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Continue readingI Share Therefore I Am? – Week 2 Required Blog
After reading, watching, or browsing the required articles from this week as well as those from the last, I find myself thinking that there is an overall lack of responsibility/ownership when it comes to understanding technology, understanding how it is … Continue reading
Continue readingWeek #2 – Connected, but Alone?
Hello! For this week’s reflection I’d like to talk and reflect on the TEDTalk from Sherry Turkle found here. Connection is such an important part of our lives. We need to connect with our family, friends, colleagues, students and many more. Coming from an immigrant family- I’m a first generation Filipino-Canadian, I have MANY relatives… Continue reading Week #2 – Connected, but Alone?
Continue readingUsing AI to help me conceptualize.
In a recent class, I was introduced to a thought-provoking lecture by Dr. Patti Lather, delivered at the University of Regina on March 24, 2015. Her knowledge of methodology frameworks and theories made me question my own area of research about creativ…
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Continue readingFirst Reflections on the Power and Role of Technology
“Embedded in every technology there is a powerful idea, sometimes two or three powerful ideas.” Neil Postman This one quote has stuck out to me this week. Reading through Postman’s “Five Things to Know About Technological Change” has made me reassess what technology is and what role it is supposed to play in our society. … Continue reading First Reflections on the Power and Role of Technology
Continue readingGoldilocks and the “Just Right” Technotopia
Techno-optimist, realist, or neo-Luddite? As an Xennial, I often struggle to find my place on the spectrum of tech adoption or resistance. I’m old enough to remember the joy of receiving a Nintendo at Christmas, travelling (and dying) on the Oregon Trail in school, and my life before it was purchased by social media. Yet…
Continue readingWeek 1 – Acceleration
Engaging in the discussions in class this week as well as the readings and resources posted, the theme that immediately emerged in my mind when thinking about digital and media literacy was ‘acceleration’. When the traffic investigation unit of a … Continue reading
Continue readingWeek #1. The medium is the message
Week 2 began with examining how students use technology and wifi as the media for self expression. Federman talks about the consequences of media/new technology as new changes and the cause/effect of technology. Do we consider the effects of technology on students and learning, or do we react after the fact? Times have changed forContinue reading “Week #1. The medium is the message”
Continue readingArtificial Intelligence Through the Lens of Postman
Artificial Intelligence Word Cloud by Madhav-Malhotra-003, CC0 1.0 Fear Born out of Misunderstanding In his discussion of Marshall McLuhan’s work, Mark Federman pointed out that people often misinterpret the quote, “The Medium is the Message.” As Federman noted McLuhan … Continue reading
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