Education

I feel the phrase “I open at the close” is incredibly pertinent to my two year journey through this Masters of Education (Knowledge Networks and…

I have not previously done any formal research and although the research project within INF537 is a short project both in word count and time,…

For my final assignment for INF537 I am trying to use learner analytics to provide an indication of the health of a community of practice.…

Provide an interpretive discussion that examines digital scholarship in education, in the context of interdisciplinary knowledge and research. In 2013, Edward Ayers, one of the…

Dave Comier’s blog on teaching with the internet has managed to shine a light on the way I have been trying to prepare my students…

Having read about the dubious business practices of some companies within the EdTech industry, such as Turnitin profiting from the intellectual property of students, I…

INF537 and this piece by George Siemens has prompted me to reflect on the differences between systems and networks and whether a system constrains a…

“The commons is a resource plus a defined community and the protocols, values and norms devised by the community to manage its resources.” (Bollier, 2011).…

When attempting to apply what I have learned throughout my degree in my work as a public servant, I have often hit roadblocks including available…

What factors promote effective data use by teachers at your work The automated sharing of student feedback with teachers Access to Moodle-based platform that captures…

The role that social media played in influencing the outcome of the Brexit referendum and US election has shaped the society that we live in.…

Task: Identify 5 key points which you would use to advise a Social Media Policy Working Group regarding the development of a policy for your…

Schaefer (2018) discusses 10 ideas that will drive social media marketing in the future: Artificial intelligence Smart speakers Virtual spaces The move from public to…

Two points to consider when finding authentic information within a socially networked world are: 1. Just because people know the source of the information is…

Compare and contrast their functionality of sites and the ways that they provide access to social tools. For each site list features that you consider…

The three key points I took from Laura Cole’s talk on the ‘The Reimagined Library’ were: Considering information accessibility Focusing on the needs of all…

Reddit is an interesting social media sites compared to the more linear approaches of Instagram and Snapchat. However, when compared to Facebook and Twitter who…

The library tweets about events and exhibitions at the National Library. The account is used to reveal “behind the scenes” details that otherwise wouldn’t be…

This blog post discusses six ways that social media is changing the world. The task for this OLJ entry is to reflect on two of these…

Web 2.0 (dynamic or user-generated content) is almost all I have ever known of the internet and therefore my first thought when the question of…