Category Archives: Technology Education

Encourage students to share their “Why.”

Posted on April 13, 2018 by Anthony_Perrotta

Over the course of the past few years , I’ve written and have actively advocated for the authentic integration of cross curricular portfolio design; not solely curating learning artefacts but building and sustaining a holistic digital presence including digital portfolios … Continue reading →

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Thinking 1st. Skills 2nd. A Media Lit Reflection

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Anthony_Perrotta

I often write and speak openly about the need to engage in a deep and critical conversation of media studies. Undeniably we all engage with media within a rapid and evolving milieu. Although this is truly the case as evident … Continue reading →

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Teachers want Less & More…

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Anthony_Perrotta

Over the course of the past two days I had the sincerely humbled opportunity to present and attend Reading for the Love of It for the first time. Being married to a high school English teacher, I’ve only experienced the conference through … Continue reading →

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More Thinking Please: Why Comm Tech needs to be Re-Imagined

Posted on March 27, 2015 by Anthony_Perrotta

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 →

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Technology No Longer Matters

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Anthony_Perrotta

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 →

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What’s the Point? The Importance of Integrating Tech with Purpose

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Anthony_Perrotta

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 →

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Their Voices Will be Heard

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Anthony_Perrotta

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 →

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