Happy first day, everyone! It’s that time of year, and many college teachers are gearing up for a busy Fall term. If you’re like me, you’ve got plenty to do – multiple courses means plenty of new faces to get to know. I’m teaching a variety of courses from Video Production to Digital Communication to...CONTINUE READING

Back to school we go! I love this time of year. Planning my courses, getting things organized, starting to meet the students; the anticipation of a fun new term is upon us, and I can’t wait to get back into the classroom. I’m incorporating a lot of technology into my courses this term, not only...CONTINUE READING

This is part 3 in a series of posts on Flipping the Classroom. Here’s Part 1 and Part 2. I’m having some great discussions with other teachers around flipping the classroom, on Google + and Twitter, as well as on our Yammer network at Algonquin College. One of the common themes of these discussions is...CONTINUE READING

This is part 2 of a series of posts on flipping the classroom. You can read part 1 here. When I made the decision earlier this year to flip my video production course, I knew it was going to take some serious re-design. I’ve been teaching in the straight lecture format, reserving class time for...CONTINUE READING

I’m pretty much a typical adult educator. Like many college profs and corporate trainers in the 21st century, I teach myriad formats of courses to many different kinds of students. In the full-time Interactive Multimedia Developer program at Algonquin College, I’m teaching students who are also taking a pile of other web development and design...CONTINUE READING