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	Podcast:		The Virtual Midwife
	Episode:		6: The Virtual International Day of the Midwife - Lorraine Mockford
	Category:		Kids & family
	Duration:		00:13:44
	Publish Date:		2020-03-02 20:10:12
	Description:		Getting to know Lorraine - VIDM Committee Member It has been a pleasure and an honour to be involved with Virtual International Day of the Midwife (VIDM) for over a decade. As one of the (two) non-midwives on the committee, I help support the technology and organizational side of bringing together a global virtual conference. My backgound is in post-secondary education and instructional design, primarily in online learning. I am fascinated by the many ways digital technologies can bridge the divides of distance and access, bringing teaching and learning to a global audience. My education background includes a diploma in adult education and a Masters in Education specializing in learning and leadership. I live in the beautiful Annapolis Valley in Nova Scotia, Canada. I have been mostly retired for the last few years, which affords me the time to work with virtual conferences like VIDM. I also support the Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education (VWBPE) conference as the 2020 Programs Chair. It was at this conference many years ago that I first met the VIDM founders: Sarah Steward and Deb Davies. The rest, as they say, is history. Virtual Worlds Best Practices in Education http://www.vwbpe.org Virtual International Day of the Midwife http://www.vidm.org
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