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Personal Information<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n

Susan V. Morrison
\nLiving in Nanaimo, BC since 2001<\/strong> with:
\nFamily: 4 Children, 2 Grandchildren, 1 English Bulldog
\nBefore BC<\/strong>:
\nBorn in New Brunswick –> raised in Nova Scotia -> high school and university in Montreal -> worked in Montreal, Frobisher Bay, then Peterborough, Whitby and Ottawa Ontario -> raised children in Bowmanville Ontario<\/p>\n

Professional Information<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n

Current Employment
\nVancouver Island University
\n<\/span>Educational Technologist: Instructional Designer \/ Course Developer (Distributed Learning) <\/em>with VIUonline!<\/em>
\nOnline Instructor<\/em> \u2013 Information Technology & Business courses<\/p>\n

Previous Employment
\nTraining Innovations<\/span> – Research & Development Computer-Based Authoring System (AIM)
\n<\/em>Computer Learning Centre<\/span> – Director of Education \/ Instructor<\/em><\/p>\n

Education<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n
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  1. Master of Educational Technology (UBC Aug\/09)<\/li>\n
  2. Post-Grad Certificate in Technology-Based Distributed Learning (UBC)<\/li>\n
  3. BA in Adult Education (UCFV)<\/li>\n
  4. Provincial Instructors Diploma (Min. Adv. Ed. BC)<\/li>\n
  5. Honours Diploma in Computer Programming (SSFC)<\/li>\n
  6. Accounting (Trent U)<\/li>\n
  7. Professional & Industry Certifications<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Goals for ETEC565<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n
    Learning Management Systems (LMS)<\/h5>\n
      \n
    1. Learn how to develop in WebCT Vista and compare its features and capabilities to those of WebCT 4\/6 and Moodle \u2013 to further inform my decision making in selecting learning technologies for future specific courses\/programs.<\/li>\n
    2. Learn methods that provide individuals with opportunities to “pursue individual curiosities” (even within a \u201cstructured\u201d course).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \u201cGood Practice Uses Active Learning Techniques\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

      Synchronous Communication<\/h5>\n

      1. Learn ways that live, real-time communications can help address diverse learning patterns and multiple communication styles and preferences.<\/p>\n

      \u201cFrequent student-faculty contact in and out of class is a most important factor in student motivation and involvement.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

      2. Assist learners to make connections to their prior knowledge and related experiences, and find ways for them to share these with class participants as a means of building knowledge together.<\/p>\n

      \u201cStudents do not learn much just sitting in classes listening… They must talk about what they are learning, write reflectively about it, relate it to experiences, and apply it to their daily lives. They must make what they learn part of themselves.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

      Assessment<\/h5>\n
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      1. Explore ways to assess higher-order skills, in online courses.<\/li>\n
      2. Develop methods for authentic, relevant self-assessment .<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \u201cKnowing what you know and don\u2019t know focuses your learning.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

        Multimedia<\/h5>\n
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        1. Personalize and customize learning activities to address multiple learning styles and diverse ways of knowing and communicating.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          \u201cGood Practice Respects Diverse Talents and Ways of Learning. Many roads lead to learning. Different students bring different talents and styles…\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

          Social Software<\/h5>\n
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          1. Learn selection criteria and how to use social software tools to enhance individual and collective learning experiences.<\/li>\n
          2. Teach responsible social interactions associated with social media practices.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            \u201cGood learning, like good work, is collaborative and social, not competitive and isolated. Working with others often increases involvement in learning. Sharing ones ideas and responding to others improves thinking and deepens understanding.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

            Resources Required<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n
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            1. Access to recent, relevant articles, studies, reports, etc.<\/li>\n
            2. Opportunity to review example of learning technologies implemented in sample or authentic courses.<\/li>\n
            3. Access to new tools and systems with the ability to interact and gain hands-on experience<\/li>\n
            4. Opportunity to learn how to infuse learning technology enhancements into an example course (practice implementing new tools\/software)<\/li>\n
            5. TIME<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
              Literature Referenced<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n