by Donna Miller Fry (@fryed)
Access. If there is one thing this pandemic has done for education, it has shone a bright spotlight on the gaps in access that our young adults have to the education pathways that lead them to the future they envision. Access is a complex term. Some young adults go to high schools that are relatively […]
In Ontario, AQ [Additional Qualification] courses for Teachers are Approved by the Ontario College of Teachers. There are very specific components of an AQ Course that must be completed in order to achieve the qualification, which then demonstrates to others in Ontario that you are capable and competent in teaching in specific grade or subject […]
This year’s Technology Enabled Learning and Leading Symposium for Principals is wrapping up today. Yesterday we had the opportunity to have conversations with Dr. Tony Wagner about how the current pathways for our students are no longer leading to success. Creating that Compelling Case for Change is so critical. We are in times of exponential change, […]
As we think about the needs of learners in online environments, there is one dichotomy that we often forget. Some students take online courses because they need a credit or qualification for a life pathway, not because the want to learn. I was first introduced to this thinking as a secondary online teacher , and […]
We have come a long way in Ontario from the idea that eLearning required a “learning management system” to deliver content, to the understanding that building relationships is at the centre of all learning (f2f or at a distance). As we work with eLearning teachers through their collaborative inquiries into best practice, I often […]
