Category Archives: Technology

Curate Your ‘Self’

Posted on May 28, 2018 by HJ.DeWaard

I’ve written about curation before in The Web We Weave – Curation in Action and Curation – a call to action – I’ll return to these blog posts, as suggested by Alan Levine in Blog Posts As Old Concrete Slabs or Alive in the Cracks In Between?, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ontario Extend, Talking, Teaching, Technology, Together | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

M.A.D. about this PD

Posted on May 8, 2018 by HJ.DeWaard

What a great way to share ideas! M.A.D. PD – it’s about Making a Difference in professional development! Thanks Peter Cameron and Derek Rhodenizer for getting this started and keeping it going into a second annual event. This is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Talking, Teaching, Technology, Together | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Designing learning 101

Posted on March 18, 2018 by HJ.DeWaard

I’ve been dabbling into the process of design and examined various definitions of design thinking as it applies to education. I’ve dipped into design thinking [see some resources below], participated in a couple of IDEO courses to extend my thinking about … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Teaching, Technology, Together | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mapping a course for #oextend

Posted on March 10, 2018 by HJ.DeWaard

This post is a response for the Ontario Extend module Teacher for Learning in the Organize Knowledge section. The extend activity was to create a concept map of my course but since I’ve been using concept maps in course design, … Continue reading →

Posted in Ontario Extend, Teaching, Technology | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

As Easy as Riding A Bike

Posted on December 1, 2016 by HJ.DeWaard

The saying “it’s as easy as riding a bike” really got me thinking! What are the things I do in open digital spaces that just come naturally?  Now that I’ve done them so many times, worked through the issues and … Continue reading →

Posted in Teaching, Technology, Together | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

A bit after BIT16 – reflections from a cave

Posted on November 13, 2016 by HJ.DeWaard

The annual Educational Computing Organization of Ontario conference has just ended with echoes of many voices ringing and events resonating in my mind. There may be many blog posts that come from this ‘reflection-on-action’ since those who attended can certainly say … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Talking, Teaching, Technology, Together | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Shifting My Thinking from ‘IF’ to ‘WHEN’

Posted on June 26, 2016 by HJ.DeWaard

“Change is the law of life. Those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” John F. Kennedy It’s always been important for me to plan ahead. In my personal life, I’ve steadily organized details … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning, Talking, Technology, Together, Virtually Connecting | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

I remember you! How could I forget that face?

Posted on January 8, 2016 by HJ.DeWaard

How long has it been? Where did we last see each other? How could I forget your face? Finding and remembering the face of others in digital spaces and personal learning networks is a personal mission. As my digital house … Continue reading →

Posted in HumanMOOC, Learning, Talking, Technology, Together | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments