Monthly Archives: December 2012

Making Connections

Posted on December 2, 2012 by kymfrancis

When we first began this course, I was uncertain. It seems that is a natural progression throughout the MET program; each course is a new adventure. Looking back on the readings and assignments we have completed, it is impressive how … Continue reading →

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Connections Collage

Posted on December 2, 2012 by sheza

As I thought of how best to make connections between the wealth of ideas explored in ETEC540, I realized I now had a variety of media to choose from to complete this task, many that were introduced to me through … Continue reading →

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A Community of Connections

Posted on December 1, 2012 by jmah

It has taken me some time to write this culminating and concluding weblog post. In our preceding readings we have been exploring how written languages have been in a constant state of change. Developed through our readings with Ong (2002), … Continue reading →

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Making Connections – Theory to Practice

Posted on December 1, 2012 by jjmh

“It may be that cultures invent and refine writing technologies at least in part in order to refashion their definition of the mind and self” (Bolter, p.189). This course has truly been an exploration of how 21st media is enabling … Continue reading →

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May’s Making Connections

Posted on December 1, 2012 by maybacon

ETEC 540 was quite different from what I first anticipated when I began this course and I was pleasantly surprised by this.  I found that the course’s broad overview of literacy and various forms of communication enabled me to make … Continue reading →

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Connections…and a Boxer

Posted on December 1, 2012 by Ginelle Stutt

Hi everyone, Last year, our school hosted a speaker, Dr. JoAnn Deak, for professional development. She is an educator and psychologist, and she spoke to our staff about ‘stretching bands’ in students’ minds, and how to do this in a … Continue reading →

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