Re-thinking learning for the 21st Century
Written by Jennifer Weening
As I wrap up the final module of my summer AQ, Integration of Information and Computer Technology in Instruction, Part 2, I am prompted to reflect on my learning. And what better place than a blog for doing that? Module 1: A Vision of 21st Century Learning Module 1 focused on setting the stage for technology … Continue reading “Final reflections on CONT-702”
Written by Jennifer Weening
I wrote this reflection on the value of PLNs for my AQ course, but my blog seemed like an ideal place to cross-post it given the content. I already have a fairly well-established PLN, and I can pretty confidently agree with the sentiment found in one of the articles: “Interestingly, many teachers who are active online … Continue reading “My go-to tools for building and maintaining my PLN”
Written by Jennifer Weening
N.B: I am currently enrolled in (and neck-deep in course content for) a summer AQ course on “Integration of Information and Computer Technology in Instruction, Part 2” and decided to post one of my assignments as a blog post. I’d love for my Cohort 21 community to weigh in on the discussion and fill me … Continue reading “iPads vs. Laptops: the Showdown”
Written by Jennifer Weening
Day 8 of March Break. Despite a massive list of “to do’s” and goals for this much-needed mid-year respite, I’ve only just begun to scratch a few things off and am already feeling guilt about time misspent. Writing a blog post was certainly one thing on that list, in addition to renewing my Google L2 … Continue reading “Is this the new normal?”
Written by Jennifer Weening
Thanks to @jmedved and @gnichols, every morning I start my day with a small dose of Seth Godin’s wisdom. Here’s what I came across today (and I’m sure most of you have seen it as well): For accessibility reasons, I’ll repost the original text here: It’s tempting to seek to change just one person at … Continue reading “Seth Godin on the Cohort”
Written by Jennifer Weening
Wow. Il est difficile de croire que l’on est déjà en octobre, presque arrivé aux congés d’Action de grâce. Le mois de septembre s’est passé vite; c’est comme ce que l’on dit: le temps file quand on s’amuse! Pour les enseignants et les étudiants, le mois de septembre représente toujours un nouveau départ. Tout le … Continue reading “L’éternel recommencement”
Written by Jennifer Weening
Sometime in mid-July, I finally finished reading Tony Wagner’s book Creating Innovators, which had been recommended to me by several Cohort 21 members as a starting point for re-imagining my classroom. While I planned to write a full review of the book, Garth beat me to it (see his review here). Instead, I began copying … Continue reading “What Olympic diving judging has to do with grading in schools”
Written by Jennifer Weening
Distraught at the idea that the Cohort 21 F2F on April 22 represented the official end of the year for this incredible professional development experience, I signed up for an online AQ course on Technology Integration with Queen’s University which began this month. I figured it would be a natural follow up to the growth … Continue reading “A Blended Learning meta-exploration”
Written by Jennifer Weening
Back in the groove again. It didn’t take long, did it? March Break is already a distant memory, and for me, it seemed like the benefits of the break, and the feeling of being rested and caught up, were quickly swept away with the first bell last Tuesday. That said, despite the third term busyness, … Continue reading “Be better than you were yesterday: words to live by”
Written by Jennifer Weening
The winter term at school has been a crazy one. Between teaching, grading, reports, coaching, and all of the other things that tend to accumulate as the year goes on, I was literally counting the seconds until my March Break began. And no, I was not headed off to some warm, exotic destination to sip … Continue reading “Getting Geeky with Google”
