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Author Archives: Anthony_Perrotta
Deja Vu – It’s Education Conference Season
The Matrix: The education conference circuit is in full swing and common language is being shared: Student Voice, Tech-Enabled Learning, 21C, Collaborative Inquiry, Digital Portfolios, Creativity, Critical Thinking …… the rhetoric goes on and on (as part of the machine … Continue reading
More Thinking Please: Why Comm Tech needs to be Re-Imagined
Recently, I have had the humbled privilege to facilitate classroom Skype lectures with Prof. Rebecca Feasy from Bathspa University in the UK and the much celebrated Dr. Susan Jeffords author of Hard Bodies: Hollywood Masculinity in the Reagan Era. Both … Continue reading
Please Stop Calling it Blended!
For the love of education, please stop calling it blended. Recently, I attended a ministry hosted function that provided schools/boards from across the province with the opportunity to share ideas, showcase best practices and dialogue on innovation. Depressingly, I use … Continue reading
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Why Michael Bay Matters: Examining Transformers
Michael Bay. Yes, as a producer and director of film, commercials and music videos, his works are not of elite dramatic calibre – nor are they intended to be. From The Rock (1996) to Pain or Gain (2013), Bay is unapologetic … Continue reading
The Force Awakens
The newly launched trailer for JJ Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens is a fan boys fantasy come true – a darker tone, mixture of practical and computer effects, gritty close ups of storm troopers and above all else the … Continue reading
Technology No Longer Matters
There’s something very exciting happening in my Communications Technology classes. Technology no longer matters. This is not to say that tech curriculum is not being served (it is) but rather that the formal curriculum plays a supporting role to the … Continue reading
What’s the Point? The Importance of Integrating Tech with Purpose
In a recent Faculty Reading entitled Articulating Learning Outcomes For Faculty Development Workshops by Dr. Jack MacFarlene, the importance of Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) is expressed in ensuring that post-secondary students have an active and continuous understanding of where their … Continue reading
Their Voices Will be Heard
When it comes to movies, it doesn’t take much to prompt my excitement. From the latest additions to Netlflix’s growing library to casual reflections on the latest Hollywood blockbuster, I believe my DNA may be abnormally linked to that of … Continue reading
The Memory of Movies
While driving to work the other day, I was listening to Metro Morning on the CBC and a discussion as to why we cannot actively and cognitively remember moments from our childhood – primarily our toddler years. As host Matt … Continue reading
From the System: My Self-Directed Need to Return to the Classroom
Why Go Back? Let me begin by saying that I haven’t watched Jerry Maguire recently and that this writing is based purely on personal reflection and not an extravagant attempt to bring life to a mission statement regarding educational leadership. … Continue reading
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