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Impacts of Gamification on Learning using New Technologies and Digital Learning Environments

Briefing Note Discussing the Idea of Gamification in Education Overview How do we encourage engagement and participation among learners who are using new technologies and digital learning environments? This concept is introduced in Introduction to Gamification: Foundation and Underlying Theories… Continue Reading →

Impact of Digital Learning: Access to Education for Students with Disabilities

Reflections on Readings into Online Education

With online learning growing at such a high rate, it is now something that is impossible to be ignored in education. This growth means that “33% of higher education students took at least one online course” (Blayone, Van Oostveen, Barber,… Continue Reading →

My Digital Network

This map shows the connections I have through LinkedIn and is an interesting view of how I am personally or professionally connected to others within this digital community. Looking at this visualization and what it represents, it was interesting to… Continue Reading →

Planning a Digital Presence

The creation of a digital presence is important in establishing a base in an online participatory culture.  In their work “THE PARTICIPATION DIVIDE: Content creation and sharing in the digital age, Information, Communication & Society” Eszter Hargittai & Gina Walejko examine the… Continue Reading →

Mapping My Use of Technology

The creation of my conceptual map took a lot of influence from the examples provided by Dave White in the “Visitors and Residents” page he has created (https://padlet.com/daveowhite/visitorsandresidents). In watching White’s “Just the Mapping” (White, 2013) I was able to… Continue Reading →

Reflections on the Royal Roads MALAT symposium

The 2018 Royal Roads MALAT symposium was held during the week of April 16 to 20 with new learners hearing from both experts in the field and learners finishing and presenting their MALAT research findings. The article “The Future of… Continue Reading →

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