Riding the Waves of a Digital World
About two and a half months ago, I decided to take on a project to teach myself how to train my dogs in order to improve their behaviour. At the time, Duke (6 years) and Gryff (5 months, now approaching 8 months), were frequently demonstrating that they were in need of some manners. They were […]
Continue readingOur class is coming to a wrap but the learning has just begun. I am definitely leaving this course feeling like there is so much to learn and wanting more! Here is a sketch of how I generally felt about technology and social media prior to taking this class. I am hoping you are able […]
Continue readingIn my last blog post around this topic, I was working on constructing an understanding of what OER is and how it applies to me. Within this, I did shed light on some concerns I had such as how to actually make this more of a norm around the world and ensure that OERs actually […]
Continue readingGrowth! That is the simplest way to describe the last couple weeks. Don’t get me wrong, the ups and downs continue. Gryff has learned to sit, look at me, lie down and stay in the last few weeks. At the same time, we have continued to see a regression in his ‘potty’ training and I […]
Continue readingI have spent time exploring the topic of Open Educational Resources (OERs) this week. My current understanding is very much ‘developing’. Today, I aim to summarize the key understandings I have gained through a handful of sources. Summarizing Key Concepts I began with some of the videos available on Vimeo shared by Alec in class. […]
Continue readingDon’t be fooled by these cute faces! As I sit here listening to Gryff bark incessantly in the backyard, I cannot not help but think one of my family members will soon be howling out the back door. This week there have been a few ‘howls’. The first came when Gryff decided to hop on […]
Continue readingThis is a topic I find difficult to summarize my thoughts on. I have considered using social media as a tool for increasing positive messaging to our youth. Recently I have been giving TikTok more consideration as a medium that I could use to reach kids and parents with information and tips regarding digital citizenship. […]
Continue readingWhy could I not pick something like baking or crocheting?? This certainly would have helped me to see more concrete progress. No. I had to pick dog training! This is not a simple task, and I may not see the results I want, but I am trying to find the signs of progress. Thanksgiving weekend […]
Continue readingThis is the first of many updates to come on how the dog training efforts are going. I set out on this journey with the desire to learn something that benefits my family and that they can be involved in. While it would be beneficial to all of us to improve the dogs behaviour, the […]
Continue readingWhere to begin? I am more than slightly embarrassed to say that this class has forced me into a world I had absolutely no desire to enter. I have found myself struggling each week of this course with the quantity of social media I am trying to manage on top of life. I continue to […]
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