffs, I suddenly find a lot more time on my hands! I am just up the highway from you in Whitehorse.
Dave
Hi Janet,
Nice to meet you! Sometimes the most unlikely courses turn out to be the best! Hopefully this one will be the same! Looking forward to working with you!
Danielle
Great photo Janet!
Looking forward to working with you this term!
Cheers,
Lisa
My name is Allan, and I live in Vancouver, BC. I am at the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre at UBC as a program services librarian. My work is enjoyable and fresh as my responsibilities include supporting community engagement initiatives and cultural programming at the Learning Centre. I help design and deliver programs and […]
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Hi Alan,
Thank you for sharing your blog. Wow – you have certainly invested a lot of time on “recording your thoughts” – what an extensive list of resources.
Looking forward to working with you.
Leonora
Hello Allan,
I want a pair of those glasses! However, it would be funny to see people walking around the streets talking to themselves all of the time. Looking forward to working with you in this course.
Hello. My name is Jody McKinnon and this is only my third course in this program. I’ve been teaching since 1996 when I graduated from the University of Manitoba. Since 2002, I have called Ontario my home. For the past 10 years, I’ve mostly been a Media teacher at a high school to the east […]
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Hi Jody. Nice to see a fellow Torontonian in the course. This geography resource you are working on sounds interesting. Good luck with it. Enjoy the course and your Euro trip – a great reward for all the hard work during this course.
Looking forward to learning with you.
Leonora
Hi. It’s a project based resource to match the grade 9 curriculum. Look for it Spring 2013 🙂
What a rush to carry the Olympic torch Jody! It also Llooks like you have a great trip planned for this summer. I’ll be in Switzerland and France in August since my daughter is currently in the Swiss Army. I also love musical theatre like you but haven’t been on stage yet, I am the piano accompanist. Looking forward to working with you in this course.
It was an amazing experience..the best 3 minutes of my life!
Hello Jody, from a fellow Ontarion. I’m located north of the city in the Orillia area. Just made the trek down for a Forum at OISE/UofT and managed to negotiate the Bloor Street rush hour traffic (something I don’t usually experience!!!) to get home today.
Helen
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Danielle 8:01 pm on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Valerie!
You have a wealth of knowledge and experience to share! It is great to have you on the course!
Your picture is fabulous! How often do icebergs become grounded? I suppose more often these days with global warming!
I am also looking forward to learning with you!
Danielle
Dave Horn 8:47 pm on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Valerie
Claire Burgoyne 11:28 pm on May 8, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Valerie,
Nice to meet you. I’m looking forward to working with you during this course.
Yves Mainville 7:20 am on May 10, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Nice to e-meet you Valerie. Look forward to learning with you.
good luck!
dubiend 12:49 pm on May 10, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hey Valerie,
Have you had the opportunity to mix techy stuff with Special Ed?
Cheers!
vawells 1:19 pm on May 11, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
This year Special Ed teachers have taken on a more team teaching role with classroom teachers. I have been supporting their use of the smartboard and iPads in the classroom to support students. It has been working very well in some classrooms.
Leonora Zefi 5:59 pm on May 10, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Great to see you again in this course Valerie.
Leonora