Scared Sacred by Velcrow Ripper, National Film Board of Canada Velcro Ripper is one of Canada’s foremost activist documentary filmmakers. I say activist because Velcrow’s films are not dispassionate exercises in objectivity. Instead, he shapes films around issues and situations he cares deeply about. Velcrow also places himself in his …
The Back of the Napkin Bio is an activity that is part of our “Going Visual” workshop, in which participants learn to be better visualizers. This activity tends to be a favourite, so we are including the instruction sheets here, for your use. This downloadable going visual handout (PDF) is an instruction guide for the …
Purpose of this activity: To listen to different examples of audio used in an educational context. Using recorded audio in the classroom is old as recorded audio itself. Educational uses of audio were predicted to be amongst the primary uses of the phonograph intended by Edison in 1878, yet with …
A simple and fun way to explore the basic principle of image sequencing. Purpose of the Activity: WHY: To understand the role of visual language as storytelling and to demonstrate and explore the idea that “how” images are organized can shape and affect the story you are telling. HOW: Using …
Using media can be a super effective way to connect with your educational audience. In this example Alec Couros from the University of Regina has created a savvy trailer for his course on Social Media & Open Education. What makes this so effective is it’s awareness of the content, and …
Whether you are wanting to learn more about wicked problems and design thinking, or you’re trying to move away from directing your learners to a pricey textbook for your course on design thinking, you will enjoy this new creative commons licensed open ebook titled ‘Innovation by Design’. This ‘living textbook’ …
Marco Tempest brings “The Electric Rise & Fall of Nikola Tesla” to life through multimedia, video projection, flipbook and magic. Very cool. [ted id=1482]
BC Campus is hosting an important OER event on Oct. 27 for librarians interested in Open Educational Resources. Come check it out! Monday Oct 27, 2014, Noon – 4 pm Douglas College, New Westminster Campus Aboriginal Gathering Place, Room 4650 BCcampus is pleased to sponsor a half day of professional development …
Arducorder Mini: Prototype Learn how to build a Star Trek-like tricorder using things you can buy at the mall. Of course it helps to be a mechanically inclined scientist/inventor who owns their own soldering kit.
Arducorder Mini: Prototype Learn how to build a Star Trek-like tricorder using things you can buy at the mall. Of course it helps to be a mechanically inclined scientist/inventor who owns their own soldering kit.
