I love that my prof Pille Bunnell has a website called “Ecology of Humanness as a Matrix of Ideas” This to me implies that there are no right/wrong answers, and that it is a process of understanding that will never end, a matrix that is just created, developed morphed, changed and then interpreted in all sorts of different ways. Just … Read More
Why can’t we call it Magic?
Why can’t we call it Magic? Why does it have to be scientifically proven, or based on a belief structure. Why can’t the magic of nature be just that? Why am I on this journey of a Masters to “prove” the magic of nature, and how it alters lives? With over 13 years of experience in the field, I have … Read More
The physics of the quest… Eat Pray Love
I have watched Eat Pray Love over and over and over and OVER again. I am obviously trying to get something. I am on a quest to find what I am looking for, and I don’t know what I am looking for. It is funny… I feel pretty balanced in my world for me with me as me. “The Physics … Read More
Empathy shows itself to me yet again… maybe I should listen.
I woke up this morning reflecting on a pickle that I experienced at work. And it wasn’t the pickle that hit home so much, or the fact that I felt incompetent and embarrassed. What it all came down to was, how I dealt with this pickle, and the honest feedback and reflection that I received that smacked me in the … Read More
Shinrin Yoku & Gardens
Today I had the privilege of having lunch with Gardener, Lecturer, Presenter and Mentor, Paul Allison. I met him during our residency when he toured us around the gardens with such passion and love that made me want to literally eat what he said. 😀 Today, when he shared his presentations, and what he does, he suggested I look him … Read More
Let’s go on a journey through the eyes of beauty
Image credits here. Let me take you on a journey through the eyes of beauty. Today, while paddling the Finlayson Arm, I began reflecting on why I am doing what I am doing. Why I choose to be connected with nature… Why I have a job in a Nature House… why I am taking my Masters in Environmental Education and … Read More
Today I paddle the Finlayson Arm
Today I am going to paddle the Finlayson Arm. I have been craving this for weeks, since I moved to this little cabin on the mountain, and I keep looking out at the arm, wondering what is around the bend… “Just around the river bend, I look once more just around the riverbend, beyond the shore… I am exhilarated by … Read More
What other people think of me is none of my business! Gary Oldman
Right now I feel like there is SO much that I am learning! In my Masters, I am diving deeper, learning about curriculum development, learning styles, teamwork, and communication. And the key item that relates directly to my work at the moment is this concept of… “It’s not so much what you say that counts, it’s how you say it… … Read More
Get out into Nature and Hoo do I see?
Even I need to remember to get out into Nature. A Nature Educator. This morning I woke and reflected on my days passed, of what I learned, what I saw and what I remember. I came to realize that I was graced with the presence of a beautiful Barred Owl and in the stillness of his gaze, he spoke to me. Yet my … Read More
Jamie Black is learning Advanced 2 Beat Weave from Play Poi
My online learning experience with Intermediate Poi. After fending for myself for years with awkward online learning, I fell in love with this approach from Play Poi: Watch this video of Jamie in practice. 1. As a learner, I found PlayPoi’s teaching methods very inviting and effective. I attained the results I was looking for, and appreciated that … Read More
Mommy is learning how to belay through Guided Discovery
Today my Mommy is learning how to belay through Guided Discovery. I am so proud of you Mommy! For the past week, I have spent a few hours using a Guided Discovery teaching style to teach her how to belay. Mom has got a new set of climbing gear and wants to come climbing with me, but before I can … Read More
What is the core of a pedagogue?
I am seeking the answer to what Pedagogue means to teachers alike, and to educators like me. Upon writing a gratitude letter to my new mentor Hilary Leighton I was drawn back to the notes that I took while sitting in a conversation with her in July. It was about my Thesis, and my direction of focus for my … Read More
A Sensé once told me “You are Master of NOTHING!”
It is true, he did say “You are Master of Nothing”… and I believe he said this to me to inspire me to Master something. At the time I was training in Kung-Fu. My Sifu was training me privately to become a teacher for him, because I was good. I was so good that he wanted me to continue the … Read More
Until I am as good as I want to be.
I am taking voice lessons to improve my voice, until I am as good as I want to be, to get my songs recorded… what are you learning right now? I’m watching a youtube video about how to learn anything in 20 hours. I’m skeptical, and yet VERY curious. If you want to watch first on your own, check it … Read More
Grounded Learning
What do you think of Grounded Learning? Here I squat at the top of one of the volcanos on the Tongariro Crossing in New Zealand, and I am moved to share with the world my life experiences. I plan on sharing more about how I learn, and what motivates me to want to not only engage in learning but share … Read More
More of how I learn, using www.keirsey.com
The www.keirsey.com learning assessment tool is so bang-on for me it’s rediculous! It says that I am an Idealist Champion, and here is what it says about me… found at this link: http://www.keirsey.com/sorter/personal_page.aspx Your Keirsey Temperament Sorter Results indicates that your personality type is that of the Idealists (NF), as a temperament, are passionately concerned with personal growth and development. Idealists … Read More
What kind of learning style do I have?
I am learning about what kind of learning style I have. In my Masters of Arts in Environmental Education and Communication at Royal Roads University, I am taking EECO 508 “Learning Theory and Program Design” taught by Professor Milt McClaren. So far I have found Professor McClaren’s style and resources very intriguing. I can tell that he is catering his … Read More
What can we do with our privilege?
I woke up this morning, with my head in my hands because I feel SO privileged here, and don’t know what I should do with my skills, knowledge, resources, contacts, money and time to change the world. Then Beverly Yoshida-deVries sent me this link and opened my eyes to what is possible.
Privileged Canadians, Courageous Zimbabweens
Last night, before I went to bed, I flipped through the National Geographic, May 2013. On page 72 is “Courage in Zimbabwe” and my heart fell… but then was turned to wonder. I wonder why all of the publicity goes to the black people of Zimbabwe. p. 79. “A corrupt and Bloody Reighn Robert Mugabe won election as Zimbabwe’s first … Read More
One CAN believe impossible things
“One can’t believe impossible things.” “I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” This is the second time today that Alice and Wonderland literature has crossed my eyeballs on the great search for … Read More
Branwen Daughter of Llyr – Mythical Story of the Celts
This morning, I was looking for insight from my Druid Animal Oracle Deck, and I picked Black Bird, upside down. Black Bird is known as Druid Dhubh. Enchantment, The Gateway, The Inner Call. He calls to us from the gateway between two worlds, urging us to follow a spiritual path or to become more self-aware. He calls to us in … Read More
Surrendering to a dying deer
Yesterday, as I road my bike home, I peddled past a deer that had been hit by a car and was immobile, and yet still alive on the side of the road. I at first saw it’s doey eyes staring up at me, and thought nothing of it as I peddled, but then soon realized that it was injured, I … Read More
Campaigning AND Social Media AND Disconnection
What an interesting experiment this whole Social Media Campaigning is. Our asignment is to use TransMedia and Plenitude in a way to inspire some sort of campaign to engage. Now I have been doing social media, studying social media, learning by doing, and am starting to see a pattern. Likes are just likes, once they like it they may never … Read More
Going down the rabbit hole of Experiential Education with John Dewey
As most of you know, my interest is in Experiential Education, Guided Discovery and Coyote Mentoring. My topic of interest for my Environmental Communications course at Royal Roads is in bringing more Experiential Education into the school system. I feel humbled by knowing that John Dewey back in 1938, had it right in emphasizing “That we must understand how experience … Read More
Peter Parker picked a peck of pickled peppers… so who is Peter Parker?
Henry Jenkins uses “Peter Parker” as an example of aka Joe Blow, to demonstrate teen’s use of media and where we are at now. There is a communication shift as more and more young people are becoming involved in society through their interaction with the internet. Jenkins shares his views on TEDX: History Culture or Participatory Culture 1920’s amature radio … Read More
Do It Yourself’ers at “Trout Gulch” a Hobbit Movement
DIY means Do It Yourself. There are people labelled “DIYers” in an area called Trout Gulch who are in a Hobbit Movement… it makes me think of Erringtonians and the like-minded interest of being able to do it ourselves in a communal kinda way! There are some interesting stories being told about people who milk their own goats, and live … Read More
“Scholarly Monologue gives way to Collegial Dialogue.” ~ Em Griffin
Today I study “What makes interpretive theory good?” I have a paper due in a couple of days, and I need to choose a topic to do a literary review on and review it in the context of communication theory. It has been an interesting process to define what theory relates to my personal topic of interest. My topic has … Read More
It takes a village to convocate a MAEEC Student!
The MAEEC program has become my village, and the students have become my family. The professors, my mentors much akin to me, and the laboratory of 260 hectares of marvelous beauty is willing me to do more, be more and educate more. Today was a wonderful day of exploration and appreciative inquiry as we stepped across the multitude of tide … Read More
July 12, 2013 Daily Journal Blog
Today was a beautfiul day…. and I was inspired by the Peacocks. Cheryl inspired me to think about the symbolism of what it all means… it means; Renewal, and the gates of paradise were guarded by two peacocks. And I am definitely in paradise! And not only that, but I am surrounded by a blessed group of fabulous people who … Read More
Riding a Royal Road
I decided to ride my bike to university. Yes to university… and no, I’m not riding from Qualicum all the way to Royal Roads University in Sooke every day. But what I am doing right now is staying in a Motor Home at a friends house that is about 15 km away from Royal Roads up a little mountain (haha, funny, … Read More