Ahimsa Media

Author: Erica Hargreave

  • Launch Party 10: A Vancouver Event Not to Miss (and where to win tickets)

    Back in the days when I was a children’s and educational writer for television and magazines and first exploring the digital sphere, I was incredibly fortunate to be welcomed into Vancouver’s technology scene and shown the lay of the land by a few of the early leaders in the space.  My guides and translators in…

  • Back to School with Multimedia Ed Packages for the Classroom

    Back to School with Multimedia Ed Packages for the Classroom

    Having been a classroom teacher, I understand what a demanding profession teaching can be and the need for quality support material for teachers and the classroom.  One particular source of frustration for me, as a teacher, was the unimaginative, rote learning materials that typically accompanied videos in the classroom – “watch the video and answer…

  • Back to School With Ahimsa Media – An Interactive Classroom This Fall

    It never fails, since my third birthday the autumn still means it time to head back into the classroom for me, some more conventional, some a little less so.  This is probably why in my mind the year runs from September to June and the new year starts for me afresh every September.  With a…

  • Liz Joins #mobilersca to Experiment with the Android Galaxy Smartphone

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  • Our Family is Growing

    Our Family is Growing

    We are very pleased to announce that our family has grown!!!  We have a few new additions to add to the Hargreave / Yearwood team, on top of our wonderful crew of educational and tech based contractors. The first new addition to the family is Liz Kearsley, a photographer and journalist hailing from the UK.…

  • A New Classroom & Course for the New Year

    Photo from The Hague’s Nationaal Archief I’m excited to be embarking on a new educational adventure this year! My new classroom will be in the Broadcast Communication Program at BCIT and the Continuing Studies Department at Capilano University.  At both schools I will be teaching Interactive Storytelling.  Not completely sure, but I do think these…

  • Ooey Gooey Good Animal Tracks: Our Annual Holiday Activity

    At Ahimsa, we have a tradition of sharing a yearly activity that can be enjoyed with friends and family, and you don’t have to be a kid to have fun with it. One of my favourite winter time activities is animal tracking, especially in the snow.  I love finding animal tracks, identifying them, and creating…

  • Emme Out & About Kissing Calendars for Dyslexia

    It’s been a year now since we pushed Emme Rogers out from behind her computer screen and out into the real world, and we are proud to see her flourishing in real life as well as cyberspace.  Like any proud parents, seeing your kid making their way in this world, and in this case, truly…

  • All in the Name of Literacy

    Our sincerest of apologies to the Vancouver Community for any over-inflation we may have done to the following individuals egos, by placing them in a calendar, entitled Reading is Sexy: Monique Trottier – @somisguided Lori & Richard Yearwood Patrick Tubajon – @iheartgudrun Raul Pacheco-Vega – @hummingbird604 Ian A Martin – @atomicfez Rayne Lorraine Murphy –…

  • Recognizing the Importance of Story

    I’m doing a workshop tonight on ‘Creating Interactive Brand Stories’ with Kontent Creative and hence a bit of research. Came across this Cannes Film Festival Short Story Winner, which really rings true on how important ‘telling story’ can be: Historia de un letrero [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyGEEamz7ZM]