Hi, I live in Kamloops, BC though I’m from the east coast and have lived in 4 Canadian provinces so far in my life. I love camping, running, skiing, and mountain biking. During COVID I’ve added one more that my two kids have been really into – skateboarding. The image depicts one of the things …
Category Archives: Exploration
Post 5: Integration
It is time to say goodbye to the course OTL101 and reflect on what I have learned and to showcase one of my previous posts. First, I have chosen to showcase my last post, #4 on feedback as I think feedback is important, which the article by Hattie also emphasized. As well, that post really …
Post 4: Feedback
Similar to the article by Hattie, I agree the feedback is a very important part in teaching and I was not surprised to see the evidence for it’s importance demonstrated in the article. I believe there are some gaps between what Hattie recommends and my own practice and there is always room for improvement. Something …
Considering Cognitive Presence
The course has begun to explore the community of inquiry model in which cognitive presence is one of three overlapping concepts in the model. I was not previously aware of this model of learning and I suppose that is a learning in itself! In Post 1, I considered student engagement to be important and wondered …
Introductions
Welcome to my blog. I love beaches and what better relaxing place to think about when working away online. You may see a beach theme as I settle into blogging to lighten things up. Onto the first three questions for this blog post. First, I think student engagement is the most important characteristic of high …