Ancestry Project Blog: Canadian Culture & History Meets Education & E-Learning
National Film Board Picks Favourites for Canada 150
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 documentaries. Have you seen these films? Which are your favourites?
Story Center Webinars on Digital Storytelling 2017
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...
Digital Storytelling 2.0 – New Approaches For Digital Media Projects in Education
Digital Storytelling 2.0 – New Approaches For Digital Media Projects in Education Why Digital Storytelling? Why Mike Simpson and Ancestry Project? Quick tips and facts about the program Digital storytelling has been around for a while. The Center for Digital...
Canada 150: Canadians Celebrate in 2017
Canadians will be celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday on July 1 and throughout all of 2017. What are you plans? How will you mark the occasion? In 1867 Canada was a young nation just getting to its feet. It is said by some that Expo 1967 was Canada’s...
From Family Tree to Education Program: Why I Started Ancestry Project
This post explains how I decided to connect my family history research with a digital education project. Some topics I explore include: project inspiration and goals, personal genealogy research, Canada 150, immigration, digital storytelling, and e-learning
Voices into Action – Activism meets Education on Anti-Discrimination Course Site
Are you interested in an education website that tackles tough issues related to immigration or discrimination? Check out Voices into Action, a website with free study materials that launched in 2015. Voices into Action is the recent and second initiative from...