Sarah Bowers

EdTech chair, curriculum development consultant, gentle grammar junkie, gardener, mum

[Jackie Seidel, PhD @JackieSeidel1]

A post secondary’s (not mine) recycling station
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[Sarah Bowers @svbowers]

Amazing keynote @langaracollege today. @JackieSeidel1 gave us much to think about. A thoughtful, well-informed and approachable speaker. Much to process. And bees! Such beautiful bees and delicate flowers. Thank you to her and the mini-conference committee for bringing her.

[Sarah Bowers @svbowers]

My sister died. And I had no clue how differently corporations and individuals would respond. Capital one card was horrific. She had fraudulent charges on her account. Zero sympathy. Zero help.

[Sarah Bowers @svbowers]

@Linkletter Um, as a plain language specialist, I am going to take some time to unpack this doublespeak. But I will. We all should.

[Ian Linkletter @Linkletter]

I wish I could be more specific, or share a news link explaining the (now-patched) vulnerability, but I fear Proctorio will claim that I have shared "confidential" information. They haven't even told their customers.

I have been living under Proctorio's injunction for 468 days.

[Ian Linkletter @Linkletter]

On Monday, I will share information about how you can access the Protection of Public Participation Act hearing to dismiss Proctorio's strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP). Won't you join me? November 30th to December 3rd, witness what Proctorio is trying to do.

[Sarah Bowers @svbowers]

Stand Against Proctorio's SLAPP https://t.co/K24XqkfSL4

[Sarah Bowers @svbowers]

@JuliaDenholm Honestly, I’d just give up my subscription.

[Brent Toderian @BrentToderian]

As back-to-school gets closer, enjoy these Dutch “bicycle buses” transporting 50+ kids getting the kind of exercise that leads to better learning, because they’re not being driven to school adding LOTS of local car traffic. Nijmegen NL video via @MartijnLi

[Brian Lamb @brlamb]

Took a day to cool off, but fury is not receding. I don't know what upsets me most. The obvious tactic of Proctorio using its deep pockets to make an individual's legal defence more painful and expensive? Evidence that they are keeping dossiers (maybe an enemies list) on critics?

[Sarah Bowers @svbowers]

@cbcgem super sad you don’t support my old chromecast. You have great content, but it craps out after a certain amount of time. So disappointed. I can’t afford to upgrade, but I do pay taxes.

[Sarah Bowers @svbowers]

@chadhflinn @ShawnaWiKo My friend said the same thing! Lots of research into the power of narrative and the importance of gamification, acknowledgement etc for keeping student engagement.

[Sarah Bowers @svbowers]

@ArleneDickinson Yes but you might have sunshine. Vancouver is relentless rain and clouds. It wears on a person after six months.

[Hon. Thomas A. Lukaszuk @LukaszukAB]

Seven countries that are recognized as having managed the #COVID pandemic best: Germany, Taiwan, New Zealand, Iceland, Finland, Norway, and Denmark. Here are photos of their leaders. Hmm... #cdnpoli #ableg

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand is headed to a second term, early election results show. Her pandemic response led to a surge of support. https://t.co/KWH7fIixzp

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

This is precision tile setting at scale https://t.co/oxEmEDhv7I

[Sarah Bowers @svbowers]

@JuliaDenholm So not right. Reminds me of the mayor’s wife https://t.co/whiiv8jVfg check out the use of “alleged” because she’s white and the mayors wife.

[Global BC @GlobalBC]

She's got a shoe named after her, she's taken over a celebrity Instagram account, and now, B.C.'s top doctor is one of the faces of a new fundraising campaign at Vancouver's Science World.
https://t.co/gtmBLMjSnz