As you’ve probably noticed from my previous posts, I can be pretty opinionated. Our debates have been a fun way to hear both sides of an argument, but they have not swayed my strongly held beliefs. While I can see positive and negatives for all the debate topics presented to […]
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Teacher, This Is Your Copilot: How Artificial Intelligence Can Support, Not Replace, Educators
Wait a second, what was our actual debate topic today? AI technologies will revolutionize education for the better. One thing I notice is missing from this debate topic is the word “learning”. Personally, I don’t think “education” equates to “learning”, yet it felt like many of my peers were arguing against […]
Continue readingLikes, Filters, and Lost Childhoods?
As someone who was born in the 90s, I was a child when social media first became a thing. I grew up on MSN messenger, Myspace, and multiple chat forums I was 100% too young to be on. As a gay kid in the early 2000s in “small town Regina” […]
Continue readingFrom Chalkboards to Digital Classrooms: The Changing Face of Learning
Before this debate, I believed that technology had an important role to play in education, but the discussion helped me think more deeply about how and why technology enhances learning. The debate was not simply about whether technology belongs in classrooms; rather, it raised a more important question: how can educators use technology purposefully to […]
Continue readingTechnology is the Spice of Life (Or at least Education!)
As Brooke stated in our opening statement, technology enhances learning, similar to how spices enhance food. Technology is not necessary for learning, learning has been happening far longer than modern technology, but technology can make that learning faster, more engaging, more individualized, and prepare students for a modern world. Technology […]
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