Learner Motivation: A Wannabe Runner’s Musings
by sean dreilinger I started running again at the end of August. Now, for those of you who don’t know me well (or at all), this may not sound like a big deal. I mean, I’m not a sloth. I’m a relatively...
View Article24/7 Learning
As money gets scarcer, it becomes harder to get to conferences and other professional development events. In the twenty-first century, this is not a reason to miss out on professional development....
View ArticleTelling It Like It Is: Action research and asking the right question
Art (c) Todd Berman I was animating a short morning session on the practice of Action Research last week. It was Friday, to be exact, the kind of rainy morning you wished you were cocooned in a...
View ArticleConnecting the Virtual Dots: An interview with Dr. Terry Anderson
by Luc Viatour I have an admission to make. (Wait for it.) I am a proud alumna of Canada’s Open University, Athabasca U. Back in early 2001, on maternity leave from a high school in Western Quebec, I...
View ArticleOnline PD or What I’ve Learned In My PJ’s
photo by Sharon Drummond It was our last class together as senior seminar students with Dr. Anderson. For most of us, the moment represented the penultimate step in completing a rather lengthy graduate...
View ArticleHappy Valentine’s Day from a Life Long Learner
(c) Karen Horton I have spent the past twenty years of my life entrenched in the Elementary school system here in Quebec. My roles and responsibilities may have shifted and evolved over the course of...
View ArticleVideoconferencing: Pitfalls, Pedagogy and Possibilities
by superkimbo I have a love/hate relationship with videoconferencing (VC). Ok, hate might be a tad strong. Love/irritation? Love/frustration? You see, living in a rural community here in Quebec, I get...
View Article3 a.m. blogging, and why social sciences (/school) should be social, and public!
Father as Multitasker by Stephen Poff First I will partially explain the title, as NOT being because my new baby boy woke me up earlier at 2 a.m. It’s about what kept ringing in my head afterwards,...
View ArticleBorn to Learn: Life-long learning as a goal for schools
Guest post by Anne-Marie De Silva, ERC Consultant at the English Montreal School Board Will our students need to rediscover the joy of learning in spite of school, rather than because of it? What do...
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