Educational Technology Presentation


Last year we hiked the West Coast Trail from Pachena Bay to Gordon River, known as southbound or SOBO. This year we are northbound or NOBO, so planning the route is a little different. The south section is significantly more technical than the north end of the trail, so we need to take our heavier…
I have been reading some enthusiastic reviews about using ChatGPT as a personal assistant to take over menu planning, grocery shopping lists, workout plans, etc. This idea appeals to me and so, given that I joined UVic’s CARSA gym this week, I decided to see if ChatGPT could help me put together a fitness plan…
One of the joys of backpacking is seeing the night sky away from light pollution. There are so many more stars visible and they seem so bright. We often lie on our backs watching for shooting stars, especially if we are backpacking in mid-August during the Perseids meteor shower. Apart from Orion’s Belt and the…
Rich McCue from UVic’s Digital Scholarship Commons was a guest speaker this week. I was unaware of this group within the McPherson library and ended up spending most of the lesson diving into their website rather than getting on with the workshop tasks (I will get caught up!). The purpose of the Digital Scholarship Commons…
A walk in nature walks the soul back home. Mary Davis Well, we lucked out and got spots on the West Coast Trail for my limited window this summer. I am pumped! We did it for the first time last year with our 11-year-old son. I loved it so much, I’d have turned around at…
Confused, sad, surprised, left out, shocked, embarrassed, lonely … Today, guest speakers Kaori Lau and Tracy Humphreys gave a presentation on Technology and Inclusion. I found it an inspiring and valuable session. Introduction The introductory exercise cleverly put us in the shoes of students that are excluded from activities at school because of a disability….