by Mike Simpson | Jul 17, 2017 | Ancestry Project, Digital Storytelling, E-Learning, Education, Projects, Resources, Technology, Uncategorized, WordPress
Proud moment. I am pleased to announce that Ancestry Project is an award winner!In June 2017, at its annual conference, TESL Canada awarded Ancestry Project an Innovation Award, in the category of “Digital Teaching or Learning Resource (website, software).” Since...
by Mike Simpson | May 2, 2017 | Audio, CMS - Content Management System, Design, E-Learning, Edtech, Education, Equipment, Graphic Design, Hardware, LMS - Learning Management System, Media, Mobile, Photography, Presentations, Recording, Security, Software, Training, Uncategorized, Video, Websites, Workshops
Mike’s Top 10: Technology for Creatives and Educators “The best camera is the one that’s with you.” – Chase Jarvis As a designer and educator I find I have a need to keep on top of technology. In my personal/professional lives I use a range of...
by Mike Simpson | Apr 14, 2017 | CMS - Content Management System, Edtech, Education, LMS - Learning Management System, Presentations, Training, Uncategorized, Workshops
Ancestry Project: E-Learning Design with a WordPress Website Ancestry Project is an online education program employing e-learning tech and WordPress as an LMS Ancestry Project offers free resources and training to educators in areas like ancestry research, digital...
by Mike Simpson | Nov 26, 2016 | Ancestry Project, Digital Storytelling, E-Learning, Education, Learning Management Systems, LMS, Projects, Uncategorized, WordPress
I’m excited to announce the upcoming launch of Ancestry Project. I’ve been developing the project since middle 2016. The plan is to use a learning management system plugin such as LearnDash inside WordPress and build a repository of resources and...
by Mike Simpson | Jun 11, 2016 | CMS - Content Management System, E-Portfolios, Edtech, Education, LMS - Learning Management System, Presentations, Training, Uncategorized, Workshops
New Training Session – Manage Digital Content with E-Portfolios I’m excited about this new training session for 2016. I’ve long been a proponent of using WordPress and LMS systems like Moodle for class, media and content management – and...
by Mike Simpson | Feb 22, 2016 | E-Learning, Education, Learning Management Systems, Projects, Technology, Uncategorized
Note: November 2016 – As noted in “update 2” at the bottom of this post, I’ve now officially completed the E-Learning Certificate. What follows is an informal review and thoughts about the program. Well, I guess I’m officially a career...
Interview with Yuliya Desyatova from EnglishLanguageBits.com (Audio Resource Site for Teachers and Students)
Learn Teach: My Education and E-Learning Portfolio
Cross-Country Tour Via “Canada Road Trip” (Education Resource)
Word of the Year 2020-2021: From Pandemic to Vaccine (What Comes Next?)
Does Your Website Work the Way it Should? (Two Easy Tests to Check Uptime, Speed and Reliability)