Tag Archives: Marc Lijour
How We are Moving Towards an Amazing Classroom Experience
Improving learning outcomes and the experience in the classroom is top of mind for educators. As professionals, we’re also constantly on the lookout for new approaches that will save of time, effort, money, headaches … This is what innovation is … Continue reading
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My take-aways on the Transformative Pedagogy Webinar with Dr. Lance Ford
It is always a pleasure to chat with Dr. Lance Ford. He is so good at communicating verbally and visually that it is hard to remember we are actually videoconferencing with him. Very quickly the technology fades away in the … Continue reading
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What is Transformative Pedagogy in the 21st Century?
Teaching is the art of making connections. Connecting with students, connecting theories with concrete examples, connecting hypotheses to conclusions… The first teacher I met during my training told us that, if she ever left the profession, she would work in … Continue reading
Building the Entrepreneur Skillset with the Cisco Design Challenge
What if schools helped students become entrepreneurs? Some schools offer an entrepreneurship curriculum, focusing on theory but often neglecting the practice. Increasingly, universities are opening their own incubator, like the Ryerson Digital Media Zone (DMZ). And more often than not, … Continue reading
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Prepr #EduChallenge Panel
Great things happen when you connect the unconnected. This is why I enjoy participating in hackathons, where developers, subject-matter experts, such as educators, designers, business gurus, entrepreneurs and other interested (and interesting) fellows co-create our future. In November 2014, Prepr … Continue reading
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Students succeed with Cisco!
The last Monday of July, I had the pleasure to talk about Teaching Technology and Technology for Learning at DevTO. I tag-teamed with Shanta Nathwani, who talked about her innovative program blending communication, design, and technology run at Sheridan College … Continue reading
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Engaging Students in the Classroom with Video
Today’s generation of students are digital natives. Their lives outside the classroom are dominated by the non-stop rich media experiences delivered by video games, smartphones and the Internet. Education has to keep innovating to catch up with its students, particularly … Continue reading
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Tagged Avizia, cisco canada, Collaboration, DX Series, education, Marc Lijour, Quebec, SX10, Telepresence
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The Internet of Everything Allows Librarians to Embrace Broader Educational Mandate
I love my local library, but the Internet has deeply changed the way I approach books and other education resources. For more than a decade, I searched for books on Google and compared prices on Amazon before I decided to … Continue reading
The Renaissance of Distance Education
Distance education is going through a renaissance. According to the New York Times, 2012 was the year of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), and the momentum of distance education continues to build. Udacity, Coursera and edX are rapidly expanding … Continue reading
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