Over the last year, I have been doing some serious soul searching. One thing I’ve learned is to try to find joy even in situations that cause me anxiety. I’m doing my Masters in Education through the University of Victoria, two courses this semester, one which requires me to participate in ETMOOC and one which requires some really great reading. …
Tag Archives: connecting
Introduction
At first I wasn’t really sure what I would share with people. Here you have the basics and a little information on what I’m interested in learning a bit more about. Although there is so much more I thought of after I did the recording.…
Why I Blog
Tweeters in my PLN and in the ETMOOC community have been raving about Haiku Deck and how great it is to use and pleasant it is to watch. I had installed this app some time ago but never quite ‘got it’.…
Sharing and Inspiring
Sue Waters’ Learning Through Blogging post got me thinking about the purpose of bloggging. There has been some discussion going on around me about this, since three of my colleagues and I are participating in the #etmooc and blogging through EDCI515 with @_valeriei. …
Twitter and blogging
Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t social networking and following blogs like being at a party or conference. When you walk into a place where you know no one, how do you decide who to connect with? Do you choose the person wearing your favourite colour? …
#etmooc Introduction Task
Our first task (other than getting organised!) for ETMOOC is to create a video/slideshow introduction to ourselves. I decided to use the app videoscribe to create mine with a tagxedo word cloud included as well. I have used this app to make clips for staff meetings and our 5/6 students have also used it – very simple and quite effective.…