LRNT 521

The reflection assignment was an interesting process as it allowed me to bring together the experiences, readings, and interactions from the LRNT521 course. Beyond what I learned in the course, I made some interesting observations about myself. Using Group Software I explored a variety of software to use for managing my learning activities, with varying degrees of success. For our first group project, we used the BaseCamp app, which...

How time flies when you’re learning new things! The past few weeks have been a whirlwind, and deliciously challenging. A few weeks ago I established my digital identity plan. To watch the update, click the screenshot to view the Unit 5, Activity 1 content (stored on Dropbox.) Screenshot from digital plan review video The video transcript follows: It’s hard to believe we’re at the end of the first course already. Here’s my update...

In the last couple of years I have made a concerted effort to developed a LinkedIn presence. I can’t quantify the impact, although I have been contacted by a few recruiters who have complimented me on my profile. Network view The Socilab.com network visualization tool is fascinating! I enjoyed drilling down into the graphic and seeing networked threads, and the network metrics are useful in evaluating and planning. My links have some...

Unit 3:Reflections—The impact of structure on my digital plans As a visual person, I particularly relate to diagrams, and found the Anderson and Dron typology discussion helpful. 1Dron, J., and Anderson, T. (2014). Teaching Crowds: Learning and Social Media. Athabasca University Press. The authors offer a rule of thumb for guidance, as follows: If the social entity persists even if there are no participants, likely it is a group. If...

I have many years’ experience in creating and managing internet content, and consider myself both digitally literate and digitally competent, based on my “confident and critical use of digital technologies for learning, work and leisure.” 1Ryberg. T., & Georgsen, M. (2010). Enabling digital literacy. Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy, 2(5). On the other hand, I have about three weeks’ experience formally analyzing my past...

What a fascinating process! It was interesting to try to map the sorts of activities I use online. As I developed the map, I discovered that, although I have a significant online presence, it isn’t a residential presence. [Click the image to view the full-scale map]   Google and Google Docs are pervasive to me, shown as a large, amorphous shape. The large spiral that overlaps the Google shape denotes email, which is the...