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Classrooms Set Free: Virtual and Augmented Reality

Today was our final day of EDCI 336 and tech inquiry presentations. We had presentations on… Environmental awareness through the techno-lens Games and environmental awareness: geocaching, Oil God,…

It Ain’t Easy Being Cheesy: Van Edition

The Recipe: Kayleigh’s Mom’s Classic Macaroni and Cheese  The Location: David’s Van  Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter 1 tsp salt 2 cups old cheddar cheese (grated) 2 cups macaroni…

Scratch & Save: The Role of Coding in Education

In the first half of our class this week we had more presentations from peers on tech inquiry projects. The topics and ideas included… The effects of social…

Online Multi-Access Learning Design

This week we got to experience the video conference rooms in the basement of the Clearihue building. I had no idea that the rooms were there, so I…

Mindfulness: The App

This week my focus was accumulating all of the information about my app for the resource we are making, and for the presentation that we have on the…

Mindfulness: The Facts

This week I delved into some mindfulness research. I wanted to look at at least one scholarly source, one source that was credible but not necessarily scholarly, and…

Reclaiming Gaming: Minecraft Education Edition

This week we had the pleasure of having Heidi James, several of her Colquitz Middle School students, and one Spectrum Community School student come to our class and…

EdTech Inquiry: A Mind Full of Mindfulness

 What are the benefits of mindfulness for students/teachers?    Is there a way to integrate the use of mindfulness apps into the classroom? Which mindfulness apps are free/accessible, and…

Not So Grate

This week I attempted to make Chef Lawrence Page’s five-cheese mac and cheese.  It did not go well…at all.  The summary of my cheesy disaster was that it…

Aspire To Inquire

This week we were given the opportunity to visit the Pacific School of Innovation and Inquiry (PSII), located in downtown Victoria. We were introduced to the philosophy and…