Matt’s Notes
Another Monday Night, or thereabouts!
We are glad you’ve joined us for the latest, but not lastest, episode of this here EnT!
On this most auspicious morning/afternoon/evening/night, we are discussing no less than technologies’ impact on curation and selective choices on education. Wowsers!!
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“I could do this all day!” Captain America and also #ednontech
And so, I’m going to continue with previous modes of these notes by jumping right to the Good Old Google (GOG) Box (AKA G-Box) submissions to self! You’re fine with this, I hope? For God’s Sake… I mean, uh…
I think it’s time to admit that Betty Boop GIF’s have only been possible in the Twenty-First Century #ednontech
Masterclass
Every couple of years I get the thought that maybe I could devote a few months’ creative energy into writing a novel. A few years ago I decided one evening that I would subscribe to Masterclass! And learn from the best!… and inadvertently: A) Neglected to cancel at the end of the Free Trial; B) Neglected to cancel before the subscription was auto-renewed. Twice.
The fact is, there are lots of great thinkers and creators and worthy TED Talks level people. As to what constitutes a course? It’s a series of video lectures. While delivery may vary by author, the videos are definitely worth paying for. If you’re into that. Which I’m not! But… uh… my membership expires on July 25, 2024. Here’s hoping I find a reason to sit down and watch a fraction of all those no-doubt fascinating videos!
Citing Canadian government documents: APA style (SFU)
I’m grateful this exists! Even though I have no immediate use for it. Can I delete it? Yes. But I won’t! Just in case I need to cite a Canadian government doc… or to emulate the format thereof… it’s going to happen some day! I can feel it!
eCampus Ontario
Muchly as I sang the praises of Contact North in previous episodes, let me say here that for many years I’ve had my eyes on the burgeoning repositories of all manner of OER found at and curated by eCampus Ontario… rivalled perhaps only by BCcampus in terms of volume and scale of the enterprise. As certain aspects of my work lately cause me to look at workplace learning OER… particularly H5P… I feel like I’m going to have an increasing amount of use of the many many (many!) H5P, PressBooks, webinars, lesson templates, and so much more… well done, Onterrible! Most bigly!
The Ed Techie (Martin Weller)
Martin, Dr. Weller, has been spoken of muchly both on this show and elsewhere. And rightfully so! His latest book Metaphors of Ed Tech (Athabasca, 2022) is a muchly needed addition to the discourse… it’s friendly to the (ed tech) layperson, and is downright enjoyable to read… which you can’t always say about academicish works!
Dr. Weller is also an engaging presence on LinkedIn… including through his Ed Techie blog… and other kinds of content. And so… from my inbox to the WordPress!
Discogs, Shotmaker, and 90’s hardcore
This is a topic wherein my punk and alternative music interest blessedly overlaps with my professionalish and academicish interests!
Speaking of curating:
I have spent so many hours and days and weeks in record stores over the course of my life… to say nothing of going to shows and all that entails.
Dan and I have very strong opinions about 90’s hardcore music that we express on the regular at the Today New Brunswick, Tomorrow the World podcast. For those who don’t know, Shotmaker were a band from the Ottawa area who were among the most influential of these groups…
As I write this, I have the recently released 3 LP set “1993-1996: A Moment in Time” sitting on deck ready. As a Canadian music nerd of a certain vintage, and demographic, I can’t explain how or why this music resonates with me to the extent that it does… but it does!
Do yourself a favor and start with their Discogs page and go from there!
There’s heroism and then there’s #ednontech heroism!
A shoutout to Chuck!
Doug’s Notes
Technologies’ impact on curation and selective choices on education
And as long as schools confine the technology to simply improving what they are doing rather than really changing the system, nothing very significant will happen.
Papert, S. (2001, April 19). Technology in Schools: To Support the System or Render it Obsolete? . MMF.org [I like the sic in this title]
Choosing technology on the grounds of pedagogical objectives means that a particular technology is selected due to specific enabling features of the technology.
Stockwell, G. (2007). A review of technology choice for teaching language skills and areas in the CALL literature. ReCALL, 19(2), 105-120.
We would like to believe that technologies are neutral, that they can be used well or used poorly, but contain no inherent direction or intent. …
They influence pedagogy by presenting default formats designed to guide the instructor toward creating a course in a certain way.
Lane, L. M. (2009). Insidious pedagogy: How course management systems affect teaching. First Monday.
As usage of new technologies and media to make meaning has increased, frameworks to explore emerging literacies required for online and digital contexts have emerged and continue to be refined
Cloonan, A., Paatsch, L., & Hutchison, K. (2020). Renewing literature circles: Pedagogies for curated multimodal responses. The Reading Teacher, 73(5), 647-656.
… putting technology first or last separates it from pedagogy, making us susceptible to technological or pedagogical determinism.
Fawns, T. (2022). An entangled pedagogy: Looking beyond the pedagogy—technology dichotomy. Postdigital Science and Education, 4(3), 711-728.
Word of the podcast
Curation
Phrase of the podcast
Seasonally Affected Greetings!
Question of the podcast
Do educators appear to have a clear idea in mind regarding their choice of technology or technologies in relation to students’ learning objectives?
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