Educational Technology Presentation


I will be in Stockholm for my 6-week practicum in the Spring and aim to get plenty of hiking in and around the city. This post will focus on day hikes from the city that can be reached by public transport. I’ll take a look at walking in Stockholm itself in a separate post. Swedes…
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…
Honestly, my brain was mush this afternoon after working on my Philosophy essay, so I played around with Gentype (see title above), created a few AI images on Canva (see featured photo), and then asked ChatGPT to write my reflection for me: Could you pls give me a 250 word reflection on the use of…
After a clear first day, last year’s WCT hike dissolved into drizzle overnight. At first it felt like no big deal. Our tents had held up well, apart from a build-up of condensation on the inside, and the rain stopped just long enough for us to make breakfast and pack up. We had decent rain…
Well today was a fun lesson. I came away feeling positive and exited – quite the contrast to last week’s lecture! After my somewhat negative last post, I need to clarify that, although I personally hate social media, I’m not remotely a technophobe and really enjoy the aspects of our digital age that can work…
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…