Makerspaces have been talked about in education circles for some time now, and I have listened to several presentations on the topic which left me inspired by the potential for creativity, inventiveness, and learning. If makerspaces are new to you, you can see some related resources here: http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/a-librarians-guide-to-makerspaces/ Despite my interest in the topic, I felt frustrated … Continue reading
This is going to seem like an enormously obvious thing to say, but change within an institution is hard. In BC's public education system, we are currently going through a wholesale change of all of our provincial curriculum. The changes are not coming all at once, but are being rolled out at different times, which means … Continue reading
A colleague recently shared a video with me through Facebook, explaining the use of chat stations as a framework for learning and class discussion. I loved the idea, and my brain has been working at ways to implement it since I viewed it. You can see the video and blog entry by clicking here. As a … Continue reading
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