Image from (Kris Alexander, 2024) at the Red Bull Gaming Hub launch. For this assignment, I focused on two significant parts of my life: education and video games. Thankfully, I found someone who has pushed the idea of video games… Continue Reading →
LRNT523: Assignment 1 Decoding Audrey Watters role in Ed Tech Audrey Watters is a renowned writer, educator and speaker, known for her biting critiques of Ed Tech. Being considered one of the OGs wasn’t what drew me to her for this assignment. It was instead her reputation as a troublemaker and rabble rouser, dubbing herself …
Picture provided by: Virtual Indigenous Speaker Series: Thompson Rivers University Jennifer Wemigwans, Doctor of Philosophy in Social Justice Education from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto, is a prominent scholar whose work centers on Indigenous knowledge and digital technologies. Her research explores how Indigenous teachings can be shared and […]
Canada’s history is rooted in a centuries-long practice of erasing the contributions, culture, and humanity of Indigenous peoples who existed in this land long before…
Image copyright TJ Rak. https://tjrak.work/about For this assignment, I focused on the brilliant and talented Dr. Joy Adowaa Buolamwini. Although Buolamwini’s work does not specifically fall within the education and technology field, it will (hopefully) shape the future of technologies being introduced to our sector. Her research and advocacy are…
Published by Joan Oladunjoye on the 14th of September 2024 George Siemens is a prominent figure in educational technology, best known for developing the theory…
When I first considered the assignment to explore a key figure in educational technology, I wasn’t sure where to begin. Should I look at one of the theorists Martin Weller referenced in 25 Years of Ed Tech? A leader in learning and technology? Then, I glanced at my bedside book stack. Sitting there were two […]
In Chapter 12 of 25 Years of Ed Tech by Martin Weller, the author writes about the educational use of Video in 2005, more specifically, YouTube,…
Reading the second section of Weller’s (2020) “25 Years of Ed Tech” was entertaining for me, as this was when I was finishing high school and doing the bulk of my post-secondary education. This was a time frame during which… Continue Reading →
EdTech is not about doing things better. It’s about doing BETTER THINGS. – Unknown