My Adventure Through PIDP

A chat with my Learning Partner

7 January 2022 Kyle Ward Comments 0 comment

Before the Christmas break I had the opportunity to have a zoom call with my learning partner, Chris Avis (https://avisonacademia.blogspot.com/), to speak about trends in our field, and trends in adult education. Chris is currently a physics instructor, and has been through the abrupt shift to online and blended learning. With most of the schoolwork being done remotely, there is less face to face interaction between students and instructors, and this has lead to some students “contract cheating”. Contract cheating…

Trends in Adult Education: VR/AR

21 December 2021 Kyle Ward Comments 0 comment

I’ve been a technology early adopter nearly all my life, and I’ve been using Augmented Reality since about 2010, mainly in an aspect of learning more about an area around me. I’ve also been using Virtual Reality for a few years now. I’ve never thought about these seemingly “gaming devices” being used as a learning resource though. An article on the website XPRIZE runs through some of the opportunities and benefits of using AR and VR in a learning environment….

Changing trends in my field.

11 December 2021 Kyle Ward Comments 0 comment

I have always thought there was sound reasoning for increasing efficiency in diesel off highway machinery by the use of a diesel electric hybrid system, allowing the diesel engine to run at optimal conditions to use the least fuel possible, and letting a generator/battery bank run the rest of the machine in place of a conventional diesel engine and associated equipment. I stumbled upon an article from OEM Off-Highway (https://www.oemoffhighway.com/trends/electrification/article/21090500/electrification-trends-in-offhighway-equipment) that opened my eyes even more to the advantages of…

Hello!

5 December 2021 Kyle Ward Comments 0 comment

I’ve signed up for a course at Vancouver Community College, called the Provincial Instructors Diploma Program. Part of this program is setting up and posting to a blog to reflect what I’ve learnt, and keep as reference as I go forward through the course and into teaching. Hope you stick around, and follow along with me as I learn new things and pivot into the next stage of life!