Month: April 2023

The last debate topic zoomed on whether ” AI technologies will revolutionize education for the better”. AI refers to artificial intelligence which includes numerous formats in the realm of education. Some examples of AI in education can be Chat GPT and DALLE-2 which were discussed in the previous posts....

This week we argued on this topic: “Has Technology Led to a More Equitable Society?” Kennedy and Ummey  were on pros of it while Graeme and Jeff Barrett challenged them as cons. Social equity means: “Equity is just and fair inclusion. An equitable society is one in which all...

This is the summary of our learning. Rokhsareh and I decided to prepare it together. Special thanks to Dr. Alec Couros for his informative and enjoyable class....

This week debate was about “Educators have a responsibility to use technology and social media to promote social justice.” Yes or No? Jacquie and Amanda took the pro side and Ramsell took the counter side. First of all, what is meant by social justice? “Social justice is the view...

With the advancement of social media and online technology, lots of people share their personal and work experience through these platforms. Educators and parents are not exceptions and they share the students’ and children’s improvements or talents with the others. However, some disagree with this action and regard it...

The topic of this week is really challenging one because at least all of us can compare our childhood with the one of new generation. It is “Social media is ruining childhood.” To what extent do you agree with it? Coughlan  believes that modern childhood terminates at the age...

We explored our debates in EC & I 830 with this first topic:” Does technology in the classroom enhance learning?” This is a really controversial topic with its advocates as Janeen and Catrina, and protesters as Will and Michael. According to my personal experience as a learner and educator,...

Nowadays that we are living in the technology era, it is crucial to get familiar with terms and expressions in this domain as well. “Digital citizenship” is a phrase that I was not familiar with before my EC&I 830 class.   Digital citizenship refers to “the practice of defining...

This session of our EC&I 830 was a really shocking and eye-opening session for me. I have learnt so many new things in just a few minutes. Dr. Alec Couros, our professor, talked about AI (Artificial Intelligence) and its usages in education.  Chat GPT  is a recent bot launched...