Hi Everyone, I am Conroy Hall from Jamaica. This is mfry 9th MET course which I am doing along with ETEC 521. I hail from the parish of St Ann, one of the largest in Jamaica. For the past nine years, I am Mathematics, Computer Studies and Physics lecturer at Church Teachers’ College located in […]
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Hi all! I’m Allie in Vancouver. This is my 2nd course in the Certificate in Technology-based Distributed Learning, after completing 510 this past summer. This course was one of the reasons why I applied to the MET program – I really want to explore the intersection of education and business – particularly entrepreneurship. I am […]
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I like the parrallels you draw between the differences in the fabric patterns and the those between cultural anth and business. I think there is a lot of potential for educational technology and intercultural studies. The internet alone has allowed so many different groups of people to connect across the world, share information and cultural identities.
Hi Jay,
Thanks 🙂 And I absolutely agree with you on tech and intercultural learning. For 510, I had the opportunity to do some research in that area, specifically concerning how people of different cultural backgrounds differently conceptualize collaborative learning, and how they differently appropriate technologies
HI Allie,
It is always wonderful to find out what interests and talents classmates bring into the course, and your passion for architecture, sewing and “material things” are some of the most diverse I’ve yet seen. It is good to have such a solid base when designing the usually intangible aspects of learning technology. I look forward to learning and growing a business sense with you.
Kyle
HI Kyle,
Thanks for your comment, and i look forward to learning with you too! It’s funny to see my interests described as diverse since to me, they’re just… me 🙂 It’s true that I’m definitely interested in thinking about technological objects as… objects; human-computer interaction is an area I haven’t had much time to look into, but would be interested in doing so.
Hello Allie!
I’m a social studies major (teacher) who absolutely LOVED anthropology. I also taught languages and my love of learning and culture overlap in my new business venture. I too liked the way you brought in the sewing elements and the idea of “over lapping”. My biggest challenge is the over lapping between business and education….trying to find the right stitch to keep everything “together” is often difficult for me.
Looking forward to working with you!
Verena:)
Hi Verena, Thanks for your comment 🙂 I can imagine that culture – and language – are both really important to what I understand as the international export of Canadian curriculum. And I’m very hopeful that this help us look productively, and critically, at the relationship between business and education, not simply seeing them as oil and water. Look forward to hearing more about your work this term and learning with you too!
I love your artistic pictures the University shot looks like a face to me and your clothing looks beautiful. Cultural anthropology sounds very interesting. Looking forward to learning with you.
Hi Julie,
Thanks so much! I think that my artistic temperament is here to stay no matter where I situate myself or what I might do! Look forward to learning with you too!
Allie
I am Keisha Edwards-Hamilton. I am a Computer Studies Lecturer at Moneague College, a multi-disciplinary tertiary institution in St. Ann, Jamaica. I am presently taking my 9th and 10th (2 last) MET courses and the journey has been quite fulfilling so far. The programme has helped me as an educator to prepare for a technology-rich […]
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Hi Keisha,
it’s nice to virtually meet you. It sounds like you have an extremely enriching job. I agree that this program prepares you for a technology rich future, you said it perfectly. I look forward to collaborating with you.
David.
Hi Keisha!
Congratulations on taking your final two MET courses… that will be me next semester… Any plans for continuing academic pursuits after the MET?
Certainly Jim.. … maybe a Phd.
Keisha,
Two more hurdles to go. We are sprinting down the homestretch. We are all winners. All the best.
HI Keisha and Everton,
Congratulations on being so close to the end of the MET program, only next term will be a bit sad minus two Jamaican classmates. All the best to both of you, and I am looking forward to reading your posts and hearing your thoughts.
Kyle
Thanks Kyle. You will get there soon too.
Keisha
Quite so Everton.
Hi Keisha
You are gradually approaching the finishing line and as you wink your eyes you are there ( December 2011). I am glad to be in same class group with you once more. I have learnt a lot from you from previous courses and I hope do so in this course.
Thanks Conroy. All the best for this term.
Hello Colleagues, I am Everton Walker from Jamaica. This is my 9th MET course and I am also currently doing ETEC 540. I am a lecturer in Literacy Studies at Moneague College which is a multidisciplinary institution. I have been working as an instructor for the past 11 years where I had experience at all […]
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Hi Everton! It seems that we will be at the same courses during this term as I also took ETEC 540. I wish to graduate on May 2012, so I hope we can meet there. Looking forward to learn with you during this term!
Angela
Angella,
Great to see you again too. Yes, this is the final lap of my race and I am excited. We will have a great time working together.
HI Everton! Nice to ‘see’ you again! I think we’ve had a few classes together. Is this your last semester in the MET program?
Hi Wongte,
Great to see you too. I think we did too. This is my final semester. We will have great learning experiences here.
Hi Everton,
Nice to “see” you again. I look forward to working with you this term again!
Juliana.
Juliana,
Nice to see you again too. I am looking forward to some great learning experience.
Nice to see you again Everton. Congrats, we are almost at the end of this intruiging journey. I hope we shall have a productive term.
Keisha
Keisha,
Thanks and the very same to you. I am happy that you are more optimistic now. We are almost there and a blanket finish is expected 🙂
Hello Everyone! My name is Juliana and ETEC 522 is my 7th course. I have had a very varied career. I have worked as a research technician in the biotech field and I have also worked as a biosafety associate in the laboratory safety field. I have also completed my Bachelors in Education degree in […]
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Hi Juliana
Check out http://www.jason.org…. an interesting and free middle school science teaching resource that combines curriculum, games, and a whole backend system for teachers to manage curriculum, give assessments, etc. The system allows you to create student, teacher and guest accounts, each with different features.
Hi Juliana,
Games are such an interesting area for online learning exploration and ventures. The possibilities are endless! I also agree with your point about a course on assessment in MET – I’d be interested in something like that too.
Andrea
P.S. Thanks for the link to your resaurant site. Unfortunately, it looks like the Red Door is changing! I live in the neighborhood and noticed it will soon be Luke’sCorner Bar & Kithen.
Hi, Juliana.
Love the look of your food site… I don’t recall seeing wix.com before. I may use it some day! I keep a beer blog now (have for just about a year), and use blogger to do it: http://www.peibeerguy.com
I’m glad you mentioned serious games. As a teacher who’s also a gamer, it’s a natural fit for me. I’m always surprised a what can be “sneaked” into a game, and what students can glean from them (Cold War history from Black Ops, for example… not really a “serious” game, but still…). Sims like Civilization Revolution (or a tweak thereof) have lots of cool possibilities. Games like the Assassin’s Creed series offer some impressive amounts of history.
Looking forward to seeing your thoughts!
Hello Juliana,
Great to see your restaurant blog, and I will have to show it to my wife, who may ask you for a link in hers (she writes about food in her Japanese blog and is always interested in what’s being served in Vancouver). Also very keen to see what develops with blended learning and on-line assessment. If UBC doesn’t offer this much needed course, perhaps one of us should design one, and sell it back to the university! 😉 As for the serious gaming, all the exposure I have had to James P. Gee has me convinced that those who play have the “level up” advantage over students in more traditional school settings. Looking forward to learning with you in this course.
Kyle
In Classroom of Future, Stagnant Scores Sunday 4 September 2011 By MATT RICHTEL http://www.langaa-rpcig.net/+In-Classroom-of-Future-Stagnant+.html
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Hi David…
I think it’s all in the definition of a “21 st Century Learner”. At a recent conference, I listened to Alberta Ed Ministry “Tech” supporters advocate for their “emerge” program.
http://education.alberta.ca/admin/technology/emerge-one-to-one.aspx
Unlike the school districts in your article, students and teachers in Alberta have seen test scores soar, especially in special needs and ESL classrooms. What made their study unique was that they waited for 3 years – until they could really define a 21st Learner Classroom.
Anyway – just thought you would like a comparison….and I would encourage you to check out “emerge”.
Verena:)
Scores were one element of the article. There were pretty interesting questions about allocations of resources (tech budgets preserved while teacher budgets slashed), whether improvements in scores were due to teacher training, differences in pedagogy, or the technology itself, etc.
One place where studies often fail is they evaluate the results of adding tech without controlling for the fact a different pedagogical model was used, and that classrooms using the same model performed the same regardless of tech. It comes down to the issue of the importance of design and learning theory vs. medium and how best to use medium as a choice after proper design.
Hi David…
I have to admit..you lost me at the end….
Do you mean….Choosing to use a teaching method to enhance learning, to make things easier (not more difficult) regardless of the medium? Is a bad thing?
Or do you mean …if two teachers taught the same course, the same way, one used “technology” tools and another didn’t ..and yet their tests results were still the same. So the technology isn’t “enhancing” the learning?
Or…what do you mean by your last sentence? Sorry, it confused me.
Verena:)
I’m a full-time Master’s student in the Educational Technology program at Concordia University in Montreal. I’m also the head teaching assistant for an Educational Communication course and an Editorial Assistant for the IEEE journal Transactions on Professional Communication. Previously, I studied journalism at Carleton, law at Western, and practised business law in Ottawa for a […]
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Hi,
You definitely have a background that is rich in experience. I’m sure we will have a lot to learn from you. Your pics brought back some good childhood memories of La Ronde. I lived in Montreal for a few years during childhood, and experienced much trauma at La Ronde. 😉
Emily
Ah, Montreal, home of the best hockey team there is…
Salut, David. I’m always amazed at the people attracted by this program and what their experiences have been and currently are. I’m glad to have people here so different from myself.
Cheers!
Steve
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Everton Walker 2:42 pm on September 9, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hey Conroy. Great to be here again. We are on the final lap. Full speed ahead boss.
Deb Kim 2:22 pm on September 12, 2011 Permalink | Log in to Reply
Hi Conroy,
I think we took one or two courses together. Don’t remember which one is though. I took ETEC 500, 511, 521, and 531 so far.
Wow, you are also from Jamaica. I’ve seen 3 people (including you) from Jamaica in this course. Nice meeting you again and am looking forward to working with you. 🙂
Deb