Category Archives: Teaching

My Hysterical Performance

Posted on January 28, 2015 by HJ.DeWaard

I’m a teacher and a woman, so I’m open to passionate conversations. I teach with intensity and focus. This week’s #moocmooc discussion relates to feminist perspectives in critical pedagogies. Nick Kearney’s comment to Lee Skallerup Bessette’s blog post Pedagogies of Care: A … Continue reading →

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Do IT to Learn IT

Posted on January 8, 2015 by HJ.DeWaard

 Coming back to blogging for my own professional purposes is not easy. Within the walls of the classroom, putting my teaching ‘out there’ for my students to participate and engage with content and activities is easy. Take away the walls … Continue reading →

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Work of a different kind!

Posted on January 29, 2013 by HJ.DeWaard

My last post was about having some fun. Well it’s been nothing but work since that last post. But, it’s been work of a different kind. I’ve tackled some design and development of open, online course materials for a few … Continue reading →

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ECOO …. Oh WoW!

Posted on October 27, 2012 by HJ.DeWaard

The ECOO conference was two days of intensive tinkering, talking and thinking about educational technology. It was a chance for me to connect and reconnect with passionate educators involved in teaching, learning, tinkering and activating in education. Hearing inspirational speakers … Continue reading →

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All about ‘Why’?

Posted on June 22, 2012 by HJ.DeWaard

Frequently educators are reminded it’s not about how to do their jobs a certain way, but why it’s important to do it a certain way. I was reminded of this from an unusual source. Advertising and business ventures focused on … Continue reading →

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Five Flames 4 Learning Begins

Posted on June 4, 2012 by HJ.DeWaard

Welcome to Five Flames 4 Learning. We will investigate and share fireside chats about teaching and learning. We will focus on the five flames to ignite our conversations together about technology in order to build relationships through collaboration and community. … Continue reading →

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