We were asked in our Digital Learning Environments, Networks, Communities course LRNT521 to do a map using Socilab that visually displays our Linkedin connections in a variety of arrangements. I ran the program with limits that would consider my Linkedin connections as associated with me by industry. The result is above, a double-node display with a smattering of other, loose connections surrounding it. The two nodes represent...
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We have been asked to develop a plan for LRNT521 that will outline how I will create, cultivate and curate my digital presence. Entering into a graduate studies program with a focus on Learning and Technology may have been the nudge into inevitable increased digital presence whether I had the intention for that to occur or not. Costa and Torres (2011) state that as an individual increases their interaction and congregation on the web...
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As an assignment for the MALAT course Digital Learning Environments, Networks and Communities, our cohort was tasked with examining White and LaCornu’s concept of digital visitor vs. digital resident typology (2011). The concept proposes that digital visitors use platforms and applications as tools, choosing “…an appropriate tool which they use to attain their goal” (White and LaCornu, 2011 n.p.) then...
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As learners entering into RRU’s Master of Arts in Learning and Technology program, we were tasked with reviewing eight presentations from a virtual symposium that happened earlier this April. The talks I reviewed were packed with information that was entirely new to me. It appears that, while K-12 and higher education programs are experiencing growth in the concept of ‘open learning’, healthcare seems to be taking a...
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I am what you would call a newbie to research. I have completed a basic introductory research methods course and have just entered a graduate studies program – a direct pathway to further develop my research skills. However, even a newbie can become obsessed with the idea of creating an exciting, compelling and potentially transformational research question within her field of study. So, when it comes to developing a great...
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