Author Archives: Jason Lui

Looking Back / Moving Forward

How has my idea for a LMS course site evolved over these 13 weeks? My idea of a LMS course site has changed immensely. Before taking this course, I only was introduced to working with Moodle in another ETEC course and … Continue reading

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Reflection on Social Media Creation

After hearing through the grapevine that Flickr is one of the more popular choices for my endeavour in creating my photograph portfolio, I signed up for a professional account with them.  I have no regrets in using Flickr but only … Continue reading

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Wiki Reflection

After you have completed the wiki activity, take a few minutes to consider how the group collaboration and discussion within the wiki space differed from what you are accustomed to in a standard threaded discussion space (like the one we’ve … Continue reading

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Making a Gr. 6 Science Quiz on WebCT Vista

Assessment (formative or summative) will always be a challenge for me as an educator.  What to test?  How to test my students?  Is the assessment completely fair?  Did I give them too much time to prepare – maybe too little?  Maybe a … Continue reading

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Activity: Exploring Communication Tools in WebCT Vista

Within the BC Science 6 curriculum, students are expected to learn about the effects of climate change and global warming. This is an important topic and one that is getting a lot of media attention. Global warming has affected the … Continue reading

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Communication Tools

E-portfolio Assignment #3: Communication Tools: Select two or more synchronous or asynchronous communication tools other than email for your LMS course site. At least one of these must be accessed from within the LMS environment. Tool 1 – Vista Chat … Continue reading

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LMS Project Proposal

Proposed Course: MOODLE-hosted Digital Photography (Grade11/12) at Pacific Academy (PA) Learners: Grade 11 and 12 Students and in small groups.  According to (Wyse-Fisher et al., 2005), younger students respond better to teacher centred whereas more senior high school students are better suited … Continue reading

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Digital-Age Teaching Professionals / Flight Plan

Step 1. Assess yourself according to the competencies listed in the NETS 2008 document. You do not need to go through the list point by point, but you must reflect upon your own skill and confidence in using learning technologies … Continue reading

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