After reading the BC Post-Secondary Digital Learning Strategy, I started thinking about what being prepared for online learning really means. After COVID forced everyone to switch to online learning with no warning, the province assembled a group of experts and teachers to build a long-term plan to improve digital learning. Even though a lot of…
As I get to the end of this inquiry project, I can draw the conclusion that YouTube can work as a valid educational method of learning complicated skills, specifically for project based learning. My experience with Blender over the years proves that valuable knowledge can be developed with the help of open video learning. But…
(Nov. 20, 2025) YouTube has its weaknesses in education despite the strong points talked about in the past weekly updates. It has no official curriculum, which means learners can accidentally skip beginner steps and develop bad or inefficient work habits. In the example of Blender, tutorials quickly become outdated as new updates come out. There…
(Nov. 11, 2025) It’s really uncommon to have a tutorial work on the first attempt. The differences in the version of the software, the performance of the computer, and project settings meant that I had troubleshoot all the time. Most of my most productive learning experiences were not through watching videos, but correcting broken scenes,…
(Nov. 7, 2025) There being no deadlines and grades is one of the biggest differences between YouTube learning and classroom learning. Personal interest and creative goals mostly are the only motivators. I would be very interested in working on a project when I get an idea, but would push it aside for weeks or even…
(Oct. 24, 2025) There are thousands of tutorials online for whatever a viewer wishes to learn. It won’t take too long for learners to understand that not all content is equal. People skip through steps, or will label videos “beginner friendly” yet walk through advanced concepts, etc. And there was no real way to avoid…
(Oct. 16, 2025) My initial question in this investigation was whether YouTube could be considered as a valid learning environment to a difficult tool. Learning Blender is often seen as a big learning curve because of its huge interface, shortcuts, and technical complexity. Normally, people gain knowledge on software like this either in college or…
COVID and online learning hit just before the end of elementary school, right before I entered high school. Looking back, my experience matches what Dr. Valerie Irvine’s brief described as emergency remote learning rather than real online education. Since there was little to no structure or regulation, it became easy for students (like me) to…
(Oct. 11, 2025) For the past 5 years, I’ve learned 3D animation using a software called Blender, and I learned to use this software almost entirely through YouTube tutorials. Learning this program is a big learning curve as it’s been used in movie productions in the past. Knowing this and only being around 13 at…
After watching the talk about Datafication presented by Dr. Bonnie Stewart, I reflected on how much of my life is being transformed into data. Every single google search and click is a part of the system that earns money off of my activity. Although always knowing that our data was being tracked and shared, it…