Category: INF350

Concepts and Practices for a Digital Age

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Assessment 7B: Critical Reflection. Self-awareness and a need for change.

My mindset in regards to technology, while as passionate as ever, has expanded dramatically over the course of this subject. With my background in Early Childhood Education, I began to make connections from the videos and readings on 21st-century learning (John Seely Brown, still an awe-inspiring favorite) to Play-based curriculum methods. One such method is the teacher in the role of a coach or a facilitator of play (Frances Hanline, 2010). Starkey (2011) also mentions the moving away from “teacher talk” to the role of coach so the teacher is readily available to help aid Read More …

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Reflection 2

I’m excited by the idea of further technological advancements mentioned at Learning Predictions 2017- The Future of Learning. The prediction of anticipatory technology using the data of our activities online (social media) to anticipate what we want to learn. I believe I already see it in action when using my teacher social media platforms such as Instagram. The hashtag I use most, #firstgrade, always makes its way into my feed and shows me popular posts by other teachers that I then bookmark and save to my profile as ideas to try later. One example is on the right Read More …

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Reflection 1

Module 1- The Information Environment has taken me on a roller coaster of emotion, related tangents and rabbit holes whilst also allowing me a good amount of connections to my own life and experiences so far. Beginning with the history of the web was interesting because for me as it was not a story I knew and Tim Berners-Lee was not a name I knew. As someone who was born after the inception of the World Wide Web, to me the internet and the use of it felt sudden. Perhaps this is because I was Read More …