LRNT 521


Paper vs Digital

Paper vs Digital


Posted By on May 26, 2022

As part of our course for the MALAT program at Royal Roads, our group, Ed Logan, Jessica Gemella, and I have looked at the effectiveness of note taking and reading with paper versus digital. The following charts summarize the impacts of digital learning on reading and note taking.  Taking notes Advantages of each medium: PaperDigitalEasier to Annotate [1]Better searching [1]Easy to navigate [1]Easier to modify [1]Help you master...

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Network Map

Network Map


Posted By on May 9, 2022

As part of LRNT 521, I’ve been asked to create a network map of the people I know and the connections I have with them. This is something I struggled with as I don’t feel I have a large network, nor the greatest connections with the people in my map. My map would consist mostly of my connections on LinkedIn with other instructors and past students. Despite having maybe 500 connections on LinkedIn, I don’t send...

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As part of my MALAT program and the 521 course, I have been asked to consider my digital identity and digital presence. How visible am I on the internet? If someone were to search for my name on Google, what would they find? Currently, according to White and Cornu’s (2011) classification, I am more of a visitor than a resident. I am more of a consumer, than a producer of content. I would like to see this change in a few ways. I...

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Technology Presence Mapping

Technology Presence Mapping


Posted By on Apr 24, 2022

As part of LRNT 521 I have been asked to rank my use of technology and how it represents my digital identity. White and Le Cornu (2011) proposed a metaphor for ones engagement with online technology as either being like a visitor or like a resident. You can map out your technology use and help identify your public digital identity by listing all the technologies you use regularly and by giving them a rank on the scale from visitor...

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MALAT Symposium Reflections


Posted By on Apr 11, 2022

This week (April 11 to 15, 2022) is the MALAT Symposium. There are various presenters from MALAT professors to students, presenting on a variety of topics such as Critical Reading and Writing Skills for Research to student thesis and research projects from the MALAT program. When reviewing the content for the symposium, I came across “Instructional Design In & After COVID-19”, where leaders in the education technology...

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