Author Jacquie
“Given both the significant potential to change the nature of instruction, as well as the difficulties inherent in adopting new tools and pedagogies, digital technologies provide a critical context for the investigation of the relationship between teachers’ beliefs and classroom… Continue Reading →
I feel that a key piece of understanding this chasm between the amount of technology available and the ACTUAL integration of technology by teachers is to demonstrate the expenditures on technology (both hardware and software) and compare it to the… Continue Reading →
Welcome to my Master’s of Education blog! This blog will be a space that I post updates on my journey through my program. It will mostly feature updates and thoughts about Education Technology with a dash of French Immersion education.
This week the major topic was “Personalized Learning; Learning Structures; Social Media; Personal Learning Networks” and we had a guest speaker, Jeff Hopkins, who spoke about his work with inquiry based learning. Jeff is the founder and co-principal of the… Continue Reading →
Photo by cottonbro studio: https://www.pexels.com/photo/overhead-shot-of-a-cellphone-between-a-mug-and-headphones-6686442/ For a long time I’ve thought that podcasts were a great idea to use in the classroom. This year I decided to use them in my classroom to test out if they’re as great as… Continue Reading →
This program at the University of Victoria is a project based program. Throughout the next 6 months, I will be blogging and posting my learning journey in this section. The end goal is to create a course outline that schools… Continue Reading →
Law & Order, Season 23, Episode 9. (Apr 11, 2024). Family Ties [Online image]. Giphy. https://giphy.com/gifs/nbclawandorder-nbc-svu-law-and-order-IVCWXo2A2OpUgBX8Sx 200 days. Today marks the final push towards the end of my Master’s degree. As excited as I am to reach this milestone and… Continue Reading →
I was born and raised in the lower mainland of British Columbia and have lived here all my life. I attended French Immersion public school from kindergarten through 12th grade. In the early grades, I struggled with reading in French… Continue Reading →
Digital literacy is the ability to use technology to communicate with others, find information, and navigate the internet. In her TEDx talk, Keegen Korf explains the importance of digital citizenship and why we need to help youth understand digital citizenship…. Continue Reading →
Organization of Professional Development In my district we get 6 Professional Development days per year. Here’s how they break down: 4 – teacher autonomy (the teacher can choose how they spend their PD day) (September/May, October, November, February) 1 –… Continue Reading →