The King's Connection Magazine Volume 23 Number 1//Summer 2012 | Page 11

faculty news “ Both Bernice and her students demonstrated an integrated learning and teaching approach typical of King’s.” Dr. John Hull Connecting through technology Students made presentations to the five literacy partnership groups through video conference. King’s education sessional instructor, Gordon Booth, and King’s Director of Information Technology, Will Ryks, aided in the use of video conferencing technology to connect students with the partnership communities. Booth, who also works for the Grande Yellowhead Public School Division, regularly uses video conferencing to connect students to exciting learning opportunities around the world. “The use of video conferencing allows students to leave their town, province and country without putting on their coats,” says Stieva. King’s education students also explore the use of technology in Booth’s educational technology course. In the past, students in this class have visited an aquarium in Alaska from the comfort of their classroom. As video conferencing technology continues to offer elementary and secondary students exciting learning opportunities, the use of the technology by King’s students prepares them for their future careers by demonstrating the possibilities that come with integrating technology in the classroom. King’s students excel Stieva was impressed by the calibre of education students’ literacy projects and presentations. They rose to the challenge of creating innovative literacy events that were attentive to their audiences. They presented their plans to the partnership groups in a professional manner that exemplified good teaching. After the project was complete, many students reflected on how they will use it in future teaching. “This assignment gave students the opportunity, in a creative way, to synthesize and demonstrate all that they had learned about teaching with and through children’s literature,” says Stieva. student plans were well thought out, demonstrating a solid understanding of the literacy goals of the community and were good examples of excellent teaching,” remarked S ????)M??????d?????????????????????????????????????A??????)!?????????????????)????!??????????M?????????????)M?????????????????e?????????A?????M????????????) ??????Q????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????d??????????????????????????????????)??? ??????M??????????????????????????????)%??????Q???????+?q ????????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????M????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????t??????)????!?????????????????????)?????????????q ??? ?????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????-????e??t)?M????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????()1%QI d?Y9P?Q!5L+??$?5????????????????!????????=????5???9???????) ????M??+??$?Q???]???????=?? ???????)?????????Q???????Q????)M?????????????????????????????Q??????????]????)????????????????+??$?????? ????? ??????????????? ?????? ???????? ??????????I??????? ????????+??$?Q?????????????]??????????1?????????? ???)M???????!??+??$?5?????????1???????????????U?????????)????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????)?????!????()-????e?????????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????M???????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????????)??????????Q????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????qQ??)Q???-????e? ?????????????M?????????????((