Happy Arduino Day Project!!!
Happy Arduino Day!! We here at ETC Makerspace did not have time to get together an Arduino Day activity in the Makerspace today (next year I promise) so instead I […]
Continue readingCelebration of Research Exhibit
The College of Education’s Invitation for Celebration of Research 2016, Saturday March the 19th. ETC Makerspace will be showcasing just a few of the amazing and innovative projects we’ll be […]
Continue readingAugmented & Virtual Reality Session
Marguerite Koole, professor in the ETAD program here at the U of S, led us through a fun and informative inaugural night of making. Starting with a “scavenger hunt” activity […]
Continue readingIt’s time…
It’s time. It’s time we all had robots. No. Seriously. What kid born in the late ’70’s didn’t get promised a robot buddy for like their entire life. I mean really! It’s time. Meet the mBot! An Arduino based graphically programmable robot with unbelievable capabilities! Bluetooth receiver, sensors, and Scratch based programming make this thing […]
Continue readingWelcome to the ETC Makerspace
The Educational Technology Critique Makerspace is almost up and running. Check back here often to see new projects documented every month. Or better yet join us for a hands-on event […]
Continue readingPublication Announcement
I’m very please to announce that an article co-written by my colleague and fellow Instructional Designer, Jeanette McKee, and myself has finally been published. The latest volume of the Canadian Journal of University Continuing Education, a publication of the Canadian Association for University Continuing Education, is now available online. Jeanette and I wrote a Report […]
Continue readingBig Data Micro Course
Just a work in progress, but I’m putting together some resources for a short course on Big Data and how web economy works. Here’s the trailer I created as a way to help me formulate the concept.
Continue readingSkype Translator…um…wow
Soooo here’s something that might change the concept of a global learning community. Now, how fast can we set up a network of global curriculum projects that you can sign your class up for and get these international educators working together? Kinda speechless right now… more later.
Continue readingThe Medium is the Message: Are We Designing With the Medium In Mind?
Lately, I’ve started thinking more and more about building course materials as a much larger “production”. Perhaps it’s my own background in film & video production that makes me long for the blockbuster distance course. Harkening back to the 1970’s when Televised Distance Education was in it’s hey-day, we were seeing substantial efforts to take […]
Continue readingCAUCE Webinar: Quality Standards for Distance Education
I’ve been asked to speak on a panel on the topic of Quality Standards for Distance Education for a CAUCE Webinar Series, Valuing Continuing Education: Programs, Promotion and Processes. I’ll be discussing some of the templates that have been developed by the ID team I work with at CCDE, U of S as well as […]
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