Annotating U

I had never heard of hypothes.is before this exercise so I was thrilled to discover it and find out how it works. As someone who considers myself to be fairly tech savvy I was a little surprised at my own unawareness of this platform.

In many ways, the reminder that the technological world is much bigger than any of us can ever explore on our own is a good one. New platforms and tools are continually being developed and released for the world to use and I’m enjoying discovering this new one.

The video reminded me that there are many factors to consider in online learning, not simply as a functional replacement for the classroom experience. Having done online learning in the past and feeling comfortable in leveraging technology for education I’m eager about this part of my education journey.

We all bring assumptions and experiences into every environment of our lives and that is true with this online learning experience in this MA program. I’m excited to learn more about what I don’t know of my own leadership journey and looking forward to sharing this experience with other students in different places who are committed in the same way.

Introduction

Hey everyone – great to be connected this way and I’m looking forward to this education journey we’ll be sharing together.

My wife, Sonya, and I live east of Toronto with our four incredible kids. We have the amazing privilege of living on a rural 2-acre property where we keep chickens and bees with lots of rooms for our dogs to run.

I’m an executive pastor at C4 Church where I oversee all of our multisite ministry as well as our worship services at our three locations. I’ve been in church ministry full time since 2005 and am so grateful for the opportunity to lead and serve my community in this way.

Leadership has looked different for me at different stages of my life but always something that I’ve pursued. From helping run camp programs to conferences to songwriting retreats to community events, I’ve always looked for ways to serve others by coming alongside and leading the way together.

Over the last 10 years or so I’ve been able to share what I’ve been learning around creative leadership on my blog and through social media. You can visit www.chrisvacher.com to find out more about me and what I’m passionate about!