This reflective blog is designed to help athletes, coaches, and coach developers learn through shared stories and insights. If you have a story you’d like to share in this space, please contact me. Thank you for reading, and I wish you great experiences in your sports journey ahead.

  • Why Coaches Achieve Certification
    Hello Coaches, Over the past several years, I completed a Master of Arts in Learning and Technology at Royal Roads University to explore how current sport coach education programs are meeting the needs of Canadians. I explored learning design, consumer behaviour, and personality traits to better understand why completion rates are… Read more: Why Coaches Achieve Certification
  • Thesis Survey
    Hello Readers, You are invited to volunteer to participate in a mixed-methods master’s thesis research project conducted by Ben Chaddock, a student in the Master of Arts in Learning and Technology (MALAT) program at Royal Roads University (RRU). Because you have previously participated in NCCP coach education, the researcher… Read more: Thesis Survey
  • 526 – Assignment 2 (Team 4 Summary)
    Team 4 analyzed Pottle’s (2022) eLearning teacher resource, Teaching online or hoarding frogs in a wheelbarrow, with an appreciation for Veletsianos’s (2021) four tenets of online and blended learning environments. The infographic below showcases each team member’s assessment of the eLearning’s efficiency & effectiveness, ability to engage, and systemic… Read more: 526 – Assignment 2 (Team 4 Summary)
  • 526.2.2 – Team 4 Presentation (Part 2)
    Hi Everyone. I missed our group’s presentation earlier this month due to work constraints, and today’s video builds upon the wonderful presentation my colleagues shared on May 5th, 2022. Our team includes Sharmila, Alisha, Melissa, and myself. We all work in the world of education in virtual settings. Since… Read more: 526.2.2 – Team 4 Presentation (Part 2)
  • 526.1.2 – Manors, Architects, and Legos
    Do you remember the feeling of turning the page and finally reaching the end of the textbook? The feeling of being able to close or conclude our focus on one topic and move towards the next chapter of learning? The sensation of paper on your fingertips and the awkward… Read more: 526.1.2 – Manors, Architects, and Legos
  • 526.1.3 – Team Blog
    How much influence do students need or want in creating the learning experience? How much of a learning experience should be curated by the teacher? And how do learning preferences impact comprehension and retention, also known as cognition? Exploring and defining the tenets of optimal learning environments is a… Read more: 526.1.3 – Team Blog
  • 525.4.3 – Leadership Reflection
    Welcome back, readers! LRNT 525 – Leading Change in Digital Learning is now complete! Our last major assignment asked us to design a change plan to introduce a digital learning program at our workplace. The project helped us consolidate the academic literature from previous units, including leadership, change management, project… Read more: 525.4.3 – Leadership Reflection
  • 525.3.3 – Assignment 2 (Toolkit)
    Welcome back, readers! Over the past few weeks, our cohort has been exploring change management in the context of online learning. For assignment 2, our team created a toolkit with resources, tools, and an e-learning module to help educational professionals involved in creating, producing, and facilitating professional development. We… Read more: 525.3.3 – Assignment 2 (Toolkit)
  • 525.3.2 – Project Management Reflection
    Welcome back, readers! Previously we unpacked change management. This week, we are exploring the tenets of project management (PM) to help us reflect upon a change project at work that used PM concepts… or not! Project management provides a structure that helps us create unique and tangible products that… Read more: 525.3.2 – Project Management Reflection
  • 525.3.1 – Data Opportunities in Coaching
    In my last post, I explored how Cormier’s work enacting change at an educational organization in PEI involved social cognition and momentum theory. This week’s post asks us to discuss the impact of data analytics to support change and moderate associated risks of big data. Switching gears to my… Read more: 525.3.1 – Data Opportunities in Coaching