Our 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 […]
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Evaluating OERs!
In 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 readingPuppy Progress
Growth! 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 readingOpen Education: A Developing Understanding Wrapped in Questions
I 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 readingHalloween Howls!
Don’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 readingDigital Activism: Is it Effective?
This 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 readingTikTok’ll make ya… smart, smart??
Where 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 […]
Continue readingSocial Media: A Battle Between Beliefs and Necessity!
To describe my relationship with social media is to outline a story of ups and downs. For me, my earliest memories are with email and MSN Messenger. These are really quite minimal as I truly only used them for faster communication with those who I was no longer close to in proximity. Slowly this expanded […]
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