Beyond the Tools | by Avi Spector

1 Jun

Finding the Citizen in Digital Citizenship

Finding the Citizen in Digital Citizenship Tracy Rosen and I recently facilitated a workshop “Finding the Citizen in Digital Citizenship” at the AAESQ (Association of Administrators of English Schools of Quebec) administrator’s conference in Saint-Sauveur, Quebec. One of the things...
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29 Apr

Have you thought about using stations in adult education?

Last week, Tracy Rosen and I facilitated a very different (and fun!) type of workshop at the AQIFGA 2016 adult education conference in Longueuil, Quebec. Our workshop was all about introducing adult education teachers to the station rotation model and blended learning....
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1 Apr

Introducing the Internet.. the information superhighway!

April fools day! 🙂 In past years, it’s become sort of a tradition here to do a blog post on a retro technology for April fools day. Today we’re going to take a look at the Internet.. 90’s style! Back...
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17 Feb

Bringing the Cell Phones Above the Desk with Kahoot!

I recently had the opportunity to visit the class of Jennifer Campbell, a Social Vocational Integration Services (SVIS) teacher at the Marymount Adult Centre, EMSB. Jennifer regularly uses tablets and the students’ mobile devices to help with student learning. During...
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16 Dec

Can absenteeism be addressed through technology?

The absent adult student: Absenteeism is a growing concern throughout Quebec Adult Education. Some of our students do not attend class regularly while some of our younger adult learners might be “pushed” by their parents to go to school. The...
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4 Dec

Let’s Work Together to Change the Culture of PD

The Unconference Model: Last weekend, I attended a Montreal area “unconference” named RemixEd Montreal. RemixEd was a mix of predetermined PD sessions and participant-driven PD edcamp style sessions that were determined by the attendees on the day of the event....
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26 Nov

Edcamp: A truly game changing approach to PD

So, it’s been a while since I last posted. It’s been a busy Fall so far, and I have been working with lots of great teachers across Quebec. One of the most popular activities I’ve participated in lately was an Edcamp, a new concept in...
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26 Mar

The Periscope app: Why I watched a stranger brush his teeth today

Before work this morning, I watched a complete stranger brush his teeth. If that sounds weird, there were actually nine other people watching too. The twist is that this particular person was located somewhere in the US and all nine of us...
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19 Mar

Bringing the Maker Movement Into the Classroom (FETC 2015 Highlights – Part 2)

Last week, I shared a few promising tools and apps that I learned about at the Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC 2015). This week I’d like to shift my focus to the Maker Movement, one of the more popular themes presented...
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12 Mar

Highlights from the FETC 2015 conference (Part 1)

This January, I attended the 2015 Florida Educational Technologies Conference (FETC) in Orlando, Florida. This annual conference features hundreds of PD sessions, hands-on workshops, and inspiring keynotes. I also had the opportunity to mix, mingle, network, and learn from international...
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