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Learning by doing: Mapping Community Assets
| 2011/03/24 | Posted by admin under Featured, Maps, Towards Better Teaching |
University of Windsor Social Work students have placements in their senior years where they gain experience in the field and make community connections. They each bring passion and unique skills to their organizations. Take Lillian Gallant for example: her placement this term has been at the Ford City Neighbourhood Renewal project (housed in the Gino…
Spicy Nodes for Active Learning
| 2011/03/23 | Posted by admin under Featured, Towards Better Teaching |
I love trying out new (to me) tools for teaching and learning. I was looking for a way to model “Active Learning” — this idea that students learn when they’re engaged in the process of learning. I found “Spicy Nodes” and voilà: a visualization of active learning was born. Click on the various “nodes” or…
Mapping with the kid
| 2011/02/26 | Posted by Candace Nast under Featured, Maps |
On Friday nights while my middle kid practices with his soccer team, my youngest and I go to the nearby coffee shop and work on code. He’s 10 years old. Our first project was a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure program in Python, then we moved to a random generator (again in Python), and last night he mapped some…
Mapping the City of Windsor’s Open Data
| 2011/02/20 | Posted by admin under Featured, Maps, OpenData |
This map uses open data from the City of Windsor Open Data Catalogue. If you’re interested in the process used to make this map I’ve included step-by-steps at the bottom of the page. Drag and zoom to explore. Key to icons: Large red = Community Centres Large purple = Libraries Large blue = Arenas…
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