Extend Activity Bank

329 Activity Responses

Teacher for Learning Module

English Class – WIIFM?

October 25, 2019 • Response for WIIFM Activity

I remember asking my math teacher in high school, “Why do I need to learn trigonometry? I’m never going to use it in my career.” Here I am, 18 years after graduating high school and have yet to use trig! I get it – students, especially adult learners, want to know what we are using more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/english-class-wiifm/

It’s Liberating

May 11, 2018 • Response for Liberate an engaging and inclusive atmosphere Activity

This blog post describes some of the connections made from two liberating structures used in a recent conference session at the Creative Commons Global Summit and teaching strategies already being used in the classroom.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/its-liberating/

Listening

May 11, 2018 • Response for Active Listening Activity

Responses to prompts provided by Peg French to consciously listen and pay attention. What is RASA? What are 5 tools for better listening? Take a look at this blog post to find out more. Warning – this is a pop quiz involved!

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/listening/

Experimenter Module

Diving Cap ON!

April 10, 2019 • Response for I’m an Experimenter! Activity

Diving Cap ON! (Illustration by Patrik Tschudin, flickr.com, unchange, retrieved from https://bit.ly/2uVdRO1) I took 3 deep dives in Module 5! Find out which at https://docs.google.com/document/d/16GSMHSocmq2Yt7-Ozkfme7tn6YvI44b3z-8IAYPdPVc/edit?usp=sharing

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/diving-cap-on/

Introduce your neighbourhood

February 3, 2019 • Response for Add to The Open Faculty Patchbook Activity

These questions are for an Urban Sustainability course I teach. A good way to break the ice on the first day, find out about other areas of the city where we live, and leads into discussion of course topics. What is distinctive about your neighbourhood? What are some advantages or disadvantages of living there? What more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/introduce-your-neighbourhood-2/

Introduce your neighbourhood

February 3, 2019 • Response for Add to The Open Faculty Patchbook Activity

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/introduce-your-neighbourhood/

Decolonization of the Mind

January 28, 2019 • Response for Add to The Open Faculty Patchbook Activity

In learning about Indigenous people of the Western Hemisphere the Americas) students knowledge in this area have been hindered by pedagogies of agnotology, and information has been withheld rather than informed. To create an awareness of this I ask students questions regarding famous Indigenous people and places and events. Such as who was the first minority to serve in more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/decolonization-of-the-mind/

Particulates…what are they?

December 11, 2018 • Response for I’m an Experimenter! Activity

Describe: What you did. I Found a Wikipedia article in your discipline that has inaccurate or inadequate information, go to the discussion page and suggest a revision. How you did it (what tools and resources). the internet links that were provided. Why you chose those activities to experiment with. it was easy, as it has more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/particulates-what-are-they/

Experimenting with the Experimenter Module

December 3, 2018 • Response for I’m an Experimenter! Activity

Condiments are extra

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/experimenting-with-the-experimenter-module/

Introductory activity!

November 21, 2018 • Response for Add to The Open Faculty Patchbook Activity

I would ask my chemistry students: Which famous scientist would you like to invite for dinner and why?

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/introductory-activity/

It’s Alive! OE Experimenter Module Reflection

November 3, 2018 • Response for I’m an Experimenter! Activity

I put all the Experimenter module into one post. Read it all here 🙂

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/its-alive-oe-experimenter-module-reflection/

Let’s Even Out the Playing Field!

October 24, 2018 • Response for Add to The Open Faculty Patchbook Activity

This is one of my favourite ice breakers at the beginning of a new semester.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/lets-even-out-the-playing-field/

Lab Report

October 8, 2018 • Response for Lab Report Activity

For this module, I experimented with a number of new technologies. I created an animated GIF without using photoshop (which was fun and easy, I will probably use these for my course material development in the future) and I also played around with http://www.googlelittrips.org/ which seems like a really neat idea. As a huge fan of more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/lab-report/

Reporting on Experiments

June 15, 2018 • Response for I’m an Experimenter! Activity

My blog post describes how and why I choose the experiments that I did.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/reporting-on-experiments/

Loop It Deep Dive

June 15, 2018 • Response for A Serious Use For Silly Media Activity

I wrote a blog post in response to this activity with the animated GIF I created to help with Bloom’s Taxonomy.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/loop-it-deep-dive/

Reflecting on Experimenting

May 29, 2018 • Response for I’m an Experimenter! Activity

Experimenting as a way of practicing out loud.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/reflecting-on-experimenting/

Agora Activity Bank: Identify OER and build a learning activity around them

May 29, 2018 • Response for Private: Just Like The Agora Activity

My deep dive is finding a YouTube video (CC) and adding questions with Playposit.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/agora-activity-bank-identify-oer-and-build-a-learning-activity-around-them/

I’m an Experimenter! Fanning the Flames of Learning

April 10, 2018 • Response for I’m an Experimenter! Activity

Here’s a report on experimentations I’ve made into digital tools for teaching and learning. It includes links to experimentations with virtual communities, people and ideas with whom my experimentations continue! I invite you to experiment with me at any time.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/im-an-experimenter-fanning-the-flames-of-learning/

One Set of Infinity

April 5, 2018 • Response for A Serious Use For Silly Media Activity

https://learningnuggets.ca/extend/one-set-of-infinity/

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/one-set-of-infinity/

Technologist Module

All We Need is a Little Empathy

March 29, 2019 • Response for Empathy Map Activity

Since I work in a teaching and learning centre, I used faculty as the subjects of my Empathy Map.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/all-we-need-is-a-little-empathy/

Tools Which Can be Used in the Classroom

January 4, 2019 • Response for It’s Alive! Activity

There are a variety of tools that can enhance learning in the classroom. In this post, I briefly describe how I adapted one learning tool to test students at a deeper level of learning.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/tools-which-can-be-used-in-the-classroom/

Connecting to the Course Curriculum

January 2, 2019 • Response for It’s Alive! Activity

The use of technology in the classroom should serve a purpose and should be connected to the course curriculum. Here is my reflection about the responsible use of technology in the classroom.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/connecting-to-the-course-curriculum/

Map for SECTIONS Model

December 28, 2018 • Response for Using the SECTIONS Model to Evaluate a Tool Activity

I am not usually one to give much thought to SECTIONS when considering technology use in the classroom. I will usually go with what is currently available at my academic institution. SECTIONS was a great activity and has certainly given me cause to reflect on many different areas when considering which technology to implement in more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/map-for-sections-model/

Ontario Extend Module 2: Activity 3: Define Your Learner Challenge: Group Work

December 27, 2018 • Response for Learner Challenge Activity

My students often have a dislike for group work. Just the mention of group work receives a lukewarm reception. After listening to the variety of reasons as to why students dislike group work, I have created a group contract which I will be posting as a Google Doc. My hope is that this document, will more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/ontario-extend-module-2-activity-3-define-your-learner-challenge-group-work/

Empathy Map

December 27, 2018 • Response for Empathy Map Activity

This is a great reflective activity! It really does give professors an insight into how their students might be feeling.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/empathy-map-4/

Tools

December 11, 2018 • Response for It’s Alive! Activity

The tool I decided to focus on was youtube. I have decided to use youtube videos on top of my lessons as a way to teach the students how to change brushes in the air monitoring equipment motors. I believe that hearing someone else while seeing it multiple times will help guide the students in more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/tools/

Technology creation

December 11, 2018 • Response for Using the SECTIONS Model to Evaluate a Tool Activity

A lot of the students come into the program with different ideals on what they should be taught. They never know that simple technology sometimes is the best to use. We often use excel to look at and analyze our data. It is accessible to most and the most common tool used to compare data more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/technology-creation/

Learner Challenge

December 11, 2018 • Response for Learner Challenge Activity

I have been putting students in groups. I give each group a specific scenario. They have to come up with the best way to monitor the specific air quality scenario. They then teach the rest of the class the air monitoring program they have designed using the technology appropriate for that scenario. Interesting to see more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/learner-challenge-3/

Scheduling’s my fave

December 3, 2018 • Response for It’s Alive! Activity

I love scheduling. It’s second nature to me. This module allowed me to find a scheduling app to help students who do not find scheduling comes as easily.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/schedulings-my-fave/

Empathy for the win

December 3, 2018 • Response for Empathy Map Activity

I love teaching about empathy. And Brene Brown. And empathy maps.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/empathy-for-the-win/

Learner Challenge

December 3, 2018 • Response for Learner Challenge Activity

Link to blog leads to link to challenge!

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/learner-challenge-2/

Empathy Map

November 21, 2018 • Response for Empathy Map Activity

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/empathy-map-2/

It’s Alive!

October 5, 2018 • Response for It’s Alive! Activity

My next post is about a technology tool that I found through consultation with the experts in the Hub. I had two problems I wanted to address when I went down there. As usual, they came up with creative solutions to problems I didn’t even know I had.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/its-alive/

SECTIONS

October 4, 2018 • Response for Using the SECTIONS Model to Evaluate a Tool Activity

As someone who both teaches and uses technology, it is interesting to think about how it works from the student perspective and how I use it in my teaching practice.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/sections/

Learner Challenge

September 27, 2018 • Response for Learner Challenge Activity

In my first data analytics class, I used one of my favourite examples of analytics and statistics on the field and in the management office, the movie Moneyball. The premise is that using statistics and predictive analytics, player performance can be improved, sometimes in a more effective way than going on instinct alone. I like the more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/learner-challenge/

Empathy Map

September 27, 2018 • Response for Empathy Map Activity

My empathy map of my learners was an interesting reflection. Before the program started and I was designing courses for who I imagined my participants would be, I always wondered if, like Goldilocks, the content would be too hard, too easy, or just right. Without meeting the students that will be involved in the program, more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/empathy-map/

Using SECTIONS to evaluate technology

September 26, 2018 • Response for Using the SECTIONS Model to Evaluate a Tool Activity

I’m not one to use the SECTIONS model often, if at all. I try to find open source or free technology for students to use. I know that approval for new technology or license purchases are a challenge. We have a Hub team member dedicated to this process – he hears what faculty want and more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/using-sections-to-evaluate-technology/

Leveraging Use of Google Suite

September 26, 2018 • Response for Learner Challenge Activity

I have had students that are resistant to group work. At first, I just thought that they need to get over it — but after doing the empathy map and finding out exactly what it was about group work that students didn’t like I found out that it went far beyond just “I don’t like more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/leveraging-use-of-google-suite/

Tutors and their payroll – Made better

September 12, 2018 • Response for It’s Alive! Activity

The Technologist Module was a thought-provoking adventure for me, where I thought I was going was not where I ended up but the process of working through the sections of the modules and the activities led to what I believe is the right place for helping tutors learn an unfriendly software system for entering their more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/tutors-and-their-payroll-made-better/

Sections Analysis for Tutor Training – Payroll

September 2, 2018 • Response for Using the SECTIONS Model to Evaluate a Tool Activity

After mapping out options on paper, I decided on an onboarding video to cover types of appointments, timing and submission process followed by a timeline/check list document that explains how the software expects information to be entered. Then a series of gifs could show the basic steps for each type of appointment and how to more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/sections-analysis-for-tutor-training-payroll/

Tutor Payroll Training

September 1, 2018 • Response for Learner Challenge Activity

I added a section called Tutor Payroll Training. I have been thinking about how to make information accessible whenever tutors needed it as well as how to present the steps to payroll in a way that helps with onboarding (a concept in games where beginners are introduced to the game mechanics). I also got a more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/tutor-payroll-training/

Tutor Training

September 1, 2018 • Response for Empathy Map Activity

Because the “course” I am working with is essential Tutor Training, I don’t have course feedback forms to work with. At the recent leadership day, I asked for feedback that would help me with this activity. The tutors were happy to share and it also generated some ideas for things we could improve in both more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/tutor-training/

Empathetically Mapping The Future

July 6, 2018 • Response for Empathy Map Activity

I wrote a blog post where I discuss how I created an Empathy Map using Course Evaluations… not exactly how it is suppose to be done but I try to tie it all together.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/empathetically-mapping-the-future/

Using WhatsApp to improve group work

May 29, 2018 • Response for Learner Challenge Activity

Check out my post on Padlet re using WhatsApp to improve group work. Some students have challenges communicating in groups, so I have started to use request that they make Whatsapp groups at the start of the semester. This way I can check in on what they are discussing and to see who is a more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/using-whatsapp-to-improve-group-work/

Adding images in WordPress – 2 ways to make it stick

May 26, 2018 • Response for Tell Us a Tiny Tech Tale Activity

This little tech tale helps ensure your images and media are where you want them in more ways than one when publishing blog posts in WordPress.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/adding-images-in-wordpress-2-ways-to-make-it-stick/

Flipping over Flipgrid

May 26, 2018 • Response for Tools of The Trade Activity

This one caught my eye. It’s a quick, video tool that allows students or participants to provide 90 second video responses for a particular purpose or project. Take a look and you too may be flipping over Flipgrid.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/flipping-over-flipgrid/

Teching it out

May 26, 2018 • Response for It’s Alive! Activity

This response is a reflection on the use of Slack as a back channel conversation space for students taking an online course where critical digital literacies is taught to teacher candidates. Since this tech tool is relatively new to most students, since it is not prominent in the education sector, it puts all participants on more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/teching-it-out/

Getting to Know: An Empathy Map Experience

May 26, 2018 • Response for Empathy Map Activity

Completing the empathy map helped clarify pain points and gain points for students in both the F2F course and online courses I teach. Focusing on what I believe are the responses to key points – what students say, do, hear, feel, see, and think as they progress through a course offering. While pre-course surveys help more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/getting-to-know-an-empathy-map-experience/

SECTIONS – a reflection while Slacking

May 26, 2018 • Response for Using the SECTIONS Model to Evaluate a Tool Activity

This response includes a full reflection on the SECTIONS framework for the use of the digital tool Slack for an online course in Critical Digital Literacy in a Faculty of Education elective course. While the use of Slack is relatively new in the education sector, it’s use in business environments is stable and growing. Using more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/sections-a-reflection-while-slacking/

A Tiny Tech Tale

May 8, 2018 • Response for Tell Us a Tiny Tech Tale Activity

One of the things I have been meaning to do with my blog is to license it with a Creative Commons ShareAlike attribute and when I went to add it to my WordPress site I realized that it was a bit more difficult than I anticipated. It includes a series of animated gif screenshots that I took using Gyazo (a more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/a-tiny-tech-tale/

Challenge – code breaking in online learning

March 26, 2018 • Response for Learner Challenge Activity

My post on the padlet: Students coming into the online learning space – those who are there for the first time are overwhelmed with what to do and when; those who come with previous experiences are relying on past practice to figure it out which is often not helpful. Those with some digital fluencies can more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/challenge-code-breaking-in-online-learning/

Citation tools for the win!

March 21, 2018 • Response for Tools of The Trade Activity

See my response to the Tools of the Trade activity here.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/citation-tools-for-the-win/

I’s Like This Better If It Looked Like That

March 16, 2018 • Response for Tell Us a Tiny Tech Tale Activity

See my post on the exciting world of the format painter here

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/is-like-this-better-if-it-looked-like-that/

NearPod

March 6, 2018 • Response for Tools of The Trade Activity

NearPod is a great way to take already created PowerPoint slides and add class related interactive pieces. So many different activities that can also have student responses displayed as you go. The instructor can control the pace of the slides and activities or set them to the learner pace. This was a great tool to more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/nearpod/

Collaborator Module

I know which branches I want to fill in.

March 24, 2019 • Response for Mapping your PLN Activity

Please see my PLN Map and reflection in my blog https://cupofteaching583797694.wordpress.com/2019/03/24/mapping-my-personal-learning-network-pln/

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/i-know-which-branches-i-want-to-fill-in/

Mapping My PLN

December 20, 2018 • Response for Mapping your PLN Activity

A good educator’s PLN is always changing to meet the individual’s needs, interests and influence. Here’s mine today!

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/mapping-my-pln/

my PLN!

December 11, 2018 • Response for Mapping your PLN Activity

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/my-pln/

Love excuses to use whiteboard!

December 3, 2018 • Response for Mapping your PLN Activity

Back in the summer I mapped out my PLN using my nifty whiteboard

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/love-excuses-to-use-whiteboard/

Mapping your Personal Learning Network (PLN)

October 8, 2018 • Response for Mapping your PLN Activity

I thought this was a very interesting activity because it parallels something we recently did in MKT1005. In that example, students researched the hashtag #UnitedBreaksGuitars and wrote an essay on what the tweets around the subject, actors, or other factors meant. This is an important point as meaning, or why things are grouped as they more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/mapping-your-personal-learning-network-pln/

Mapping my PLN in Google Draw

June 5, 2018 • Response for Mapping your PLN Activity

It took some thinking but I got my PLN on Open Education map worked out.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/mapping-my-pln-in-google-draw/

Neighbourhoods and Bubbles

May 25, 2018 • Response for Mapping your PLN Activity

This map, done in Google Draw, is framed in the Visitors & Residents model for web engagement. The Twitter handle for some people within each personal learning network.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/neighbourhoods-and-bubbles/

Mapping my Extend PLN

May 24, 2018 • Response for Mapping your PLN Activity

Using Coggle I created a visual representation of my #Extend PLN and wrote about the experience in a blog post.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/mapping-my-extend-pln/

And the Journey Begins…

May 8, 2018 • Response for Exit Through The Workshop Activity

So I had a hard time deciding how to look into the future and see what the world would look like with me in it. Maybe because I don’t see MY world changing – the things that make me happy, my thoughts on education and learning. The tools will change. Technology will change. Students will more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/and-the-journey-begins/

Extending into the Open

March 6, 2018 • Response for Exit Through The Workshop Activity

Blog post at the end of the eCampus Ontario Extend – East workshop. Getting started in the Ontario Extend landscape.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/extending-into-the-open/

Exit Ticket for East Cohort Kickoff

March 6, 2018 • Response for Exit Through The Workshop Activity

Wrote a blog post to complete this activity. You can find the link to the right under “Example for:”. 🙂

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/exit-ticket-for-east-cohort-kickoff/

Scholar Module

My SOTL Plan for Group Work

March 22, 2019 • Response for Outline Your SoTL Plan Activity

My full response to the Scholar module of OE.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/my-sotl-plan-for-group-work-6/

My SOTL Plan for Group Work

March 22, 2019 • Response for Design Your SoTL Project Activity

My full response to the Scholar module prompts.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/my-sotl-plan-for-group-work-3/

My SOTL Plan for Group Work

March 22, 2019 • Response for Reflecting for Disseminating Your SoTL Project Activity

My full response to the Scholar module extend activities.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/my-sotl-plan-for-group-work-2/

My SOTL Plan for Group Work

March 22, 2019 • Response for Share Your SoTL Research Plan Activity

My full blog response to the Scholar module for Ontario Extend.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/my-sotl-plan-for-group-work/

Completely new to me!

March 4, 2019 • Response for This Indispensable Digital Research Tool, We can Say, Without Lying, Saves Time Activity

This was a new thing for me! I created a feed with the North Cohort Blogs…which looks like Nurse Killam and I 🙂 I’m going to add the rest of the Blogs from Extend on there as well. I really am stretching myself here!! MelRad

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/completely-new-to-me/

Bloggin

December 3, 2018 • Response for Share Your SoTL Research Plan Activity

Full blog post about the Scholar module via blog link. 🙂

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/bloggin/

Slow and Steady

December 3, 2018 • Response for Reflecting for Disseminating Your SoTL Project Activity

As for dissemination of knowledge, I’m lucky to work at an institution with an innovation hub which is a natural way to assist in knowledge dissemination. This provides a perfect avenue to consult with colleagues informally or at a more formal level such as a scheduled professional development session. Not only is there an innovation hub, more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/slow-and-steady/

Design Time

December 3, 2018 • Response for Design Your SoTL Project Activity

I put the Scholar module aside for awhile and recently returned to it. My research question had evolved. I’ve found that participation has naturally improved as rapport has developed and students become more comfortable with small group work in class. What I’ve now become more curious about is how to help students become familiar and comfortable more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/design-time/

Initial Idea

December 3, 2018 • Response for Outline Your SoTL Plan Activity

I was tasked to consider an area of interest. Initially, I narrowed it down to increase classroom participation. Because I am teaching a program with many practical application aspects, it is important that students are regularly applying what they’ve learned before entering the field. Students however have expressed reservations about role-plays in front of the classroom. more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/initial-idea/

Another Top 3!

December 3, 2018 • Response for Engage with SoTL Activity

The benefit of increasing the amount of reflection about teaching and learning with my colleagues is especially appealing, considering I even look forward to such dialogue on Twitter. By having a common language, we can further support and challenge one another. Improving both student outcomes as well as results on assessments is most definitely appealing. more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/another-top-3/

My Top 3

December 3, 2018 • Response for Three Keys of SoTL Activity

The metaphor of the syllabus as a hypothesis but what is missing is the closing of the loop. Did we meet our hypothesis? Reflective practice of one’s teaching with an emphasis on student learning Asking a question vs. just teaching without looking for answer. Thus, there is evidence involved. Often stems from a challenge but more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/my-top-3/

SoTL #2 – Engage with SoTL

November 25, 2018 • Response for Engage with SoTL Activity

This is a rehash of my post on negotiated grading, but perhaps I’ll get into more of the idea behind it and less focused on the technical aspects of how it works in the class. I think there is an issue with feedback. I had papers that I put a huge amount of work into, more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/sotl-2-engage-with-sotl/

SoTL #1 – Three Keys of SoTL

November 25, 2018 • Response for Three Keys of SoTL Activity

I can imagine that you read the title, and are wondering, as I was, what exactly a SoTL is. Well, it seems you have come to the right place, as SoTL stands for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. I think this is a great activity because while I know alot about the subjects I teach, I more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/sotl-1-three-keys-of-sotl/

RSS is Life

July 15, 2018 • Response for This Indispensable Digital Research Tool, We can Say, Without Lying, Saves Time Activity

RSS is incredibly valuable as is OPML. I had used Feedly for several years, but made the switch to Inoreader last year, in part because it has one additional useful feature that Feedly doesn’t: OPML subscription. While it’s nice to be able to import and export OPML files, needing to remember to update them can be more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/rss-is-life/

Scholarly Reflections

July 1, 2018 • Response for Share Your SoTL Research Plan Activity

It was a tough haul, but I made it to the end!

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/scholarly-reflections/

Dilemmas with Scholar Module

June 30, 2018 • Response for Reflecting for Disseminating Your SoTL Project Activity

Reflection on a couple of issues include if I can publish my results.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/dilemmas-with-scholar-module/

Working through SoTL questions

June 30, 2018 • Response for Design Your SoTL Project Activity

My blog post answering the SoTL planning questions.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/working-through-sotl-questions/

Focusing my area of research

June 29, 2018 • Response for Outline Your SoTL Plan Activity

Working outloud on trying to find a research project that will work in my role as faculty advisor to Tutoring Services.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/focusing-my-area-of-research/

Framing my SoTL project

June 24, 2018 • Response for Outline Your SoTL Plan Activity

Area of research I have decided to focus on an area of tutor training, specifically, the technique I share called Simulated Instruction Model. This was a model that I first learned about while doing post-grad certificates in Learning Disabilities specialization at Cambrian College. I can’t find any online references to it so I am considering more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/framing-my-sotl-project/

Amateur Work in SoTL

June 24, 2018 • Response for Engage with SoTL Activity

In the end, I have decided to approach SoTL with child-like glee.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/amateur-work-in-sotl/

Getting science-y

June 18, 2018 • Response for Three Keys of SoTL Activity

Considering what SoTL is anyways!

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/getting-science-y/

Share the Plan

June 7, 2018 • Response for Share Your SoTL Research Plan Activity

The plan is only as good as the planner can make it. Sometimes it takes more eyes on the plan to see where potential gaps may lie, where logistics and issues will arise, and where the plan needs to be sent back to the drawing board. I’m open to feedback on this plan. Just leave more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/share-the-plan/

Reflecting in Action

June 7, 2018 • Response for Reflecting for Disseminating Your SoTL Project Activity

It’s not enough to have a dissemination plan. I need to be reflecting in, on, and of actions throughout this SoTL project. Just as rapid prototyping in the design of a bicycle or car requires adjustments as the product is being built, so too will this SoTL project adapt and iterate in action. With a more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/reflecting-in-action/

Designing in Action

June 7, 2018 • Response for Design Your SoTL Project Activity

The SoTL design forced me to review and circle back to the previous elements and blog posts I’d written. I’ve iterated and adjusted the design as I move through this module. I’ve tried to stay consistent, but I know there are elements that may need to be tweaked as the design process moves forward.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/designing-in-action/

Defining and Refining

June 7, 2018 • Response for Outline Your SoTL Plan Activity

This is my effort to define the purpose and refine the methods to complete this SoTL proposal, while staying true to my reason for doing this work.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/defining-and-refining/

SoTL #2 What are my Reasons?

June 7, 2018 • Response for Engage with SoTL Activity

Taking a deeper look at the reasons outlined on the suggested list didn’t really resonate for my current context or teaching practice. So what are my reasons for tackling SoTL?

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/sotl-2-what-are-my-reasons/

So what’s the answer?

April 12, 2018 • Response for Three Keys of SoTL Activity

Whenever teachers ask students some tough questions or assign a tough project, they’ll often turn to each other, or ask the instructor “So, what’s the answer?” This is the beginning of some reflections on what the answers may be to some burning questions about SoTL – beginning with what key characteristics resonate for me – more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/so-whats-the-answer/

Curator Module

Holy CRAAP!!!

February 18, 2019 • Response for Holy CRAAP! Activity

I have included this content onto a previous blog post. The assessment for the CRAPP test and reflection have been included with this prior blog in order to facilitate matters. All of the information regarding OER can be found in one post.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/holy-craap/

Collaborative Padlet

January 27, 2019 • Response for Curation Creation Activity

Here is my Padlet. It contains a great resource from the repositories I explored while working through the Curator Module.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/collaborative-padlet/

Curating Open Educational Resources to Support Learners

January 27, 2019 • Response for Find Your Fit Activity

With the cost of education on the rise, it’s great that there are so many Open Educational Resources(EOR)available for our students. This gives them an alternative to purchasing costly textbooks. As always, educators must be cautious when selecting EORs. We should ensure that the resources selected are relevant and accurate. I have selected a few more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/curating-open-educational-resources-to-support-learners/

Openly Licensed Image

January 27, 2019 • Response for Consider This Activity

Images and photos can speak volumes. It is just a matter of finding the right one. Please visit my blog site to view a photo that I would definitely use in many of my health sciences courses.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/openly-licensed-image/

My Definition of Content Curator

January 27, 2019 • Response for Your Definition Is This Activity

Content curation is more than just simply collecting articles and educational materials. It is the careful selection of reputable resources which can be incorporated into the classroom. Here is my definition of content curator.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/my-definition-of-content-curator/

What Exactly is Content Curation?

December 20, 2018 • Response for Your Definition Is This Activity

I have always prided myself on the ability to curate content but I now realize that I was just simply collecting content. By collecting, I just gathered a bunch of stuff and housed it on my computer. On the other hand, curation is when you handpick content using a certain lens/perspective and add your own more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/what-exactly-is-content-curation/

OER!

December 11, 2018 • Response for Holy CRAAP! Activity

I have chosen those specific resources because they actually have neat videos attached to some of the lessons. Videos are another platform I would like to incorporate into all of my classes! So far, this has been my favorite Ontario extend activity….. 🙂

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/oer/

https://padlet.com/pamela_koski/71roxgbvwudo

December 11, 2018 • Response for Curation Creation Activity

Mine can be found here: https://padlet.com/pamela_koski/71roxgbvwudo

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/https-padlet-com-pamela_koski-71roxgbvwudo/

Free education is where its at!

December 11, 2018 • Response for Find Your Fit Activity

These are amazing sites with great, ‘open’, information about a ton of topics!!! This has been extremely helpful 🙂

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/free-education-is-where-its-at/

Image

December 11, 2018 • Response for Consider This Activity

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/image/

Curator

December 11, 2018 • Response for Your Definition Is This Activity

Content Curation is defined in Wikipedia as ‘the process of gathering information relevant to a particular topic or area of interest. Services or people that implement content curation are called curators. Curation services can be used by businesses as well as end users.’ I believe teachers are one of the most important curators, as it more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/curator/

Health and Wellness Content Creation

December 3, 2018 • Response for Curation Creation Activity

Curating for my Health and Wellness class.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/health-and-wellness-content-creation/

Dictionary Entry ;)

December 3, 2018 • Response for Your Definition Is This Activity

I’ve been a content curator for clients over the past decade. I just didn’t know it. Take the topic of anxiety, for example. I’m not just going to throw the word into Google with caution to the wind. I’ve got some curating to do: What’s their literacy level? Is the text written in plain language? more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/dictionary-entry/

Fun with acronyms

December 3, 2018 • Response for Holy CRAAP! Activity

Instructions: “Apply the CRAAP test to the resources that you chose. . .” I put my resources to the test and realized it would be back to the drawing board as one of them did not pass. It’s still up on my Padlet for viewing purposes but a new one has been added that got through security.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/fun-with-acronyms/

Insert CRAAP-y Title Here

October 14, 2018 • Response for Holy CRAAP! Activity

I continue my original OER blog post with my CRAAP test and reflective blog post here.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/insert-craap-y-title-here/

Compare and Contrast Essay Writing OER

October 14, 2018 • Response for Curation Creation Activity

I added a handout, a video and a web 2.0 tool for compare and contrast essay writing.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/compare-and-contrast-essay-writing-oer/

Curating Content Using OER

October 14, 2018 • Response for Find Your Fit Activity

Finding quality OER for the context in which you need it proves to be a challenge; however, you can find needles in the haystack by using proper search terms and narrowing down searches using filters.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/curating-content-using-oer/

Oh CRAAP

October 6, 2018 • Response for Holy CRAAP! Activity

This post is going to deal with CRAAP, currency, relevance, authority, accuracy, purpose. Specifically we are going to deal with an issue around open source tools in class. In my program, we sometimes want to make students aware of a particular piece of software, but not each an entire course about it. When looking at more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/oh-craap/

Curation Creation

October 6, 2018 • Response for Curation Creation Activity

For this post I am linking to my padlet of OER resources I collected around social research and ethics https://padlet.com/sidney_shapiro1/ypl9ioylc0k1 I highlighted OER resources that I would use in various courses and started to build a list of how they connect together by topic and subject (to reflect the various courses and subjects in the program).

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/curation-creation/

Find Your Fit

October 6, 2018 • Response for Find Your Fit Activity

For this activity I am going to go through the process of three OER that I could potentially use in a course. I actually went through this activity last summer when looking for an open source text for a course. I searched through many resources until I came across the perfect book. I finally found more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/find-your-fit/

Consider This

October 6, 2018 • Response for Consider This Activity

In this post I am going to look for an image which I could use in one of my courses that is open source. I often need images for my slides and course content, and I usually end up creating this material from scratch. However, there is a huge amount of content out there that more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/consider-this/

Your Definition Is This

October 5, 2018 • Response for Your Definition Is This Activity

This post is about my definition of content curation. As one of the things I do in my position, I keep track of the resources we use in the program and think about what else we can incorporate. When I sit back and look at what the best possible educational outcome would be for the more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/your-definition-is-this/

Content Curation: On the Bandwagon of Open

October 3, 2018 • Response for Your Definition Is This Activity

My definition of content curation in education.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/content-curation-on-the-bandwagon-of-open/

Are those used books and DVDs taking up space or

June 6, 2018 • Response for Your Definition Is This Activity

Image link: https://unsplash.com/photos/AE1XpXLxXSA Content curation to me is like managing contents in my home. From a contextual perspective, it’s important to know that I live in a stacked townhouse (i.e., people live below me) in downtown Toronto and so I don’t have a lot of space for clutter and random junk. I evaluate everything that comes more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/are-those-used-books-and-dvds-taking-up-space-or/

Free photos and more everywhere

June 6, 2018 • Response for Consider This Activity

I recently started a blog and struggled to find free images. Now, I’m all set. I tried the CC site and Unsplash as per the instructions in the module, and have easily gravitated to Unsplash – it’s so easy to use. I’d likely use the CC site if I had other needs like sounds. See more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/free-photos-and-more-everywhere/

Applying the CRAAP Test to Mastering Strategic Management, Edwards, 2014

May 22, 2018 • Response for Holy CRAAP! Activity

Using the CRAAP test to check my OER textbook selection

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/applying-the-craap-test-to-mastering-strategic-management-edwards-2014/

Padlet Column on Porter’s Five Forces

May 22, 2018 • Response for Curation Creation Activity

OER offerings added.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/padlet-column-on-porters-five-forces/

OER for Porter’s Five Forces

May 22, 2018 • Response for Find Your Fit Activity

OER sampling of materials available to support teaching and learning of Porter’s Five Forces, a model for Strategic Management

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/oer-for-porters-five-forces/

The Internet is for Cats!

May 21, 2018 • Response for Consider This Activity

Exploring ways to find appropriate photos using online resources.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/the-internet-is-for-cats/

Content Curation

May 20, 2018 • Response for Your Definition Is This Activity

Blog post, tweeted on May 20, 2018. My thoughts on the subject.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/content-curation/

Is it C.R.A.A.P.?

April 6, 2018 • Response for Holy CRAAP! Activity

The Be Internet Awesome resource provided by Google could potentially have some issues when looked at through the CRAAP lens. In this blog post I do just that and you might be surprised by what my conclusions were.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/is-it-c-r-a-a-p/

My Column – Digital Citizenship

March 28, 2018 • Response for Curation Creation Activity

Teaching future teachers about Digital Citizenship is always at the forefront of my mind. If they are considering these issues in their day to day activities, then they are likely to be good models for the students they are teaching, whether it be kindergarten, high school, or higher education. These are just a couple of more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/my-column-digital-citizenship/

Find Your Fit: Going Down the Rabbit Hole

March 28, 2018 • Response for Find Your Fit Activity

In this blog post I discuss the Rabbit Hole Effect of curating resources from OER repositories. I also share three resources that I found in my trip down this rabbit hole.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/find-your-fit-going-down-the-rabbit-hole/

Four Moves to keep it REAL

March 26, 2018 • Response for Holy CRAAP! Activity

This blog post explores how curating resources as an educator takes more moves than just detecting CRAAP. An added layer includes examining the ‘trustworthiness’ of the source and resource. Educators also need to analyze whether the resources are useful, in full or part, for the students, course and content they are teaching. The four moves more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/four-moves-to-keep-it-real/

Look Before You Build

March 24, 2018 • Response for Your Definition Is This Activity

Here’s a little reflective response about my transition from builder to content curator.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/look-before-you-build/

My column – Course as curation

March 24, 2018 • Response for Curation Creation Activity

Curating resources, activities and content for a course can be done using a website or blog site. I’ve used WordPress and Weebly for course curation where iterations and revisions happen each time the course is taught. It’s a living, breathing curation of current and critical resources for the topics under discussion within the course. I’ve more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/my-column-course-as-curation/

Consider This! Where have I been?

March 21, 2018 • Response for Consider This Activity

Finding images that we have permission to use can take a little longer than a wide open Google search, however that time is worth it when you consider what you are contributing back to the community by doing so. I posted a blog on this topic, along with a short rant on marking assignments digitally more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/consider-this-where-have-i-been/

Curation as course web site

March 21, 2018 • Response for Find Your Fit Activity

I’ve been a curator for some time. When I’m prepping a new course, I create a course website and map out the course content as a curation of resources for the students. This is the starting point for our class or module conversations and a springboard for deeper learning. Since these are openly accessible, the more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/curation-as-course-web-site/

One Picture

March 21, 2018 • Response for Consider This Activity

Finding the perfect ‘one picture’ for a blog post or media production can be challenging. With so many curated collections of images, it’s hard to weave your way through and find just the right one. Using a variety of search words is one way to widen the view or narrow things down to manageable piles more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/one-picture/

88 Activity Resources

Teacher for Learning Module

Teacher for Learning Module – Misconception

February 12, 2024 • Resource for Misunderstood Activity

Ice-Berg as metaphor/pre-conceived concept

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Iceberg_in_the_Arctic_with_its_underside_exposed.jpg

Mind Map Template

January 31, 2024 • Resource for Syllabus Concept Map Activity

There are tons of mind map templates available on the internet. You can try using Microsoft Visio, Lucid Chart, or Canva to help you get started.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MIND-MAP-EXTEND.pdf

Find your Ikigai

September 26, 2023 • Resource for Thought Vectors and Nuggets Activity

Nugget: “Ikigai is the sweet spot where your passion meets your mission, your vocation, and your profession. It’s the place where you find joy, fulfillment, and a deep sense of purpose. Discovering your Ikigai is like uncovering the treasure map to a life of meaning and contentment.”

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Ikigai.pdf

The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map: Communicating Your Course

September 27, 2022 • Resource for Syllabus Concept Map Activity

If you like that… you’ll love this! A great book on The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map: Communicating Your Course

https://www.amazon.ca/Graphic-Syllabus-Outcomes-Map-Communicating/dp/0470180854

Misunderstood / Volatility vs Risk

September 27, 2022 • Resource for Misunderstood Activity

Volatility vs Risk – A rollercoaster analogy

https://wordpress.org/openverse/image/fdc09a6b-01f4-4843-9b7e-3dd68b515e6c

MIND MAP REAL ESTATE 1 Syllabus

June 14, 2021 • Resource for Syllabus Concept Map Activity

Mind Map of the syllabus to the Introductory Real Estate for Law Clerks Course – answering the focus question “What is the purpose of this course”. I had some trouble using Goggle maps for first time – hand drawn map contains more course detail – Ardel

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/19jY2-ASxMgW7QRcrl2936re1PyX_qNsqS1s0b57863k/edit?usp=sharing

Misconceptions Equal Opportunities Resources

June 9, 2021 • Resource for Misunderstood Activity

Key sources used in shaping my growth and understanding of how to support learners with prior knowledge.

https://sites.google.com/view/teacher-for-learning/resources

MindMapping.org

November 5, 2019 • Resource for Syllabus Concept Map Activity

A comprehensive review site of hundreds of mind-mapping software plus a blog full of related articles.

https://www.mind-mapping.org/

Unsplash

October 28, 2019 • Resource for Your Metaphor Activity

Find hundreds of thousands of professional quality photographs that can be reused without restrictions.

http://unsplash.com/

Creative Commons Search

October 28, 2019 • Resource for Your Metaphor Activity

A meta site search engine for finding open licensed images.

https://search.creativecommons.org/

What’s a Nugget?

October 28, 2019 • Resource for Thought Vectors and Nuggets Activity

See how this open networked course used the idea of a “nugget” as a strategy for concept understanding, and how it was used in this undergraduate research course at Virginia Commonwealth University

https://thoughtvectors.net/syllabus/

Threshold Concepts and Transformational Learning

October 28, 2019 • Resource for Like Driving a Car Activity

This book addresses threshold concepts, as described by faculty with expertise in several disciplines ranging from economics to electrical engineering, modern languages to mathematics.

https://www.lamission.edu/learningcenter/docs/1177-threshold-concepts-and-transformational-learning.pdf

Photos for Car Driving

October 28, 2019 • Resource for Like Driving a Car Activity

If you are at a loss for images, try this collection from Unsplash.com

https://unsplash.com/s/photos/driving-car

Cornell Notes on Google Docs (Tech Coaches)

October 24, 2019 • Resource for Cornell Notes Activity

Use a pre-made Cornell Notes Template designed for Google Docs.

https://techcoaches.dearbornschools.org/2016/10/04/cornell-notes-on-google-docs/

Visual Organizing Tools (Extend Toolkit)

October 24, 2019 • Resource for Syllabus Concept Map Activity

Find recommended tools for creating mind maps

https://toolkit.ecampusontario.ca/family/visual-organizer/

The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct and Use Them

October 24, 2019 • Resource for Syllabus Concept Map Activity

Novak and Cañas (2006), Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC)

http://cmap.ihmc.us/Publications/ResearchPapers/TheoryUnderlyingConceptMaps.pdf

Collaborator Module

The Collaborative Dining Table – PowerPoint Template

November 14, 2023 • Resource for The Collaborative Dining Table Activity

This is a PowerPoint template that can be used to create a collaborative dining table image. The picture was sourced from: https://pixabay.com/photos/dining-table-dining-room-furniture-1348717/

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/The-Collaborative-Dining-Table-Template.pptx

PLN Mapping

October 3, 2021 • Resource for Mapping your PLN Activity

I often reflect on the value I add as I enter my winter years in teaching this program. Doing this exercise helped me see the value of the seasoned educator in the connections and quick access to resources to support the students, and their learning. Through the ever building network of friends, colleagues, community of more... »

https://atlas.mindmup.com/2021/10/a4650960243e11ec9ffa25c104349dd4/free_mind_map/index.html

My Collaborative Table

June 10, 2021 • Resource for The Collaborative Dining Table Activity

This Table reflects great limitations that were experienced in the past year due to COVID. It does not reflect my usual collaborative experiences but it does show how our team works together on a single project (a Capstone course). My usual PLN/collaboration work begins in the time period before a semester begins. I usually attend more... »

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1IVTV3tuDh8373Jwiw59Ulgy01NbOcvYhxu3oxIbhqmU/edit?usp=sharing

My Table of Experiences

June 10, 2021 • Resource for The Collaborative Dining Table Activity

For the Table exercise that reflected on this past year’s activity that offered opportunities to network, I must admit that networking was very limited this year. Normally I liaise with others in Professional Organizations such as the IEEE or the SMTA, and I attend and participate in local meet-ups. This past year I was so more... »

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1IVTV3tuDh8373Jwiw59Ulgy01NbOcvYhxu3oxIbhqmU/edit?usp=sharing

Toddler Learning Network

January 27, 2021 • Resource for Mapping your PLN Activity

While my network is still young… it’s growing and maturing. I’ve now had an opportunity to connect with some more people and to analyze the nature of those connections. I have a lot of work to do here to grow the network and get more engaged… but it’s a start.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-27-at-2.59.30-PM.png

Baby Network

January 26, 2021 • Resource for Cultivate Your PLN Activity

I’m just getting started of developing my personal learning network. Actively pursuing this hasn’t been a priority for me in the past, but as I’ve begun to engage in the instructional design and ed tech industry, I see that it’s becoming increasingly important.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-26-at-10.46.29-AM.png

Dining with a Collaborator

January 21, 2021 • Resource for The Collaborative Dining Table Activity

I’m not in the habit of sharing much on social media, so I find this makes me a little uncomfortable. I don’t like opening the opportunity for what I communicate to be taken out of context. For this reason, I would prefer to build networks in person rather than online. I’ll try it though.

https://twitter.com/Chris_C_Rowe/status/1352302094619971590

Technologist Module

Empathy Map Template For PowerPoint

November 7, 2023 • Resource for Empathy Map Activity

Empathy Map template for use with PowerPoint.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Empathy-Map-Template-1.pptx

LEARNER CHALLENGE

December 21, 2022 • Resource for Learner Challenge Activity

Creating the Empathy map allowed me to narrow down specific challenges that the students face in my course. As an instructor, it is my goal for all students to reach a level of competence at the end of the course. My goal is not to make the learning a difficult and arduous journey, but a more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Challenge.jpg

Make a pdf

December 8, 2021 • Resource for It’s Alive! Activity

Faculty are unable to open assignments submitted to D2L from students who use Mac and submit as pages. We can’t open it. Our students are given free office suites and can upload it to word but they don’t do it. A video re how to do this exists. Students don’t access this free resource, so more... »

https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/crljeNV2b1z

It’s Alive!

August 5, 2020 • Resource for It’s Alive! Activity

Description of my technology-enabled learning activity with screen cap of the technology that I created.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CB-It-is-alive-activity.docx

Technology-Enabled Activity plan

August 5, 2020 • Resource for Prototype Planning Activity

Technology planning document for prototype module.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CB-Technology-Enabled-Activity-Planning-Document.docx

SECTIONS model

August 5, 2020 • Resource for Using the SECTIONS Model to Evaluate a Tool Activity

Responses to SECTION questions as part of Ideate module.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CB-SECTION-responses.docx

Reply to padlet

August 5, 2020 • Resource for Learner Challenge Take 2 Activity

My response to my original padlet describing what technology I will use to address the learner challenge identified.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/CB-Ideate-Reply-to-Padlet.docx

Empathy Map in Word format

June 22, 2020 • Resource for Empathy Map Activity

An alternate Empathy Map template in Word format for those who use O365 instead of Google.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Empathy-Map.docx

Prototyping: Learn Eight Common Methods and Best Practices

November 6, 2019 • Resource for Prototype Planning Activity

“There can never be an exhaustive list of prototyping methods, since there is quite literally an endless number of ways you can build prototypes. What we can do, however, is provide a useful list of the eight most common prototyping methods, together with best practice tips that help you maximise your prototyping and testing sessions. more... »

https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/prototyping-learn-eight-common-methods-and-best-practices

Design Thinking: Get Started with Prototyping

November 6, 2019 • Resource for Prototype Planning Activity

“Why is prototyping so important in the design process? … let’s get a closer understanding behind the what, how and why of prototyping.”

https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/article/design-thinking-get-started-with-prototyping

Assessing Technology Using the Sections Model

October 29, 2019 • Resource for Using the SECTIONS Model to Evaluate a Tool Activity

An illustrated framework and guide for using the SECTIONS model

https://wiki.ubc.ca/images/1/19/SECTIONS_Framework.pdf

Chapter 8: Choosing and using media in education: the SECTIONS model

October 29, 2019 • Resource for Using the SECTIONS Model to Evaluate a Tool Activity

Chapter 8 of Dr Tony Bates’s book describes the SECTIONS model

https://opentextbc.ca/teachinginadigitalage/part/9-pedagogical-differences-between-media/

Empathy Map Template

October 29, 2019 • Resource for Empathy Map Activity

Use this link to directly make a copy of the template that can be saved to your own Google Drive.

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/1FDG1A_m2kQc3BaHr41onLZc_IgGxfgkL-Z1FV5vxuFg/copy

Experimenter Module

What is your favorite breakfast food?

September 8, 2023 • Resource for Challenge set Activity

To access H5P website, please click h5pstudio.ecampusontario.ca/

https://h5pstudio.ecampusontario.ca/content/46573

The Experimenter Module

June 17, 2021 • Resource for I’m an Experimenter! Activity

Working through the Experimenter module proved to be fun! As you can see in my little video: https://youtu.be/FIyKfA9FG1A , it was important that I take the time to learn about these tools and the associated techniques. It was so cool to try out the new tools but not everything is a good fit for my more... »

https://youtu.be/FIyKfA9FG1A

Infographic to Explain ELNs

June 15, 2021 • Resource for Information as a Graphic Activity

For this exercise, I chose to create an Infographic slide for those students who do not see value in the time it takes to write up their lab work in an Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN). I wanted to transform my current slide to make it more appealing. Rather than have just a list of points more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/InfographELNs.pdf

Remote Game to Re-enforce

June 15, 2021 • Resource for More than Quizzes Activity

This is a remote game that has been setup for students to play on their tablets or smart phones. The idea is to re-enforce the association between electronic components, their symbols and their descriptions so that students can knowledgably create schematics of circuits.

https://quizlet.com/live/210188

Using an animated Gif for my Power Point

June 15, 2021 • Resource for A Serious Use For Silly Media Activity

For this exercise I chose to make use of both an animated GIF and a regular GIF to introduce the Safety slide set that I show to students at the start of the course: Electronic Engineering Skills. I use this slide to identify some of the hazards involved in working with electronics.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SAFETYIntroSlide.pptx

Summary of Experimentation

February 3, 2021 • Resource for I’m an Experimenter! Activity

I enjoyed working my way through the experimenter module. As I mention in reflection video, it was a treat to use these tools from the content creator perspective… even though I’ve used many of them from a student’s perspective. I hope you enjoy going to through my work.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/I-AM-AN-EXPERIMENTER.docx

Padlet Scavenger

February 3, 2021 • Resource for Padlet Padlet Activity

I love the simplicity of Padlet. The choice to introduce any technology to a course needs to have its value weighed against the cost to introduce it in terms of time and money. Padlet has an extremely low cost of entry. It’s free to use and the UI is extremely simple so requires little instruction.

https://padlet.com/christophercrowe1979/c59os3yag0li5sxb

Customized Graphic

February 2, 2021 • Resource for Built To Share Activity

I found this really valuable glossary of terms used in online learning to be included in a course for students new to that type of environment… but the graphic associated with it was very poorly done… so I updated it, to be more useful.

https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/76907/overview

Introduction Video for My Course

February 1, 2021 • Resource for Come In, Come In! Activity

This is just a really short introduction video to be accompanied with some instruction to complete an online ice-breaking exercise.

https://youtu.be/2JKrxgN6seE

Introduction Video for My Course

February 1, 2021 • Resource for Come In, Come In! Activity

This is just a really short introduction video to be accompanied with some instruction to complete an online ice-breaking exercise.

https://youtu.be/2JKrxgN6seE

Maslow Gif

February 1, 2021 • Resource for A Serious Use For Silly Media Activity

I’ve created a GIF to present the structure of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Most students who take the course that I discuss this in have seen this before, so this is more of a refresher activity… so the GIF I think is sufficient for this purpose.

https://gph.is/g/E1XAjxD

Create Free Explainer Videos with Adobe Spark

November 21, 2019 • Resource for I’m an Experimenter! Activity

“Make custom explainer videos in minutes… A user-friendly interface allows you to create engaging explainer videos without design skills.”

https://spark.adobe.com/make/explainer-video-maker/

9 Insider Tips for Creating a Killer Explainer Video

November 21, 2019 • Resource for I’m an Experimenter! Activity

While aimed at business promotions, this post provides helpful pointers for creating effective “explainer” videos (and it starts with a well written script).

https://neilpatel.com/blog/creating-a-explainer-video/

Create your own maps and stories in Google Earth

November 21, 2019 • Resource for Virtual Field Trips Activity

An overview of what is possible and examples of annotating the earth and creating interactive tours with Google Earth.

https://www.blog.google/products/earth/new-google-earth-creation-tools/

Course video trailers: Coming soon to a classroom near you

November 12, 2019 • Resource for Come In, Come In! Activity

“Harvard University is doing it. So are Baylor, Berkeley, Boston and Brown Universities. Not long after the launch of YouTube, course trailers began making an appearance online. Some faculty are embracing the concept, taking advantage of the opportunity to promote their discipline and to encourage a broader audience of students to enroll in their courses.”

https://blogs.agu.org/geoedtrek/2016/04/06/course-trailer/

Creating a course trailer

November 12, 2019 • Resource for Come In, Come In! Activity

“No invitation is complete without a response and a course trailer is a great conversation starter. As students begin to situate themselves in the course, think about how you can extend the dialogue sparked by the trailer across the semester.”

http://connections.ucalgaryblogs.ca/2016/12/22/creating-a-course-trailer/

Animated GIF Makes

November 12, 2019 • Resource for A Serious Use For Silly Media Activity

A collection of activities that show the two ways of making GIFs with the Giphy Maker tool

http://make.arganee.world/tag/gif/

A Purposeful Use for Silly Media

November 12, 2019 • Resource for A Serious Use For Silly Media Activity

“Like memes, animated GIFs are often used to generate a laugh, a smile, maybe just a ¯_(ツ)_/¯. But considering them as short-form video, their looping structure is effective for demonstrating natural processes or showing hands-on techniques where repetition can aid understanding.”

https://cog.dog/show/2019/03/20/silly-media/

UDG Agora Studios

November 12, 2019 • Resource for Private: Just Like The Agora Activity

The workshop activities that integrated activities in the Challenge Bank

http://udg.theagoraonline.net/category/studios/

Welcome to the Agora

November 12, 2019 • Resource for Private: Just Like The Agora Activity

“The UdG Agora is the site for University of Guadalajara (UdG) Student Centred and Mobile Learning Diploma. The goal of this faculty development program is for UdG professors to confidently integrate student centred and mobile learning strategies and activities in their courses.”

http://udg.theagoraonline.net/about/

How to Create an Infographic in 5 Minutes

November 12, 2019 • Resource for Information as a Graphic Activity

“This article can help you if you are worried about designing infographics or visual projects from scratch. In this post, you will learn how to create an infographic and other visual projects in five minutes using Piktochart.”

https://piktochart.com/blog/how-to-create-an-infographic-and-other-visual-projects-in-5-minutes/

How to Make an Infographic: The Ultimate Guide

November 12, 2019 • Resource for Information as a Graphic Activity

“By the end of this article, you’ll be able to create beautiful infographics that not only look great but also represent your brand, add value to your site and drive traffic and engagement.”

https://visme.co/blog/how-to-make-an-infographic/

How designers do it: 15 easy steps to design an infographic from scratch

November 12, 2019 • Resource for Information as a Graphic Activity

“Have you ever had a TON of information you needed to get out but don’t know how to do it effectively? Fret no longer. Today you will learn how to relay mass amounts of information in an effective, beautiful way. That’s right, we’re talking infographics.”

https://www.canva.com/learn/create-infographics/

Tutorials for authors

November 8, 2019 • Resource for Going Interactive With H5P Activity

Find a how to guide for each of the H5P content types.

https://h5p.org/documentation/for-authors/tutorials

Getting Started Guide

November 8, 2019 • Resource for Going Interactive With H5P Activity

The best place to get started with H5P is here, create a free trial account.

https://h5p.org/getting-started

Curator Module

Craap test

March 28, 2022 • Resource for Holy CRAAP! Activity

I have attached the Craap test here. The link I have provided for students seems to fit well according to the test.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/CRAAP-2.pdf

Chefs need Math!

July 1, 2020 • Resource for Consider This Activity

Beautiful Plate! How much does it cost and how much can you sell it for?

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/7166582708_e1d5e3a9ac_c-1.jpg

The CRAAP Test

November 8, 2019 • Resource for Holy CRAAP! Activity

This Libguide includes an explanation of each element of the CRAAP Test, from the place where it was originally developed.

http://libguides.csuchico.edu/c.php?g=414315&p=2822716

Picture This: Finding, Taking, and Using Photographs

October 28, 2019 • Resource for Consider This Activity

A review of strategies beyond keywords for finding visual metaphors and a rationale for using open licensed ones

http://picturethis.extendlabs.ca/

Scholar Module

Refine your SoTL Plan

November 30, 2021 • Resource for Outline Your SoTL Plan Activity

Does the current practice of use of summary sheets have a positive impact on student learning.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Online-course-Copy-of-Plan-for-a-SoTL-Project-Lori-Strauss-1-4.docx

Engage with SoTL

November 30, 2021 • Resource for Engage with SoTL Activity

3 Motivators Renewed excitement about teaching and learning, and greater self-awareness. Nothing is more motivating to me than student success. If making improvements can lead to success on the part of students there is no end to the enjoyment of teaching. Improved outcomes and assessment scores. To have control over the improvement of the students’ more... »

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/response/3-keys-of-sotl-5/

3 Keys of SoTL

November 30, 2021 • Resource for Three Keys of SoTL Activity

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PSF4xEPrLkezoeS7G9umHOAC3hyLsT0-qxIunfteGds/edit#

Designing the SoTL Plan

August 11, 2021 • Resource for Design Your SoTL Project Activity

This activity was somewhat challenging for me because I forgot to submit this design document before moving to the next activity. I was so eager to move along in my reading and analyzing and writing that I completely forgot to stop and share. The activities really did flow in a continuum for me. The document more... »

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IS_SDGeH6EZ2Sq_DYfPTBuNP6nbseZuU98uLhrMHkY0/edit#heading=h.ut99pln1pgyz

Sharing My SoTL Research Vision

August 11, 2021 • Resource for Share Your SoTL Research Plan Activity

The Google document shared here is really a call to action on my part. I have now a vision and want to act upon it. My only concern at this point is the time it will take to get approvals from all the parties involved and locating the funding whilst doing all the initial setup more... »

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z0VlCXCgTbG_HKb-DSMkSQuwQF-kKljK/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110890572614240895128&rtpof=true&sd=true

Working on the SoTL Design

August 11, 2021 • Resource for Design Your SoTL Project Activity

In this exercise, I became more aware of the TOOLs that could be used for my research topic. Initially, I was really stressed about WHAT in particular I would need to facilitate the students’ ability to learn independently. I was rather unclear of any tools in technology that would achieve the goal of keeping students more... »

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z0VlCXCgTbG_HKb-DSMkSQuwQF-kKljK/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110890572614240895128&rtpof=true&sd=true

Reflections on Disseminating a Project-based Course

August 11, 2021 • Resource for Reflecting for Disseminating Your SoTL Project Activity

This google document outlines a progressive workflow around the refinement of my SoTL topic. It was quite interesting to see how the deeper I delved into the research refinement, the clearer the vision of what to research and how I might apply tools to garner the data and evidence in order to prepare a publication. more... »

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z0VlCXCgTbG_HKb-DSMkSQuwQF-kKljK/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=110890572614240895128&rtpof=true&sd=true

3 Motivations

May 12, 2021 • Resource for Engage with SoTL Activity

3 Motivations: Increased reflection on teaching and learning among colleagues. I love the opportunity to learn from my peers and when we are virtual these days, it’s not happening as much (and even when we were face to face sometimes this doesn’t happen organically). I see this as a way to cultivate new relationships with more... »

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1PSF4xEPrLkezoeS7G9umHOAC3hyLsT0-qxIunfteGds/edit#

Sharing My SoTL Plan

January 20, 2021 • Resource for Share Your SoTL Research Plan Activity

This module was a good exercise. I have some experience putting together research applications, but have always on some level, considered research separate from teaching. The results apply to teaching practice, but I hadn’t considered how I could treat my classroom as a source of inquiry. I like the idea.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12b_hqcYgYP_-lEy_l2S3hqQGb3kLyW2MqpHjum52kY0/edit?usp=sharing

Dissemination of the Results

January 20, 2021 • Resource for Reflecting for Disseminating Your SoTL Project Activity

The sharing of new knowledge is such an important part of the process so that we can all benefit from each other’s work.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12b_hqcYgYP_-lEy_l2S3hqQGb3kLyW2MqpHjum52kY0/edit?usp=sharing

Student/Educator Power Imbalance

January 20, 2021 • Resource for Design Your SoTL Project Activity

I’m happy to see this module included in the course, as I was immediately concerned about the ethical considerations of using one’s students in any research project… and there hadn’t been any mention of it until now.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12b_hqcYgYP_-lEy_l2S3hqQGb3kLyW2MqpHjum52kY0/edit?usp=sharing

The Impact of Complex Presentations on Cognitive Load

January 20, 2021 • Resource for Outline Your SoTL Plan Activity

I’ve recently read an article about the impact that complex presentations have on learners’ cognitive load. I frequently use animation and multimedia in my presentations to encourage student engagement. Is it possible that while increasing engagement, I’m decreasing learning? I hope not!

https://docs.google.com/document/d/12b_hqcYgYP_-lEy_l2S3hqQGb3kLyW2MqpHjum52kY0/edit?usp=sharing

Motivations for Engaging in Personal Inquiry

January 19, 2021 • Resource for Engage with SoTL Activity

I happen to be in the process of pursuing a graduate degree in learning and technology, which aligns extremely well with the value represented in this exercise. As a result, the motivations listed here really resonate with me.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-19-at-4.38.55-PM.png

3 Key SoTL Characteristics

January 19, 2021 • Resource for Three Keys of SoTL Activity

This was interesting. I like the concept behind this approach to teaching… to approach it from a scholarly perspective and to apply an inquiry to one’s practice.

https://bank.ecampusontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Screen-Shot-2021-01-19-at-4.15.02-PM.png

The Role of Critical Reflection on Teaching in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: A Personal Reflection

November 18, 2019 • Resource for Reflecting for Disseminating Your SoTL Project Activity

“I would like to (*selfishly*) share my perspective on the relationship between critical reflection and SoTL, and how critically reflecting on my own teaching practice led me to pursue SoTL as a primary area of research focus.”

https://sotlcanada.stlhe.ca/2015/11/05/the-role-of-critical-reflection-on-teaching-in-the-scholarship-of-teaching-and-learning-a-personal-reflection/

The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CJSoTL)

November 18, 2019 • Resource for Reflecting for Disseminating Your SoTL Project Activity

“is a peer reviewed, trans-disciplinary, open-access electronic journal created and supported by the Society for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.”

https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/cjsotl_rcacea/

SoTL Literature Annotated Database

November 18, 2019 • Resource for Reflecting for Disseminating Your SoTL Project Activity

“Welcome to this annotated literature resource for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)! Here you’ll find helpful summaries of key literature that will support your practice or research in postsecondary teaching and learning.”

https://sotlannotations.com/

Tri-Council Policy Statement: Ethical Conduct for Research Involving Humans

November 18, 2019 • Resource for Design Your SoTL Project Activity

Canada’s “official human research ethics policy of the federal research granting agencies.”

http://www.pre.ethics.gc.ca/eng/nr-cp_2019-06-05.html

Engaging in SoTL

November 18, 2019 • Resource for Design Your SoTL Project Activity

“If you are interested in engaging in the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL), there are many ways to get started or to develop if you’ve already begun.”

https://opened.uoguelph.ca/student-resources/Engaging-in-SoTL

Researching Teaching and Student Outcomes in Postsecondary Education A Guide

November 18, 2019 • Resource for Design Your SoTL Project Activity

This guide “provides a concise and reader-friendly introduction to research methods and techniques that encourage innovation and evaluation of practices to improve student success.”

http://www.heqco.ca/en-ca/Research/ResPub/Pages/Researching-Teaching-and-Student-Outcomes-in-Postsecondary-Education-A-Guide.aspx

SoTL Research Plan Template

November 18, 2019 • Resource for Outline Your SoTL Plan Activity

Make a copy of the planning document that you can edit in your own Google Drive. At the end of the Scholar Module, you will share your plan back to the shared drive folder.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DUpuAO2xaIPda51wsJ93rk0Rpc_hhcqEa2tyl0PRipI/copy

SoTL Research Plan Folder

November 18, 2019 • Resource for Outline Your SoTL Plan Activity

Our collection of shared research plans by people who have completed the Extend Scholar Module

http://bit.ly/sotl-folder

SoTL Explorer

November 18, 2019 • Resource for Outline Your SoTL Plan Activity

“SoTL Explorer is a tool that allows instructors and administrators to identify trends and patterns in SoTL projects at UBC, and to identify related efforts as a project planning aid.”

http://sotl-explorer.sites.olt.ubc.ca

The Extend Activity Bank

Extend Activity Bank •

329 Activity Responses

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