Adapting to Generative Ai in the Classroom
I have been very concerned about how to manage the increasing presence of Ai while also allowing my students to use tools that can...
A Lesson Plan, A Syllabus,...A Perfect Recipe?
Following a syllabus or a lesson plan is a bit like following a recipe. All three are based on prior knowledge and experience, drawing on...
Teacher Development
In September 2000, when I started my master's program at the University of Alberta, I was required to complete a teaching methodologies...
A Canoe & Compass: Teaching/Learning Metaphor
A compass helps to give us direction and direct our movements. The canoe will carry us from one place to another, but we need to have...
My Top 7 Fictional Hero Educators from TV and Movies (in no particular order)
I have probably thought far too long and deeply about this list before committing it to the blogosphere. Some of my choices may seem...
Everything I needed to know about Critical Literacy and Paulo Freire, I learned from...Welcome Back
I originally wrote this blog in July 2012 while I was teaching summer semester Communications courses but never got around to publishing....