Author Archives: Patricia Ives

Planning Ahead: Life Transitions 30 x Digital Citizenship Scope and Sequence (Final Post ECI 832)

When one plans for a journey, there are many levels of emotion, creativity, and careful consideration that go into each leg. I started out at the beginning of this course with excitement and anticipation (as discussed in my first post, … Continue reading

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Erasing the Box: Summary of Learning (ECI 834)

When I walked into this course, I had the hope that I would be able to build upon my prior experiences with the Brightspace LMS and find ways to move out of my “comfort box.” There has been a huge … Continue reading

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Breaking News! – Summary of Learning (ECI 832)

When I was considering which courses to sign up for this semester, I was drawn to learning more about digital citizenship because I felt that this was an under-explored area in my professional development. There were some limited ways that … Continue reading

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Grabbing the Finish Ribbon – Final Course Prototype (ECI 834)

Taking the initial first steps into exploring a new LMS, Canvas, I thought that I would be able to take my experiences developing content on Brightspace and transfer them to the new arena. It turned out that I was partially … Continue reading

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Walking the Fuzzy Boundaries – Ethical, Moral, & Legal (ECI 832)

Every spring when the thaw comes, I like to go out and hike in the woods. As I slog through the muddy sections in my rainboots, I am reminded of how difficult it can be to find a clear and … Continue reading

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Rise and Tweet – A Day in the Life (ECI 832)

“Beep-beep-beep,” the insistent tones of my alarm wake me far too early. My desire to sleep in wars with my awareness that I have many items waiting for me on my daily to-do list. Reluctantly, I reach out for my … Continue reading

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Course Review: From First Steps to Steady Running (ECI 834)

From childhood with our first steps, we look to others for feedback on how we are progressing and gain guidance on how to improve. In many ways, I feel young again looking for those positive comments and guided critique. Thank … Continue reading

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Major Project Update! Life Transitions 30 Scope & Sequence (ECI 832)

Our digital citizenship course has shaken up everything that I thought I knew! In reality, my prior view of what we should be teaching for digital citizenship was limited. Perhaps that same limiting vision is something that our students experience … Continue reading

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Being Literate – A Stranger in a Strange Land (ECI 832)

“Dónde está el baño?” These words became critically important to me during my recent journey to Cuba. Being understood by others even with the small pieces of literacy that I held meant that I was able to navigate my way … Continue reading

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Join me? My Course Walkthrough on Canvas LMS

For my major project in ECI 834, I chose to use Canvas LMS to develop a Biological Influences on Development unit for Psychology 30. There are three modules within this unit and each module has its own submodules. For my … Continue reading

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