Future Ready Blog

Accessible Learning Services and Social Inc. encourage you to participate in National AccessAbility Week with us! National AccessAbility Week is an annual event, and this year it begins on May 31, 2020. It is a time to celebrate the contributions of Canadians with disabilities, to promote...

Among the challenges of thinking about ePortfolios are the ambiguity of who they are for and what functions do they serve. Is an ePortfolio for the person who creates it or for those who will view it? Is it a Test (an assessment tool) or is it a Story (a record of a learning journey)? One possible...

By: Keegan Kozolanka Stephanie Leech was a student with vision-loss who wanted to help others like her navigate around Mohawk College’s campus. She approached the Additive Manufacturing Innovation Centre (AMIC) to 3D print a tactile map. A tactile map uses raised surfaces to help guide and give non...

When I was in elementary school, I read many story books. I liked the books with the coloured pictures, especially the ones about schools, streets and gardens. The first time I saw a school crossing guard was in a story book. Since I came to Canada, I have been extremely curious to know more about...

A previous post looked at the First Five Minutes of Class. James Lang also has some ideas for The Last Five Minutes of Class . The last fine minutes of class often degenerates into a struggle between the teacher to just get through two/three/five/seven more points, students eager to get out and get...

The opening five minutes offer us a rich opportunity to capture the attention of students and prepare them for learning… Their bodies may be stuck in a room with us for the required time period, but their minds may be somewhere else entirely. James Lang suggests four ways to gain students’ attention...