Examples

Lex Carter, B.Ed. OCT created a video to share some of the work and the thinking she did to create her own professional digital presence during her B.Ed. program. Thanks for this, Lex! {And for the record, Professor Hagerman DID NOT pay her to say ANY of these things ;)}

Before you Create, Explore Mentor Texts

Before you begin to create a digital hub, spend some time reviewing examples of other teacher education candidates, and teachers who have created a positive, professional digital presence for themselves and their work.

This is by no means an exhaustive list, but the examples that we've collected here highlight a great range of work by pre-service and in-service teachers around the world that can inspire your own creative thinking.

Ms. Candace Marcotte: https://canmarcotte.com/

Ms. Amy Bowker: http://www.classroomcollective.com/

Ms. Laura Wheeler: https://mslwheeler.wordpress.com/

Mr. William Marsland: https://billmarsland.com/

Professor Nicholas Ng-A-Fook: http://www.curriculumtheoryproject.ca/

The Wayback Machine: Historical Perspectives on Digital Hub Revision by Professor Hagerman

Professor Hagerman created her first website in 1999. It was a classroom website for her FSL students. It was generally terrible, but the design process was pretty fun. After years of random web-based projects, she decided to purchase her own URL and start building a professional digital presence here: http://mschirahagerman.com

As you will see in this video, the site has changed a great deal over the years. Revision is central to the process of curating a professional digital home. As you learn, your learning will (re)shape what you share, what you write, and what you show about who you are as a teacher. Take a few minutes to see what Professor Hagerman's website used to look like back in 2012 :)

Examples from B.Ed Students like YOU!

Plus, check out the fantastic work of these current (Y2) and former B.Ed. students who have voluntarily shared their links so that everyone in our professional learning community at the Faculty of Education can learn from and with them. The cool thing about these websites -- they are constantly changing as our colleagues learn new things, develop new understandings, decide to delete content or change their theme. And that is exactly the point of this. Each of us is a work in progress -- and each of us continues to refine the ways that we present our work, think about issues and share insights with our professional community.