At the end of 2018, I watched Tyler Oakley’s “100 Things We Did in 2018” video. Since Tyler Oakley is famous, his video had a lot of big, magical moments in it, like competing in Fear Factor and being on…
The end of another year means it’s time for another annual tradition- my top 10 list. Writing this list is one of my favourite parts of every end-of-year. It gives me time to reflect, to remember, and to be grateful…
Despite the fact that I started graduate school this year, and they’ve been giving me plenty of reading, I still managed to read a ton of books this year– I’m currently at 63, and the year’s not quite over yet!…
I’ve decided that the idea of monthly reviews is flawed. And no, that’s not just me trying to get out of writing them, or making excuses because I’m not particularly good at this. It’s an honest assessment. There’s a lot…
Let’s put the premise up front: When it comes to awards, NODA needs to do better. Awards are an inherent part of society today. From the Oscars and Tonys, to your institution’s annual end-of-year banquets, to the wrap-up events in…
Asking an entire class to read an entire textbook about educational/information technology would be a lot. 1400 pages of a lot. Luckily for our EDCI 570 class, our instructor didn’t do that. Instead, she tasked us with dividing ourselves into…
How do we effectively integrate technology into the learning experiences we are designing for our learners? That’s a huge question, and one whose answer could have a large impact on education. Lots of research has been done in this area,…
Trying to tell a group of educators who are studying educational technology that media does not influence learning is almost guaranteed to bring out the pitchforks. If media has no influence, then what is the point of our entire degree?…
August started as a beautiful month. I had free time in the evenings, I read something like 8 different books, I spent time with friends going to Symphony Splash, celebrating a friend getting married, watching Pacific FC win, and taking…
When I think about trends, my brain often immediately leaps to fashion. What styles are people wearing this season? What’s being sold in stores? What are you seeing on the runway? These trends are often obvious; you’re not just reading…