Month: February 2025

On Friday, we had Rick McCue come in as a guest speaker from the UVic Libraries to discuss video and audio editing with out class. To be honest, as a 23-year-old who’s job is to create outreach content, and who has had multiple alternative media assignments, what Rick talked about was mostly information I already had.

However, I really appreciated the tips and tricks he provided, and how easy the UVic Libraries’ instructions were to follow. Plus, there’s nothing I love more than beefing up my LinkedIn profile, so it was fun to earn a badge for being in class this day.

After learning more about podcasting, I am very excited to get started and rent out the podcast room in the library for our upcoming assignments!

In our last class we walked through multiple services and programs that can be used in educational settings to create fun images, presentations, and even work sheets for students.

As someone who is completing an education degree, Canva quickly became one of my best friends when I started this program. Like most relationships, there were some communication and understadning issues to buffer out. But, at this point, I like to think our relationship is strong and steady!

Below is a video that explains how Canva can be used when implementing UDL in our classrooms, even in something as mundane as the traditional slideshow.

There are many many ways that Canva can be a fun and inclusive tool for teachers. Outside of the classroom, Canva is also a very fun resource to create posters and artwork with. Below are images I created this week for my mom’s ‘under the sea’ themed curling tournament for their raffles.

This poster was made for the raffle table.

This poster was made for their ‘Toonie Broom’ where the winner will get a new curling broom covered in toonies!

My mom was VERY happy with this whale pun 😉

This one was fun to make. The idea is you pick a playing card, rip it in half with the raffle attendant, and then based on the card you pull, you win a bottle (of gatorade, obviously).

And yes, this was a lot of graphics I put in this post, but I put a LOT of work into them and was proud of my work!