Reflections
Should nursing caps be canned?
Nursing caps are making a comeback at graduation ceremonies. Year after year I hold my tongue as graduates cross the stage wearing them. My personal bias against them was informed by a mentor of mine who was never shy to voice her opinion on various issues. Ironically, nursing student council Read more…
Experimenter
Creating, Finding and Using OERs #OER #OpenEdMOOC
In order to be open it is critical that educators have the skills to find and use Creative Commons licensed materials so they do not infringe on Copyright.
Reflections
Help Me Track My Students!!! Please
Calling all website designers, techies, software developers, database managers and educators with connections. This is a call for help, referrals and advice. I have been assigned what seems like a huge task and I am not quite sure where to start! My task is to develop an online tracking system Read more…
2017 Collective Agreement Negotiations
Academic Freedom is different from Intellectual Property! Does it matter in contract negotiations?
Two of issues raised in the collective bargaining process according to the OPSEU and the Ontario Employer Council are academic freedom and intellectual property. I have seen these ideas lumped together in the emails coming into my inbox but I want you to know that they are not the same! Let’s take a look at these issues.
Open Ed
Is Innovation the casualty of contract negotiations? OER in Colleges
I identify as an innovator. Thankfully, I work for an organization that supports Innovation. In fact, innovation is written all over my workplace – It is right in their vision statement and strategic plan. Concurrently there is growing support for open educational resources in Ontario, an innovative concept that has Read more…
Reflections
Who is NurseKillam?
NurseKillam is an evolving online version of myself. Now that I have a clearer picture of who she is I can reflect on the value I can offer in this and other online spaces.
Experimenter
Starting Something New
I participated in a technology institute where they had daily activities to encourage interaction among a group of educators who are interested in using technology to enhance learning. One activity in particular caught my attention. They called it the daily extend. I think this kind of activity would be good Read more…
PhD
Credability = PhD?
Scholarship is an important part of professional development. Lately I have been grappling with an inner desire to get a PhD that is driven by some unknown thing. In this post I am going to talk about that desire and speculate on why I feel like I need to do Read more…
Reflections
Is blogging worth it?
As educators there seems to be a real push towards this thing called “blogging.” The process of blogging seems like a daunting task to add on top of the busy life of a college professor. Just figuring out how a blog should fit into my online presence has questioning what Read more…
