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Two Degrees

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Two Degrees

As two degrees are required to gain certification to teach in BC, this video marks the first major checkpoint in earning my first degree, as well as chronicling the academic encounter within my relationship.

I attempt to give a context of the personal meaning and academic studies in earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in a domestic partnership, and provide an enhanced artifact-alternative  to the typical static family portrait on graduation day.

We are proud of our accomplishments and learning through adversity in life, and believe we should truly value our higher education for the transformative and uplifting experience it is for its own sake, regardless of any financial outcomes. That being said, in this video I also challenge the silence around difficulties in financing a degree. I also broach the subject of politics and business in the modern university designation, including institutionalized alienation and academic recognition, which usually includes a financial award for earning top grades.

Originally I included our transcript with grades for the viewer to consider the merit of the traditional grading system, including showing our family our failed and re-taken courses as well as our ‘best’ classes. We decided not to include the grades so the viewer may appreciate the subjects of study which encompasses the full qualification of our two degrees.

Best enjoyed full-screen with sound.

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BEd Inquiry: Online Collaboration in Practice

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Abstract

The recent advent of co-editable software has afforded users the possibility of multi-directional information synthesis and transformation in real-time. This possibility has great implications for the millennial student in today’s secondary school, who are now able to see and participate in real-time the working process of basic computer-tool based projects, such as a document, presentation, survey, and spreadsheet. Prior to this recent development, most computer projects were only available in groups as one-way transmissions between members.
From this, the question which has emerge presently is
How do millennial students (and teachers) respond to online collaboration and co-creation?

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Curriculum & Pedagogy, Policy Analysis

A Vision for E-learning in Teacher’s Education at UBC

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Teachnology: A Vision for E-learning  in Teacher’s Education at the University of British Columbia

A sample of some of my formal writing, this essay takes a look at the effectiveness of internal and external e-learning policies in BC. More importantly, I outline how existing systems may be utilized to fully realize a student-centred, digitally literate program of education.

Note: the model was originally intended for secondary school.  As the focus of the course was on higher education, I adapted it to suit the needs of teacher candidates, based on my own experience as a BEd student.

In fulfillment of ETEC 520: Planning and Managing Technologies in Higher Education,  Summer 2013.

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ubcesa.ca

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Last year, I amalgamated 3 orphan websites into a Canadian-hosted home for the UBC Education Students Association at ubcesa.ca.

It is unclear why the ESA executives this year did not continue to use the site, even after hosting renewed.  There are some valuable job-searching tips for new teachers from a 4 – part series I commissioned from a UBC Career advisor.

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