Category A01 with Valerie Spring 2026
This week, we have a wonderful mix of guests and resources all shared below. Critical Thinking with Thomas Land from the UVic Philosophy Department, where he teaches PHIL 210: Critical Thinking. I strongly recommend this course and they offer it… Continue Reading →
Hi class, we have some incredible guests this week. Please review the following talks and resources shared. As always, we encourage you to watch videos with your pod. Please note the privacy preferences of our guests in terms of 1)… Continue Reading →
We have some amazing guests to talk data – who owns it, who steals it and why, and bigger geopolitical issues. Next week, we’ll have experts cover inequity in digital spaces and digital surveillance. Review our post on guests and… Continue Reading →
Hi all, we have excellent guests this week. To get started: Annotation with Hypothes.is Watch talk with Dr. Remi Kalir (Duke University) on social annotation. Review his profile as well. Install Hypothes.is as a browser plug-in and create an account…. Continue Reading →
Hope everyone had a chance to catch up. Please book in with me for a 1-1 meet so I can go over your progress (a required meeting), but I also need your input on things as well. You can book… Continue Reading →
Please review the talks and resources linked below for AI and on Academic Integrity. Watch talk with Lucas Wright (UBC) on Artificial Intelligence. He recorded a talk for our class on “Generative AI: A Sea of Change” (first video below),… Continue Reading →
Hopefully most of you have gotten your blog set up and your first blog post made. Keep on a weekly pace though so this course does not run away from you. Please get started with these tasks: Watch talk with… Continue Reading →
You previously watched a recording on Digital Literacy Frameworks that exist out there. I’m providing some additional links below – some required, some recommended, and some linked for reference purposes or interest only. When working on your inquiry assignment, make… Continue Reading →
This week, we’re finally settling down with movement in the registration list in the first two weeks, which means we can move forward with our locked in class list. We have two guests – one with Jeff Hopkins on the… Continue Reading →
Week 2: WordPress, Digital Citizenship, Digital Literacy Frameworks, & Evaluating Online Information
This week’s post will continue to evolve across the week, so please come back to check until completed. We have the following topics and tasks for this week. Walkthrough of WordPress Once you have your blog created, you can start… Continue Reading →
I’m so excited to teach EDCI 136: Digital Literacy for learners at UVic and to welcome also open learners who wish to wrap around this course, whether they are K12 students or teachers, post-secondary instructors, leadership in various roles, or… Continue Reading →