by Mike Simpson | Jul 17, 2017 | Ancestry Project, Canada, Canada 150, Education Technology, Uncategorized, Websites
Proud moment. I am pleased to announce that Ancestry Project is an award winner! In June 2017, at its annual conference, TESL Canada awarded Ancestry Project an Innovation Award, in the category of “Digital Teaching or Learning Resource (website, software).” Since...
by Mike Simpson | Jul 13, 2017 | Ancestry, Ancestry Project, Canada, History, Immigration, Refugees, Travel, Uncategorized
Running from May 20 – July 30, 2017. Destination Canada is an exhibit at the Toronto Reference Library’s TD Gallery. This gem is almost hidden away at the side inside the entrance of the massive central library. Fortunately I was alerted to its presence by a...
by Mike Simpson | Jul 4, 2017 | Ancestry, Ancestry Project, Canada, Canada 150, Education Technology, Immigration, Interview, Travel, Uncategorized, Websites, Writers
Interview with Patrice Palmer conducted by Mike Simpson, June 2017. Patrice Palmer is a teacher and entrepreneur from Hamilton, Ontario, who has launched a business as a “teacherpreneur.” She’s conducted over 50 interviews for her blog/newsletter and...
by Mike Simpson | Jul 1, 2017 | Ancestry Project, Audio Recording, Canada, Canada 150, Digital Storytelling, Travel, Uncategorized
I’m very excited to announce the arrival of Canada Road Trip, a digital story and teacher resource that traces a cross-country road trip in 1967. This is the first of a number of collaborations that will mark a new approach for Ancestry Project in the second...
by Mike Simpson | May 30, 2017 | Canada, Canada 150, Education Technology, Interview, Travel, Writers
Interview with Mohammad conducted via email with Mike Simpson, May 2017. I met Mohammad Hashemi in Ottawa in May, 2017. I was presenting at the TESL Ottawa conference (Mohammad was the plenary speaker). We chatted for some time and he later gave me an excellent micro...
by Mike Simpson | May 27, 2017 | Ancestry Project, Audio Recording, Canada, Music, Travel, Uncategorized
Rocks and Trees is an awesome track. It’s a fun tune, describing driving across the beautiful but monotonous landscape of northern Ontario. The download is free to registered Ancestry Project users. Learn more about Rocks and Trees by Wendell...
by admin | May 15, 2017 | Ancestry, Ancestry Project, Canada, Canada 150, Education Technology, Interview
Why did you create Ancestry Project? What is your role? I wrote about this in a recent blog post but I’m happy to summarize it here. As a teacher and designer interested in bridging the worlds of education and design-media, it was a curiosity to me to see how I might...
by Mike Simpson | May 6, 2017 | Ancestry, Ancestry Project, Immigration, Refugees, Uncategorized, Video
Nicholas Kristof is a Pulitzer prize-winning columnist for the New York Times, who covers human rights, women’s rights, health, and global affairs. In the column and short documentary, “Mr. Trump, Meet My Family,” Kristof describes the journey his father took as an...
by Mike Simpson | Apr 14, 2017 | Animation, Canada, Canada 150, Film, Music, National Film Board, Uncategorized, Video
With the first instalment in a 4-part series for Canada 150 / 2017, the National Film Board (NFB) has chosen some classics for their initial theme “What We Call Home.” The initial content includes short and features, from musical animations to...
by Mike Simpson | Apr 12, 2017 | Digital Storytelling, Presentations, Uncategorized, Webinars, Websites
Note: As of May 10, 2017, Ancestry Project’s first free course, “Introduction to Digital Storytelling is live and open to new participants. Register to join the course now (free throughout 2017). Are you interested in learning more about digital...
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