My Journey Through

the Wiki
Kirsten Shier
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Dr. Bill Hunter

EDUC-5001G
You want me to do what?
Kris to the rescue

Content +
Formatting
= A Wiki Page
Hello Im Kirsten
2012 Trent University
2013 UOIT B.Ed
3
rd
course in M.Ed
program.

Lifeguard & Instructor
Outdoor Activities
Animals . Mostly
cats
Hello Im Kirsten
Exploratory
Learning
Play-Based
Learning
Grove School
Frog Dissection
ABC Play
Google Maps
Street View

Exploratory
Learning
Large camp
background
Interest Groups
Literally
exploring all
summer
Exploratory Learning
Sequences lessons vs. investigation on own
initiative.
School as the controlled setting (Rieman, 1996).
Ex. Video Games
Constructivism (Learning-Theories.com, 2007).
Play-Based
Learning
Primary/Junior
Bachelor of
Education
Full Day
Kindergarten
Supply Work,
Coverage, Full
Time Teaching
Play-Based Learning
Full Day Kindergarten (2012)
Meaningful structured play combined with
curriculum material (Council of Ministers of
Education Canada, 2010).
Rooted in constructivist theory and Piagets theory
of cognitive development.
Grove School
20 % of
Canadian
population lives
with mental
illness (Health
Canada, 2012).

Mother Director
at Ontario
Shores Centre
for Mental Health
Sciences

Grove School
Elementary School (Oshawa ON) - Government
Care, Treatment, Custody and Correctional
Facilities
High School (Whitby ON) Ontario Shores
Associated with DDSB (Ontario Shores Centre for
Mental Health, n.d.)
Connections to Skinners theory of radical
behaviorism.
Frog
Dissection
Fond
memory of
high school
biology.
For some
not such a
fond memory.
Frog Dissection
Cost effective
Environmentally friendly
Detailed overview on organs (iTunes Preview,
2013).
Transfer of Learning (Perkins, 1992).


ABC Play
Passionate
about
physical
activity and
global
education.
ABC Play
Literature and
sports education.
110 + new sports
and words (iTunes
Preview, 2013).
Linked to play-
based learning,
exploratory
learning.
Google Maps
Street View
Personal
attachment to the
feature.

Further
exploration in
B.Ed program.

Google Maps Street
View
Students explore real street views and landmarks.
Constructivist learning (Learning Theories.com,
2012).
Transfer of learning (Perkins, 1992).
References:

Councils of Ministers of Education, Canada. (2010). CMEC statement on play-based learning. Retrieved
from http://www.cmec.ca/Publications/Lists/Publications/Attachments/282/play-based-
learning_statement_EN.pdf

Health Canada. (2012). A report on mental illnesses in canada. Retrieved from
http://www.cpa.ca/cpasite/userfiles/Documents/Practice_Page/reports_mental_illness_e.pdf

iTunes Preview (2013). ABC play. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/abc-
play/id427648925?mt=8

iTunes Preview (2013). Frog dissection. Retrieved from https://itunes.apple.com/ca/app/frog-
dissection/id377626675?mt=8

Learning-Theories.com (2007). Constructivism. Retrieved from http://www.learning-
theories.com/constructivism.html

Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences. (n.d). Secondary school education program.
Retrieved from http://www.ontarioshores.ca/cms/one.aspx?portalId=169&pageId=1687

Perkins, D. N. (1992). Transfer of learning. International Encyclopedia of Education, Second Edition.
Oxford, England: Pergamom Press.

Rieman, J. (1996). A field study of exploratory learning strategies. ACM Transactions on Computer-
Human Interaction, 3(3), 189-218