User:Njmorin

Well I have to say life has been a blast so far. I started working in the hard rock mining industry in 1974. I spent 13 years working for an international mining company and did all sorts of jobs there in mines and a variety of industrial plants. The three most interesting ones were Hard Rock Miner, Millwright, and Maintenance Supervisor. In 1988 I invented some industrial technology for which I held 5 international patents. As a result of the design I won a national award for innovation in 1994. (See http://www.manningawards.ca/awards/winners/nmorin.shtml ) Having my own business with distributors in over 60 countries resulted in extensive travel. I realized a lot of dreams such as touring and hunting in Africa, Scuba Diving in great locations such as the Great Barrier Reef in Australia with Sharks, Sting Rays and other exotic creatures, Whales and Sea Lions off the coast of California, as well as on Ship Wrecks in South America, the Canadian west coast and the great lakes. I also toured some of Europe and China. The sights were second only to the great people I met along the way. I started teaching at Cambrian College in 1999 in the Millwright program. Until very recently, effective teaching which could address the variety of learning styles was very limited by available technologies. I believe the development of LMS's such as Moodle, as well as interactive multi-media and other computer based technologies are the most significant advances in the ability to deliver quality education in human history; second only to the invention of writing. The ability to cater to all teaching and learning styles with truly interactive lessons, provide immediate feedback on performance, and practically unlimited self and formal assessment will revolutionize education. If you try my courses, I'm confident you will agree.