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Photo by Julia Taubitz on Unsplash For Week 2’s readings, David Wiley and Suzan Koseoglu’s posts stood out to me. Wiley’s blog argues  that there is an additional R in the 4Rs of Open Education Resources (OER), which is Retain… Continue Reading →

EDCI 339 This week’s material has prompted me to reflect on what meaningful engagement through online learning platforms entails in comparison to traditional educational roles and learning. Barnes (2016)Barnes (2016) highlights instructor presence as a key factor in cultivating students’ learning…. Continue Reading →

After observing the behavior of teachers at Coursera and Outschool last week, I got to thinking: What does it mean to be a “facilitator” in education? What theories support this shift from traditional teaching? This week, I paused my observations… Continue Reading →

This week’s readings largely focused on the future implications of technology on society. In previous posts, I have mentioned that I have a strong love for technology. However, I am well aware that not everything technology-related is all sunshine and… Continue Reading →

Image Illustrated by Unsplash After reading through the material on “Digital Futures for Education’ I want to recognize how often people use technology on a day-to-day basis without even realizing it. People have been using technology for decades in informal… Continue Reading →

During this week, I tried to get a better understanding of my subject and whether the role of the teacher is now really changing from lecturer to support staff. I think the best way to do this is to experience… Continue Reading →

One of the AI tools i looked into was Quizlet, this was a study guide I used a lot for years, and I found out last semester that it now has AI so I decided to investigate it a little… Continue Reading →

We were interested in the expanding use of artificial intelligence (AI) when it comes to education, especially for students negotiating the reality of open and distributed learning. We decided to investigate the following topic, on AI-based learning tools and if… Continue Reading →

Image retrieved from: https://arsartisticadventureofmankind.wordpress.com/tag/tizianos-woman-with-a-mirror/ SummaryIn this week’s critical reflection, I concentrate on Bonnie Stewart’s prose on the concept of networked pedagogy which discusses the importance as to how networks shape the human experience and learning. Stewart touches on networked pedagogy… Continue Reading →

This week’s reading, Openness and Praxis: Exploring the Use of Open Educational Practices in Higher Education by Catherine Cronin (2017), provided great detail into the nuance of open educational practices (OEP) that I had not previously considered. It was particularly… Continue Reading →