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Hi everyone! By now, my name might sound familiar as this is my sixth MET course and I have finally switched from GCET to MET. I am still getting oriented with using this space and getting through all the instructions so bear with me. So far, my MET journey has been a wild ride. At […]
Hello from Joel
Hello everyone, My name is Joel Flanagan, and I am excited to join all of you in discovering the content in ETEC 523: Mobile and Open Learning. I am currently taking my 9th and 10th courses in the Master of Education Technology program. I am currently on leave from my school to complete my degree. I plan […]
Who Is Sam Paterson? What is he doing here? Are the rumours true?
Hi folks, my name is Sam Paterson, and I live with my 2 daughters and my partner Stephanie in Paradise, NL. I’m a French Immmersion teacher at a semi-rural middle school in Portugal Cove-St. Philip’s, where I teach Grade 6 French Immersion as well as some Grade 8 Core French. My non-instructional time is taken […]
Hi ETEC 523
Hi everyone, My name is Richard Derksen and this is my 8th course in the MET program. I originally started the program working in higher education, but have since transitioned into the adult learning space in BC’s provincial healthcare system as a corporate trainer for the past 18 months. My work within the supply chain […]
Hi Everybody!
I’m Jeannine Younger and I am an Education Technologist for the Peace Wapiti Public School Division which supports the area surrounding Grande Prairie, Alberta. I am privileged and thankful to be living, working and learning on the lands of the Beaver, Cree, Dene and Métis people of Treaty 8 territory. I started my education career as […]
Hello from Kevin
Hi everyone, My name is Kevin and I am a full-time teacher in Whistler, BC. I have been teaching Grades 4 to 7 for the last six years and worked as an outreach/alternative education teacher for high school students before that. In my teaching, I like to make games for my class to explore curriculum; […]
Hi Everyone!
Hi All. My name is Nicole Magne (pronounced: Mang), and I’m joining you from Treaty 1 territory in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This is my final semester of MET, as I’m taking my 9th and 10th courses. I’ve been working with Manitoba First Nations in the education sector for the last 20 years, previously as a video […]
Hello from Rich
I’m thrilled to be joining all of you on this journey in Mobile and Open Learning. One of my goals in this course is to demystify some of the mobile apps “magic” into understandable technology that I can better utilize in running an educational program. For work, I am the Manager of one of Canada’s […]
Hello From Devon
Hi everyone, I’m from southern Ontario. I’ve worked in education most of my career in a variety of contexts: as an English language teacher in Asia, adult education in financial services, and now I’m focused on middle/high school math and science. After five years at an international school in China, I’ve been taking a self-created […]
Kirsten’s introduction
Good morning from beautiful Blueberry, BC, the traditional unceded lands of the Sinixt, Ktunaxa, Salish and Shuswap Peoples. My name is Kirsten Gear, this is my 9th MET course and I am grateful to call this land ‘home’ for the past 7 years. I was born and raised in rural northern Ontario, home of the […]