10 Best Practices for e-Learning
Before you read my 10 best practices, please keep in mind that I’ve done it based on my own experience and perspective in that I still teach a “live” e-Learning course but these are...
Author: Areeb Soo Yasir
ePortfolios Benefits Your Profile and Career
ePortfolios are an important assessment tool that are indispensable in today’s job economy. I have seen it first hand as an employer and as someone who guides new entrants into the IT field that...
Cybersecurity in Canada
Canada Goose Is Not Secure It’s been a while since I last posted an article. Hope you are doing well with everything 2020 keeps punching us in the face with. I, for one, miss...
PIDP3100 – Week 3 – Trends in the IT Industry
IT is a term today that can mean so many things, it can mean project management, it can mean coding, systems, networks, AI and so much more. But I would like to speak about...
PIDP 3100 – Week 4 – Post #2: Trends in Adult Education
One of the biggest trend in Adult Education is the shift to online e-Learning. This was happening pre COVID-19 but not in the mainstream, whereas traditional institutions had few if any online courses. Now...
PIDP 3100 – Week 7 Post #3: Trends in Adult Education
I was not able to connect with my partner so I am going to post more about Adult Education Trends, specifically from Singapore which is a world leader in many areas, including education. This...
PIDP3260 – Week 2 – Intro
My name is Areeb Soo Yasir and for almost 20 years I’ve been a seasoned IT professional and Entrepreneur through my many past and current ventures. However, the purpose of today’s post is to...
PIDP3260 – Week 3 – Core Assumptions of Skillful Teaching
There are 3 core assumptions of Skillful teaching which are the following (Brookfield 2015): Skillful teaching is whatever helps students learn. Skillful teachers adopt a critically reflective stance towards their practice. The most important...
PIDP3260 – Week 4 – Teaching in Diverse Classrooms, Teaching about Racism
Commentary on Chapter 8, 9, or 18 (Teaching in Diverse Classrooms, Teaching about Racism, Exercising Teacher Power Responsibly) Teaching in Diverse Classrooms In modern times, diverse classrooms are the norm and not the exception...
PIDP3260 – Week 5 – Responding to Students’ Resistance to Learning
The key thing to understand about resistance in the classroom is not to assume it is you as the instructor that has created it. There are some students who feel entitled to pass or...
