Advocating For Technology in Education
Written by Ryan Archer
As season 10 of Cohort21 draws to a close, it’s a perfect opportunity to reflect on the process and look forward to the future. This year, my focus was on the digital wellbeing of our younger learners entering into the Upper School (Years 8 and 9). With an increasing amount of time spent online and … Continue reading “Reflections on Season 11”
Written by Ryan Archer
During our second session at Cohort21, we sought to develop some essential questions that would help to guide us towards a topic of importance and that might also be urgent. In my previous post, I highlighted the need for more attention to be focused on the middle division students at my school and the possible … Continue reading “Digital Wellbeing: Citizenship and Awareness”
Written by Justin Medved
I’m Back! Let’s meet online. I believe this is either my 5th or 6th time working with Cohort21 and my motivations were initially to reconnect with like minded individuals who are eager to reflect on their own processes and looking for opportunities for growth. It was also an opportunity to connect a new member of … Continue reading “Urgent vs Important – Reflections on the return to school”
Written by Ryan Archer
I have been working on this project off and on for two years and yet it is still not done. However, the fruits of my labors are not found in the completion of the project they are found in the learning opportunities it has afforded to me. I’ve learned about organizational theory, Blended Learning and a … Continue reading “Organizational Booster Pack – An exploration of blended learning strategies using Haiku”
Written by Ryan Archer
Forgive me Cohort21 for it has been a little while since I last posted. Today I wanted to talk a little about my action plan for this year. I have decided to extend my work from last year. Last year, I developed a course for boys that used the principles of David Allen’s Getting Things … Continue reading “Designing an Online Blended Course : Year 2”
Written by Ryan Archer
I am so excited to be a part of the Cohort in the capacity of a coach this year. Last year I spent a lot of time exploring David Allen’s GTD techniques and applying them to the systems we use at my school, particularly Google Calendar. This year I have yet to decide whether I … Continue reading “Hey Remember Me? Cohort21 v2.0”
Written by Ryan Archer
To recap, my action plan is to take David Allen’s popular “Getting it Done” organizational framework and apply it to Google Calendar in the context of UCC in order to improve boys organization cognitive control. Energized, I jumped right into the process. I mapped out my curriculum, the key points I wanted to address, and a … Continue reading “A Work in Progress: Refining and Designing an Online Learning Module”
Written by Ryan Archer
I feel most fortunate to have been given the opportunity to travel to London and attend the BETT conference. To top it all off Jimmy Wales was one of the opening keynote speakers. His topic of discussion was the open access to information, a suitable topic given he is the … Continue reading “Open Access to Information and the Value of Wikipedia”
Written by Ryan Archer
Life at my school can be hectic and overwhelming at times, maybe most of the time. Being organized and leveraging the technology available in a smart way will help you manage your workload and reduce stress. I plan to develop a way to organize yourself using the framework of David Allen’s “Five Simple Steps That Apply Order to … Continue reading “Leveraging Google Calendar to Improve Organizational Cognitive Skill in Boys.”
Written by Ryan Archer
Friday afternoon, my brain slowly burning out from another week of information overload and a new tweet grabs my attention. I find myself mustering up enough energy to quickly respond to the question posed by my colleague. Is the flipped class model here to stay? I thought I could answer the question in a succinct … Continue reading “Response: Is the flipped class model here to stay?”
