Blogging in Teacher Education
Social Networking, defined by Gunawardena et al (2009) as the “practice of expanding knowledge by making connections with individuals of similar interests” is a potentially powerful tool for both Post-Secondary Faculty and the K-12 classroom teacher. Through this networking, students are afforded the opportunity to co-create knowledge within a Community of Practice (Wenger et al, […]
Export your blog
So now I’ve created a blog, website or eP using UBC Blogs WordPress… what do I do when I graduate? As an alumni, you will continue to have access to your CWL and UBC Blogs account. Your blog(s) can live on and stay on UBC’s FIPPA compliant, secure servers. You may decide, however, that you’d […]
Technologies in the classroom with Japanese exchange instructors
Assessing and integrating digital technologies is of interest to educators around the world. In July 2017, Liza Navarro, TLEF graduate academic assistant, and Wendy Zhang, TLEF co-op student, had the opportunity to interact with a group of English teachers from Tokyo, Japan who were visiting UBC as part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education […]
Assistive Technologies in the classroom
Assistive technologies (AT) refers to various technologies that teachers can use or make available to students to support equity in the classroom. Integrating assistive technologies following Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles can help all students find success as they share in an equitable and meaningful educational experience. In particulary, these digital technologies support students […]
Blogs and Social Media – Blending social & academic worlds
Social Networking, defined by Gunawardena et al (2009) as the “practice of expanding knowledge by making connections with individuals of similar interests” is a potentially powerful tool for both Post-Secondary Faculty and the K-12 classroom teacher. Through this networking, students are afforded the opportunity to co-create knowledge within a Community of Practice (Wenger et al, […]
