Learning from Disaster!

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Learning from Disaster!

• Collaborating With Technology
• the good, the bad and the hope for the future

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History

• ABEL conference August 2002
• I.O. changes my outlook
• Semester 1 Develop a Multi-Media project for my
  students to do.
• Semester 2 Math Event (P²S) with U.F.A.,
  Seneca, and Galileo

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THE GOOD!
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Highlights of the Multi-Media Project

• What type of presentation?
• Do I have to do this on my own?
• What do I get out of this?
• How will it be graded?

• Do I have to have a good math mark to attempt the
  project?
• What do we do if there are problems?
• How do I get involved?

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A Look at Student Projects

• Vicky Voung Trig
• Hollie Bihuniak Trig
• Mythi Lam Trig

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P²S Event

• Video conferencing used for the planning and
  selecting of problems to be presented to
  students.
• Develop a website for support.
• Prepare a booklet for students.
• Scheduled 2 videoconferences, 1 for presentation,
  1 for solutions.
• Great collaboration and supportHeres what Part
  1 looked like

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THE BAD!

• Sometimes technology isnt all its cracked up to
  be

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Betty Achinstein, 2002

• How the conflict is dealt with will either
  strengthen or destroy the collaborative spirit.
• One end is avoidant stance, absorb, exclude or
  transfer conflict thus fester and maintain the
  status quo OR

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THE HOPE

• Embrace the stance which involves a community
  acknowledging and critically reflecting on their
  differences of belief and practice in efforts to
  foster fundamental change in the school.

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Continued

• To engage in conflict and question ones beliefs
  with the possibility of deep change is
  fundamentally a positive and hopeful act rather
  than a problematic one within a community.

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THANK YOU!

• Anna Pesovar
• Sharon Friesen
• Kevin Pitts
• Kelly at Galileo
• Terry DeAlexandra

• Richard Briggs
• Gord Balbar
• Todd McNicoll
• Karen Andrews
• Asim Rajan
• Obahiah George
• And anyone I forgot ?