As a teacher and as a parent, back to school shopping is a big deal. In our capitalistic society that has a heavy emphasis on consumerism, we always want to have new things when we begin a new (school) season. This means new clothes, a new haircut, new accessories, etc. One of these new things... Continue Reading →
Some Ideas and Thoughts on Board Games in the Classroom
My approach to using games is to look at them in same way that I look at the concept of educational technology. There is often a misconception that educational technology refers to digital technology in the classroom, but if you spend some time looking at the literature you will find definitions that mention the design... Continue Reading →
Reflections On My Time as a Graduate Student
Image used under Pixabay licenseImage by StockSnap from Pixabay As a new teacher you lack confidence and can sometimes feel intimidated by those with more experience, more education, or a more powerful position. When I began teaching I looked up to my administrators or those teachers that had graduate degrees. I was not sure that... Continue Reading →
Video Games: An Educational Exploration by a Teacher/Gamer/Graduate Student
On my fifth birthday I received a Nintendo Entertainment System which came with Super Mario Bros. and Duck Hunt. Eventually I moved up to other systems such as a Sega Genesis and a Super Nintendo. I even played some of the first massive multiplayer online games such as Ultima Online and Everquest as a teenager. So naturally growing up, video games were part of my life. Image... Continue Reading →
Breaking Down My Book Cover Challenge
The “Book Cover Challenge” is a challenge that has been going around Twitter in 2019. It basically is a week long process where you post the cover of a book that you have enjoyed without a review for seven days while nominating someone else to do the challenge each time that you post. I was... Continue Reading →
Middle School Video Game Club
This video is a short overview about the video game club that I have implemented with my colleagues at our middle school. It is brief and a more detailed written post may be coming in the future. Image used under Pixabay licensehttps://pixabay.com/photos/gamepad-video-game-controller-1532528/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wHVS3w5nSM
Board Games
It’s a cold winter Saturday night in Winnipeg. The hometown hockey team, the Winnipeg Jets are not playing, with the Saturday time slot on Hockey Night in Canada usually taken by the Toronto Maple Leafs and other Canadian NHL teams. At my kitchen table sit a couple of teachers, a welder, an accountant, and a... Continue Reading →
Teacher Tips for Video Production
Having done my B.A. with a major in film production and working as a multimedia teacher, I frequently get asked from other educators for tips or assistance for shooting videos or creating a film production unit. My previous education focused more on cinematic theory or an auteur style approach, where as more recently I have... Continue Reading →
A Transactionional and Participatory Approach to Program Evaluation
In my graduate course on program evaluation, I put together a proposal plan for the evaluation of a sports program for ages 3-6. The evaluation proposal that I put together was created to address conflict that was present in the program, as there were various stakeholder groups all of whom had a vested interested and... Continue Reading →
Project-Based Learning in Multimedia Production
Project-Based Learning in Middle Years Technology Classes My classroom features many “projects” that focused on producing media in various forms. Naturally, I was interested in investigating project-based learning (PBL) for a paper in an independent study course. I discovered that PBL is a pedagogical approach that focuses on learning through experiential learning activities that moves... Continue Reading →
Multimedia, Technology, Video Games, and Learning 