Michael Johnston

Lecturer and Foundation Degree Director in Computing for the Northern Regional College. Experienced in curriculum design and pedagogy, web design, information systems, databases, programming in python and project planning.

Michael Johnston
flipped into Education & Pedagogy
Teaching
5 Thought-Provoking Questions About Assessment - Teach Better
teachbetter.com
• Teaching and learning should be framed around a desired set of learning targets. • Identify how teachers will measure student understanding. • The …
Apr 13
Michael Johnston
flipped into Education & Pedagogy
Students
'A Year of Tremendous Growth.' How the Pandemic Forced Teachers to Master Technology
edweek.org
When Susan Fletcher began teaching 37 years ago at the school she had attended, she never envisioned that someday she would be instructing students …
Apr 20
Michael Johnston
flipped into Education & Pedagogy
Students
How to Make Teaching Better: 8 Lessons Learned From Remote and Hybrid Learning
edweek.org
It was a year of false starts and frustrations, of troubleshooting technology glitches, and trying—and often failing—to coax students to speak from …
Apr 20
Michael Johnston
flipped into Education & Pedagogy
Teaching
Is teacher subject knowledge king? 12 thoughts on its importance.
wordpress.com
I started jotting down notes for this post a couple of weeks ago, and since then have read some interesting thoughts from, amongst others, Dylan …
Apr 18
Michael Johnston
flipped into Education & Pedagogy
Learning
Perplexagogy • A podcast on Anchor
anchor.fm
Puzzled by pedagogy ? Unsure about how best to use digital learning to enhance the experience of your students ? You need Perplexagogy brought to you …
Apr 20
Michael Johnston
flipped into Education & Pedagogy
Teaching
Eight Tips from a Year of Virtual Teaching
slj.com - Eric Langhorst
I remember sitting down at my computer on the first day of the 2020–21 school year and taking a deep breath. One click, and my Zoom was open, ready …
Apr 16