Happy New Year!
May 2015 bring peace, happiness, health and success to all educators, their students, their families and friends! May there be peace! Happy New Year of 2015 to all!
Reflections on what I learned in 2014
As the year is coming to an end I ask myself what did I learn this year? While I can name many things, I decided to limit myself to 10 things related to the use of technology in education (not… Read moreReflections on what I learned in 2014
Nerd Nite Vancouver
In three weeks (on January 21st) I will be speaking at Nerd Nite Vancouver event: http://vancouver.nerdnite.com/. In 15 minutes I will have an opportunity to share with the audience ( I think these are people who might not be scientists… Read moreNerd Nite Vancouver
Educational Technology Conference in Technion, Israel
I had a very special opportunity to take part in an Educational Technology Conference organized at Technion by Professor Orit Hazzan and her colleagues this December. The conference focused on various uses of technology in STEM and engaging students in STEM… Read moreEducational Technology Conference in Technion, Israel
Toastmasters and Teaching: New Years Resoluions
December is often the time when we think of our New Year resolutions. For some of us they stick, while for others, they fade away during the first few weeks of January. In this post, I would like to write… Read moreToastmasters and Teaching: New Years Resoluions
Teaching Online: Stories from Within
A new Canadian book on online education has been published recently. It is an edited book and I have a chapter in it. My chapter deals with online graduate education. I hope it will be of interest to colleague who… Read moreTeaching Online: Stories from Within
Looking forward to teaching an ETEC 533 on-line course
As our Winter I team is winding down, I have an opportunity to pause and reflect on what I have learned last term. It was a great term with interesting courses, research, publications and conferences. I am also getting ready… Read moreLooking forward to teaching an ETEC 533 on-line course
Reflection on GeoGebra 2014 Conference at OISE
I am so excited about this opportunity to attend this conference. I feel a little intimidated here (a lot) as the people here know so much about technology, but I feel I can learn it. It is exciting to see… Read moreReflection on GeoGebra 2014 Conference at OISE
5th North American GeoGebra Conference
I am very excited and honoured to be a plenary speaker at the 5th North American Geogebra Conference that is taking place on November 20-21 in Toronto, ON: https://sites.google.com/site/geogebranorthamerica2014/schedule Preparing my presentation made me think once again about how we use technology… Read more5th North American GeoGebra Conference
UBC Killam Celebration 2014
I feel honoured to be invited to 2014 Celebration of UBC Killam Award winners: https://www.grad.ubc.ca/about-us/news/2014-ubc-killam-awards-celebration-recap Killam Trusts are something very unique to Canada that many people do not know about. It is also interesting that the idea for the trust came… Read moreUBC Killam Celebration 2014