My Connection to “Research and Practice of Learning Design”

Hi, I’m Kylie. I am a graduate student at UVIC working on my M.Ed. in Educational Technology. I have a hybrid career, working part-time as an educator and as a project manager. As an educator, I teach online at a school called 64GO in the Southern Gulf Islands. I teach many different courses from grades […]

Organizing my Digital Space and my Thinking

As I finish the first semester for my M.Ed. in Educational Technology and am beginning to engage with research, I am organizing my digital space and my thinking. What I consider to be my “digital space” consists of my laptop and the programs and files within it. I have not used paper files or notes […]

Want to Create a Presentation on Research Literature? Read this to learn about my process.

As part of EDCI 570/571, I researched online asynchronous learning in K-12 with my new friend and classmate, Krista. We both work at online schools. Krista works in Alberta, and I work in BC. While working on our presentation we had the chance to share our thoughts about feeling isolated. We also helped each other […]

Sea to School by Water Taxi

What is it like to take a water taxi to school? I work at an online school that serves the Southern Gulf Islands. Students in grades 10-12, and sometimes younger, have the option of travelling to Salt Spring for their education. As a teacher, I generally travel one day per week since my school is […]

Thinking about Student-to-Student Engagement in Online, Asynchronous Learning Environments

Online learning is very different than in-person learning. As an online teacher, I have done research on what it takes for students to be engaged. One interesting article that I recently read on this topic was the “Trifecta of Student Engagement: A Framework for Engaging Students in Online Courses” written by Heather J. Leslie at […]

The Complexities of Online Learning

As a teacher who works in a uniquely remote community at an online school, I am interested in the complexities of online learning. I work in the Gulf Islands School District, which is a network of ten schools spanning five islands. Specifically, I teach at 64GO, which is the district’s online school, and the school […]

Educational Technology in My Context

The Gulf Islands School District and Educational Technology I teach in the Southern Gulf Islands, which is in the coastal area of British Columbia. The Southern Gulf Islands (SGIs) consist of five islands which are all part of School District 64, the Gulf Islands School District. Some of the islands are more remote and have […]