User:Idevries

My Learning4Content course home page

= My profile =

This is your personal user page in WikiEducator. Tell us a little about yourself ..... be bold and try an edit now by starting to fill out your user page. This is a great way to practice your new wiki skills :-).

Professional background
Hi all... glad to be part of this event and I hope to meet many new friends. I'm Director of Instructional Design at Thompson Rivers University, Open Learning Division, in Kamloops, Canada. We are an anchor partner in the OERu. In the past I've called myself an instructional designer, educational technologist, program developer and administrator in open and distance learning, variously in career, professional and academic programs. I now call myself an "Open Educator."

Education
Trying to complete my PhD in Curriculum Theory and Implementation at Simon Fraser University. It's hard to do while trying to open up our programs and keeping up with Wayne and the OERu! Masters in Ed. from UBC and BA in English. I'll be very proud of my WikiEducator designation as well.

My interests
Guitar is definitely up there - I've played in bands and have a number of guitars that are like extra limbs to me! Also snowboarding and off-road cycling...when the weather permits. Cooking is definitely fun, especially with a glass of wine close by and good music on the stereo.

Professional
Check out our fabulous new promo video.

Personal
Married with two adult "children." Life is good here, commuting between the West Coast and Kamloops British Columbia! But I must get back to NZ for a visit soon. Seeing a penguin in the wild was a thrill and the people are wonderful. (The meeting was excellent as well, of course.)

My wiki projects

 * I registered for eL4C52, a Learning4Content workshop to learn wiki skills.
 * /Sandbox/

Feedback and notes from my WikiNeighbours

 * Hi, I am a researcher from India and working on online collaborative learning environments. I liked your profile --Ravi limaye 17:03, 16 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Great progress! I really like the Open Learn promo video. Congrats on your first certification :-). All you need to do now for you next level is practice uploading and manipulating images. I created a personal sandbox page for you to practice. --Wayne Mackintosh 22:01, 21 February 2012 (UTC)
 * Nice to meet you Ravi - and Wayne thanks for the sandbox. I'll start working on images! Irwin
 * Hi, I'm an educator from India .You have done great progress.Congrats on your certification.Hope to collaborate and learn from you on this wonderful platform !-- Balqis Thaahaveettil 22:09, 25 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Hi Irwin - great video on open learning. Thanks for making the difficult seem possible :-) Jane