Deanna Dobbin

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

@jmitton87 Whenever I hear about taking time for reflection now, I think if the part of our 2nd chapter in Fullan when he talked about great ideas coming to us when we slow down.

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

#upei21c19 @DrErinKeith #collegeworks @mynbcc As we near the end of our M.Ed journey, I'm grateful for the opportunity to have pursued this education, the uplifting and inspiring people I've pursued it with, and the fact that I'm lucky enough to do work I love everyday.

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

@huang_tianli @DrErinKeith Wow. I look at your graphic and I'm happily surprised that I'm pretty prepared. Maybe I'm not as much of a dinosaur as I feared!

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

@jdingwell @YouTube I'll probably never get rid of the pencil and paper and I'll always choose face to face but.... that stuff about the cloud and being able to get data on study habits was pretty friggin cool. And the hologram stuff? Woah!!

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

#upei21c19 ⁦@DrErinKeith⁩ I'm thinking a lot about how I can use technology to help students learn how to learn. If used right tech can free me up to spend more 1 on 1 time with my students AND it can help personalize the student's learning. https://t.co/T3eX0sQCJT

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

@tiffydb @DrErinKeith Yes. I haven't yet been able to figure out how to ask a video a question.

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

@jmitton87 I'm guilty of that too. From our perspective of privilege we can easily forget that our reality is not everyone's reality.

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

@winstonwildcat This really highlights the need for investment in ed-tech to be a considered decision not a jump on the bandwagon approach. If we know why we're using it, the specific benefit it will provide, and most importantly how to use it, the probability of success will be higher.

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

#upei21c19 @DrErinKeith Myth #2: Technology will replace teachers. My experience with online and blended courses tells me this is not true. Our role may change but good pedagogy is still needed for sound learning to take place.

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

@Sheralynne I agree. I'm not young and by no means New but I use tech all the time. The key for me is in ease of use and seeing the benefit.

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

@Sheralynne Seems as though Chapter 4 of our text is saying the same thing you are Sheralynne!

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

@MmeKendrick I've been all over the map on this one. My preference would be to teach proper behaviour. It really depends on the students in the room. When some refuse to use it reasonably I long for the days we didn't have to deal with it.

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

#upei21c19 Edtech myth #1 - If it's cool, teachers and students will love it and use it. Myth busted: Cool is all well and good but you have to know how to use it. Think of all the Smart Boards in classrooms that aren't used as intended. Spend as much on good PD as on tech!

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

#upei21c19 Cool article showing how tech is being used to solve a problem that tech usage has helped create! https://t.co/ryKP7WGQhf

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

#upei21c19. Here we go again!! Back at it for the final course co-hort 89!!!!

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

13 employers from the finance industry talking to Financial Management students about career opportunities. We love our industry partners! @nbccsaintjohn #TransformNB

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

NBCC Superheroes Inc. Super Marketer, the Crimson Communicator, Super Nerd, Wealth Woman and the IFRS Flash were on hand to save the day! @NBCCSaintJohn

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

@NBCCSaintJohn international students and some staff enjoying Thanksgiving dinner at the college complete with Indian rice and chickpeas. So yummy! Best Thanksgiving ever!! I'm thankful for all of these people!

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

Great way to start the day! Had a mini-graduation this morning for a student who had to miss grad last week for work training. Thanks to Chelsey Thompson and @scotiabank Brunswick Square for making it happen!! #NBCCSaintJohn #nbcccgrad18

[Deanna Dobbin @DobbinDeanna]

@MmeKendrick Took me forever to get mine down to 1000!