What type of supporter of #edtech are you? Someone who values the social, the vocational, the pedagogic or the catalytic rationale? #bolt677
Technology forms a large basis of both my instructional practice and to an extent, my pedagogy. I instruct post-secondary and rely heavily on authentic assessment principles. That is clearly evident and supported through answers to the Essential Q's in previous tweets.
I instruct technology courses related to legal assistant and paralegal diploma or certificate programs. It is imperative that I not only use the technology available but that I stay up to date with what technology is used in the workforce and is applicable to legal assistants.
Part of my role is to update my course content regularly so that it stays in line with the requirements as set out in the Alberta Courts forms and resources. This information is posted online and easy to view: albertacourts.ca
Since I teach 100 level (junior-level) courses, my expectation is that my students coming to class have a basic understanding of technology, mainly MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and GMail (or any email platform).
#EdTech and its use in the classroom is therefore imperative for my students who wish to be successful in the legal profession. My courses cannot be properly instructed or completed without the use of the internet and a computer.
One of the best resources I use to teach Microsoft programs is @LinkedIn Learning. It has been instrumental in offering the best instruction for those applications to my students, all while saving me ample time preparing resources!

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Reference: BOLT 677 Unit 1 Study Guide - “The Media and Learning Debate”
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Well. Firstly, as this video describes AI and its use in the classroom … the calculator certainly doesn’t seem like a huge innovation anymore!
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Veritasium noted in their YouTube video, when the learning outcomes are the same… the technology used is irrelevant. In fact, “no technology is superior to another”
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