Hello! I am a multiliteracies researcher who learns and teaches how to communicate using different modes (visual, gestural, tactile, linguistic, auditory). I am passionate and committed to life long, modern, and 21st century learning.
Education
Ph.D. in Education, Curriculum Studies
Western University, '19
Dissertation: Complex electronic and multimodal dissertations - Opportunities for graduate students in Education
Master of Arts in Education Studies
Western University '15
Thesis: Blogging as course assignment - Perceptions of University Professors
Bachelor of Education
Lakehead University '13
Primary/Junior qualifications
Teaching
K-8 Occasional Teacher
Peel District School Board
Experience in all grades; primary transition program for children with autism, physical education, music, in-school support program
Bachelor of Education Instructor
Western University '18
Implemented teacher development sessions on multiliteracies, multimodality, digital literacy and critical literacy
K-8 Visual Arts and Drama LTO
Castle Oaks PS
Implemented meaningful and authentic curriculum objectives, assessment, and learning for all
Educational Leadership
Research Assistant
Western University '18
Project: Dr. Rachel Heydon: Making meaning together (SSHRC Standard Research Grant)
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Development and research of multimodal intergenerational curricula with a focus on art-making as visual digital texts
Presenter
Symposium: Child and Youth Engagement, Civic Literacies, and Digital Ecologies '17
Title: Multiliteracies and multimodality in education
Photographer/Videographer
Project: City of London Child and Youth Services
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Documented workshop on physical literacy for K-12
Publication in English Language Learning Magazine CONTACT
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An explanation of multiliteracies in a classroom setting
YouTube Learning Resource Creator
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A video made for reading comprehension strategies, specifically for visualizing. Includes a lesson plan to engage students in a meaningful way
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A video made that encourages students to look at the signs around us in our daily lives, in local and international neighborhoods, using Google Street View
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A documentary of my own story of learning English, French, Italian and Vietnamese
Educational Blogger
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A daily occasional teaching blog used in teaching practice
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A documentary style blog of how I've used blogging in my teaching and learning practices
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A reflective blog about the ways academics are communicating in multiple ways using technology
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A blog documenting my research processes for my PhD dissertation
Photographer
Hideaway Photography
Digital Skills
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A blog that communicates a journal article in a presentation format
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A blog reflecting on my own language learning journey