Author: keirathompson

Topic 6 – Provincial EdTech ProD Day

Focused Educational Resources I chose to attend the Artificial Intelligence Lessons seminar this morning because I am very interested in learning different perspectives on AI’s place in the classroom. In the session we talked about how AI works, we discussed that it breaks data into the smallest understandable chunks called tokens, and puts a probability…

Topic 5 – Tour of the Pacific School of Innovation & Inquiry

Before visiting the Pacific School of Innovation & Inquiry (PSII), I was a little skeptical although excited to see what an inquiry-based school would be like. I think a reason for my skepticism is my belief that tests and other formal assessments are important, particularly for students who plan to pursue STEM pathways in post-secondary….

Topic 4 – AI in the Classroom

From my knowledge AI is a large-scale pattern recognition software that is powered by statistics and optimization. It’s trained on massive datasets through repeatedly predicting, measuring errors, and adjusting itself to improve. I finally listened to my partner and started using AI in 4th year university, although he was well aware of the benefits and…

Topic 3 – Multimedia Learning & H5P

Multimedia Learning I think that multimedia learning theory can help educators create more effective instructional videos and tutorials because it highlights what not to do. The video we watched by Dr. Ray Pastore was quite a good example of what to avoid when creating instructional videos, he started by explaining what the multimedia principle was…

Topic 2 – High Tech High Analyzed Through a Physics & Math Lens

High Tech High is a public school in which students work on projects to be showcased rather than traditional learning methods like reading, writing, and practicing arithmetic. The projects tend to combine subject areas; one example is a functional gear set-up that represents trends in the rise and fall of civilizations. When watching the documentary,…