https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x3so6CsHaw&feature=youtu.be EDCI 338: Final Group Project. Podcast Members: Allie Harrington, Tori Chen, Mara Cox (21 June, 2021) For the final course project, Tori Chen, Allie Harrington, and I chose to create a podcast-style conversation with supporting visuals. We used Zoom to record, and Allie created the visuals using Powtoon. This project was a great way …
https://aeshaaedci338.opened.ca/2021/06/20/blog-5/ Aeshaa - Thank you for your post this week. I like that you touched on the power of social media, and how everyone can be a content creator. It is definitely a great way to open up media channels and let in diverse perspectives, voices, and stories. Thank you for sharing about @shinanova, I …
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Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash This week, we had the opportunity to listen to dialogue between Jesse Miller and Brad Baker (Twitter: @bradleyrbaker). Brad is a District Principal in the North Vancouver school district. He oversees the Indigenous Education programs in the district and the Safe and Caring Schools programs, and is on the …
https://laureningbrigtson.opened.ca/public-pln-balancing-pln-media-literacy-public-discourse/ Lauren - Thank you for your post this week! I really liked this point: “There is not a day that goes by that I do not learn something”.I thought that this was a really powerful way to emphasize how much information we are taking in daily from all of our access to interconnected platforms …
Photo by Julius Drost on Unsplash This week, we had the opportunity to hear from 2 strong female voices: Julie Smith, an educator at Webster University School of Communications, and Jody Vance, an independent contractor with a diverse profile surrounding broadcast, and the first woman in Canadian history to host her own show on primetime …
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https://janine.opened.ca/2021/06/04/blog-post-3-your-pln-inclusion-and-community-engagement/ Janine - I thought that you made an important point about the content that we see on social media. The algorithm benefits continued content consumption, and we often end up seeing perspectives that match or are similar to our own. If you find a platform that is less curated, let me know! All of …
Continue reading Community Contributions 3: PLN, Inclusion, and Community Engagement
Photo by NordWood Themes on Unsplash This week in EDCI, we took a deeper look into inclusion, community engagement, and how social media has challenged the way that public media operates by engaging in an interview, a book excerpt, and media pieces (here, and here) from Shelley Moore. We also heard from Markiel Simpson, and …
https://katelynnc.opened.ca/2021/05/20/blog-post-1-personal-learning-networks-and-digital-identity/ Katelynn - Thank you for sharing your experiences with Discord as a Health Information Science student. You mentioned that the server provided ‘a space for students to communicate the stress of the … summer semester and helped to inform professors about the concerns’. You even mentioned that this communication led to changes in assignments …
My V&R Map Created by Mara Cox, 29 May 2021, using http://experimental.worldcat.org/vandrmapping/signIn This week in EDCI 338, we looked into Digital V&R Mapping (Visitor and Resident mapping). The Digital Visitor and Resident Model is an important tool that gives individuals and institutions a visual image detailing how engagement with technology and the internet is impacted …
https://olivia-anacleto.opened.ca/personal-learning-networks-and-digital-identity/ Olivia - Thank you for your post this week! You had a great introduction to your post, as you described the benefits that you have seen for social media and digital connections in your personal life, which then transitioned well into the professional benefits. I think that it is important that you highlighted that …
Continue reading Community Connections 1: PLN & Digital Identity
Mara Cox 