{"id":180,"date":"2021-04-22T21:17:35","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T04:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0209\/?p=180"},"modified":"2021-04-23T23:44:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-24T06:44:21","slug":"my-use-of-digital-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0209\/my-use-of-digital-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"My use of digital technology"},"content":{"rendered":"

RRU digital map<\/a><\/p>\n

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Creating a map of my own use of digital technology was, dare I say, eye opening. I found I was forced to examine the apps, tools, and sites I use both frequently and infrequently.<\/p>\n

This proved to be a very reflective experience as the only person I was accountable to was myself. I asked the question \u201cwhy do I use these, and are they helping me?\u201d I think of my map as a layered outline of how I approach these tools. The largest influence being Google. Google tends to be at the center of my technological use, for everything from \u201cwho is that guy in that movie?\u201d to \u201chow to site a blog using APA format.\u201d I placed Google at the center of my map to show its foundation use throughout my personal and professional typology.<\/p>\n

My other tools are layered on top of the foundation of google, Gmail for personal use, Outlook for professional email, and the more interesting one being YouTube. I have found an increasing use for YouTube relating to the \u201cHow To\u201d videos. I feel that for myself, this has been a very effective and increasingly used tool for my own learning. YouTube has proved to be my most reliable source of open education, something I had not realized until it was right there staring at me.<\/p>\n

I enjoyed Dave Cormier\u2019s take on the analogue\/digital and collaborative\/individual map from his March 2018 blog post (http:\/\/davecormier.com\/edblog\/2018\/03\/). This seems to capture the use of resources much better than the individual use map we did in our mapping exercise.<\/p>\n

Both would have their place, as I learned a lot about my own reasons for using digital tools in the mapping exercise. I can see a huge benefit for teams to do this exercise together. For example, imaging a group of instructors sitting down and analyzing how they share resources or interact with each other. Where can they improve? And what tools or information are they sharing well? Starting with an individual exercise to improve an understanding about oneself, and then using that to engage in a team exercise would be an interesting look at each team members role within that group. Maybe an exercise for the future MALAT?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RRU digital map Creating a map of my own use of digital technology was, dare I say, eye opening. I found I was forced to examine the apps, tools, and sites I use both frequently and infrequently. This proved to be a very reflective experience as the only person I was accountable to was myself. … <\/p>\n

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