Being accepted into the thesis stream is a humbling opportunity that will require a high level of dedication, planning, time management, focus and support. Photo by Pixabay: https://www.pexels.com/photo/black-and-white-books-education-facts-433333/
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Photo by Christina Morillo: https://www.pexels.com/photo/grayscale-photo-of-man-1181366/ Choosing an appropriate design model is a crucial step in instructional design, the model selected to frame the design process will become the instruction for building an engaging learning environment that, if applied and implemented correctly, will lead to engaging learning environments and meaningful learning outcomes. Through exploring a fleet...
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Mental Health & Education in 2030 by Kara Gillard (Personal Collection). Shared October 30, 2022 The Fundamental Restructuring of Education Leads to Positive Mental Health Outcomes for Society (Speculative Futures Essay) With a history of fragmentation within the education system and stacking global inequalities regarding access to education, it is not surprising that in the year 2030, education looks a little different – a...
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I have had the luxury of pondering my research question, refining it, rewriting it and finally sharing it. I struggle with the literature review and am unsure about the format required, this question is currently outstanding but throughout the upcoming class transition, I will be exploring some of the articles I have bookmarked and really take inventory of the research available, themes, gaps and reflect on my learnings to complete...
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Photo by Singkham: https://www.pexels.com/photo/clear-light-bulb-planter-on-gray-rock-1108572/ To convocate with your high school class in 2030, you are in grade 4 now, in the year 2022. There are many concerns and even more opportunities awaiting the naive nine-year-old that is accustomed to mobile learning spaces and technology-driven learning. The formal grade K-12 years have become just that, a formality; albeit a formality with...
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Nicole Croft & Rebecca Coyle debate the pros and cons of digital badges. Posted October 4,...
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Photo used from https://medium.com/@supercrossking/strengths-and-weakness-of-mcluhans-technological-determinism-fdbc2eb33234 Technology has drastically changed since 1994, with advances that had not yet been imagined at the time that Clark (1994) and Kozma (1994) wrote their respective papers. Weller (2020) outlines the numerous technological advances that have been introduced since, such as e-learning, blogs, social media, and...
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Graduate Cap by Kara Gillard Application Due Date: Monday, November 7, 2022 During the month of October and as the thesis application became available online, MALAT students began to refine their area of research and are encouraged to consider which stream they wish to explore in their second year of the master’s program. Below I reflect on my personal experience that led to my application and proposal submission to the thesis...
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Nicol Turner Lee Accessed from: https://www.brookings.edu/experts/nicol-turner-lee/ Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee has extensive expertise and knowledge in several areas spanning the social sciences, policy, education, and technology. Dr. Turner-Lee dissects some of the root causes of inequity and social stratification in technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. More specifically, she speaks about the risks and...
Read MoreNicole age 4, vintage cassette player Good morning everyone, Nicole here. I’m not sure where all my teen pictures are but found the earliest tech-related picture I could find. I looked up the tape recorder and they now call it vintage lol. I later was upgraded to a recorder with a microphone (watch out) and before I knew it, I was rocking a walkman and rushing home after school to use our first IBM computer, (did anyone else make...
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I added this poster board to my wall in the spring and started adding stickies as things came to mind, I quickly started using it to highlight areas to explore as I start to think about my thesis application and the time and research that needs to go into developing a plan and answering the big “so what’s that mean for ed tech” question that will be used to validate my research question alongside many other brilliant...
Read MoreConnectivism – Link to Workplace Relevance One lesson with immediate relevance for me is chapter 17, ‘Connectivism’, Weller (2020) suggests connectivism is a set of principles rather than a pedagogy and “Key to the connectivist approach is the belief that knowledge is distributed in a network, and learning is a chaotic process (p.116)”. I work with many subject matter experts across various fields, and many of our solutions come...
Read MoreBeing moderately familiar with the impacts of ed tech as a consumer of education is considerably different than being familiar with the history and context of how ed tech has transformed over the past two and half decades. I was surprised by several references throughout the first eight chapters, but the timeline, in general, was the most enlightening. The article begins in 1994, and it is clear the author is not limited in content or...
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Two key things that make a good research question: The data available on your topic is appropriate and relevant (McCombes, 2019).Framing your research question into a specific area of study (Bouchrika, 2001). References Bouchrika, I. (2001, May 4). How to Write a Research Question: Types, Steps, and Examples | Research.com. https://research.com/research/how-to-write-a-research-question McCombes, S. (2019, June 20). Types of Research...
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Figure 1 For the latest entry on our blogs, we were asked to work in small groups and discuss how digital learning has impacted fake news and misinformation (our chosen topic). According to Farmer (2019), the term fake news refers to “misleading news”, which has been created to misinform for several reasons, including to “gain power or influence” (p. 223). While misinformation and fake news are not new phenomena, the way people...
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Created using the free version of Lucidchart This visual network map is a merge of my where I want my digital presence to be and what I currently understand to make up my online world are reflected in a cultivated map of carefully organized tools and technologies that together make up a cohesive interrelated web of relationships and platforms where information is created and consumed. I have used a dotted outline to identify the...
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“seo-blocks” by Paloma Gómez is marked with CC BY-SA 2.0. In my challenge to articulate and reflect on the future of my digital identity and digital presence, I stumbled at the fact that I am yet to really understand my current identity to really understand the strengths and gaps and how I might want to leverage something slightly imperfect to showcase the journey where learning and technology intersect in a personal way....
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Having access to and ones familiarity with a particular set of tools is dictated by the type of work we do online, one important functionality for both personally and professionally is that the technology, platform or service has an Application Programming Interface (API); an API makes it possible for two apps to essentially “talk” to each other. It would be interesting to see the relationships between the apps themselves and...
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Photo by Paul Calescu on Unsplash What a pleasure it has been to consume the vast amount of knowledge offered during the MALAT 2022 Virtual Symposium. Here is some reflection of where I experienced feelings of gratitude, eagerness, and a renewed anticipation for what’s to come. However, along with this excitement, is the pure art of possibility and an obvious understatement of just how undefined that is, creates a...
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