The following timeline of distance education is my attempt to piece together what I believe to be the most significant milestones in distance education. Some timelines focus on technology, but I’ve decided to focus on more tangible milestones. For example, it doesn’t really matter that the internet was developed in the 1970s if the first […]
Update of My Digital Presence and Identity Plan
In this very short amount of time I’ve set up and customized my student blog and populated it with six posts. I have several drafts in the works which likely won’t be finished until after the current two courses are done. For example, one of the drafts I’m working on explains how to embed a […]
Research Dissemination – Post 2
The copyright officer at Royal Roads University (RRU), Melanie Wrobel, answered questions in a Blackboard Collaborate recording, and this blog post will discuss some of the main points. An RRU copyright officer reviews course readings to ensure that they are in compliance with the copyright act and tests readings links to ensure they work and […]
Research Dissemination – Post 1
This blog post will briefly summarize a podcast that George Veletsianos created for LRNT522. Question: Starting a new research project can be overwhelming, where do you start? George agrees that it can be overwhelming but that leading up to a research project the researcher is usually already living, breathing, and thinking about the project for a […]
My LinkedIn Network Visualized
Here is a visualization of my LinkedIn network. I’m the dot in the middle, and the other nodes are people who have made connections to me.
Cultivation of Digital Presence and Digital Identity Plan
This is my plan to support the cultivation of my digital presence and digital identity throughout the MALAT program. The goal of this plan is to network with other educators, learn from them, provide value to the network, and eventually influence them. My approach will be to set up a Twitter account and follow people […]
Visitor vs Resident
The following resident-visitor map shows what online services I use personally and institutionally while also showing where on the resident-visitor spectrum that I use the services. A visitor of a service is someone who uses the service as a tool but leaves little to no trace of the use that others can see, while a […]