User:WBurton

My Learning4Content course home page

= My profile =

Who is Wendy Burton?


I am a Canadian adult educator. I work at the University of the Fraser Valley. I began working here when it was Fraser Valley College, a regional community college established in the mid-1970s. In the early 1990s Fraser Valley College became University College of the Fraser Valley. We are now a recognized university, providing undergraduate degrees in many fields. We also offer two Masters programs.



I live in the hills outside Chilliwack, with views of the mountains, including Mt Cheam. The Fraser River flows through this region.

I spend most of my time working with aboriginal learners.

I have been using computers since 1975, when I was on the Disraeli Project at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

I have been teaching online since 1994. I now manage the online campus and I work with colleagues to develop high quality fully online courses in first to fourth year university in many disciplines.

My interests
I'm interested in:


 * literature of what used to be called the Commonwealth
 * social media
 * access to education for all
 * social justice

My Website, blog and contact particulars

 * http://www.ufv.ca/tlc

Personal
Sometimes I feel a bit like this garden folly...



My wiki projects

 * I registered for eL4C47, a Learning4Content workshop to learn wiki skills.

Feedback and notes from my WikiNeighbours

 * Any chance of hosting your class on WikiEducator - there are precedents for that... - Randy Fisher 21:07, 22 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Wendy, Greetings to you from India. Your page is coming up well. A little suggestion: try using color boxes. Check other pages and copy the code used. ... Warm wishes...Cynthia--Agnes 14:16, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

I would be very interested in trying that, although I suspect my institutional watch dogs might need some persuading. There is, however, no reason why I could not take my Winter 2011 course participants on a field trip.


 * Great idea! - Randy Fisher 21:22, 22 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Wendy, Welcome to WikiEducator, and congratulations. I just certified you as a Wiki Apprentice Level 1. I think you are ready to move to level 2, so I'll stop back soon to check on your progress. Cheers, --Alison Snieckus 17:30, 24 November 2010 (UTC)


 * Hello Wendy. I like your use of photos and spacing on this page. Julie 23:51, 26 November 2010 (UTC)

Hello Wendy... loved seeing the picture of Chiliwack on your page. It is such beautiful country. The pictures and comments you shared made me feel as if I had met you. Guess all those years teaching online has helped you establish a virtual rapport quite easily. Dianne

Hi Wendy. You asked about adding video to a page. My video is an external link, so I followed the procedure for adding an external link. You can see the formatting in the edit view of my page. - Julie 00:26, 30 November 2010 (UTC)

My Sandbox
My sandbox