For my ECI 832 major project, I’m exploring the world of Artificial Intelligence. I’ve picked this topic for a variety of reasons, but chief among them is the fact that for the most part, I am incredibly resistant to AI … Continue reading
Continue readingProject rundown
Hey there 832 crew! I will be documenting my process and progress with my major project in a vlog style. Feel free to follow along and add any comments or suggestions at any point in the creation of this project! As I mention at the beginning of this week’s video, the project rundown is a […]
Continue readingDigital Identity, is it important?
In thinking about digital identity, I grapple with questions: is this important or even necessary? Can I operate or continue to exist without having a digital identity? Do I even need to be concerned about my digital identity? The answer … Continue reading
Continue readingWeek 6 : Identity in a digital world
I had very good discussions at our class last Tuesday night. Learning about transhumanism from Jackie and the digital identity or lack thereof for our FMNI students in social media was very interesting and eye opening for me. Looking back and reflecting on my identity in the digital world when social media first came out,… Continue reading Week 6 : Identity in a digital world
Continue readingThe chronicles of my digital identity
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In a much simpler time, maybe because of the lack of digital communication and maybe because I had no real responsibilities as a 12-year-old, I distinctly remember the birth of my digital …
Week 5: Curating Lives, Digital Identities
A quick Google search for my name brings up this image and very little other evidence that I might have any kind of digital presence– the reality is I rarely post anything on social media and still don’t quite understand … Continue reading
Continue readingWhat do I want to be when I grow up? Online or Offline?
Last week’s topic, I feel had everyone reflecting on their past and embracing or shaking their heads at the way we used to represent ourselves online. Growing up in the late 90’s and early 00’s, I remember to the day when we first go…
Continue readingInterconnected Identities
When I began my teaching career over two decades ago, the idea of digital identity was not even on my radar. I was familiar with my dial-up internet, personal emails, Windows ’98 and a touch of Google. This was before the existence of mainstream social media. Today, my digital identity is an integral part ofContinue reading “Interconnected Identities”
Continue readingDoes a 2023 Identity Require Multiple Vessels?
A simplistic consideration of identity; who we are, our understanding of self.A revamped consideration of identity; who we are and present ourselves to “through the prism of culture”. (Boellstorff, 2008) The idea that identity is shape from and through cultural components is not brand new. Our Saskatchewan curriculum has been addressing the relationship between identity […]
Continue readingReplacing Chalkboards with Whiteboards: Unchanging School and Digital Monoculture
***WARNING***This became a rambling number of thoughts in my head, and it took me a while to weave all the disparate threads together.In 1995, I was in the last year of my undergraduate degree in Arts Education. I remember NASA announcing that a …
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