The Beginning of the End I feel that I very clearly expressed my opinions and thoughts regarding the use of AI in education last week, in what I had thought may be the last blog post of the term. But it was only the beginning to the end, and today we are going to continue…
A red spider web to represent the resemblance to a PLN starting from yourself at the centre and branching out into many different avenues of connection…and (mostly) to honour the release of Spider-Man Brand New Day! This week’s blog post is a deep dive into my PLN, the networks I value, and my honest thoughts…
Get To Know Global News: Sophie Lui (2024) This week, online podcast guest, Global News journalist, Sophie Lui, meets EDCI 338 Professor Jesse Miller to discuss journalism, networking and social media. Above is an introduction to get to know who Sophie Lui is before reading onward about what I learned from her conversation with Jesse…
How PLNs and Social Media Change the Future of Education When we think about communication in education, it is easy to reduce it to classroom conversations, emails, blogs, and sometimes social media posts. However, educators today are participating in much larger networks where ideas, resources, and professional identities are constantly being created and remade. A…
Growing an Inclusive Professional Learning Network: Learning Beyond My Own Perspective Building from this week’s first post on digital identity, I am taking a moment to reflect on inclusion in the field of teaching, and ones’ online network as an educator. As I am just beginning my journey toward becoming a teacher, I have realized…
Image Captured by: Priya Chauhan Have you ever Googled yourself and wondered what a future employer would find? As a teacher candidate, I’ve started to realize that my online presence is much more than a collection of social media accounts, but it represents who I am as both a person and a future professional. Maybe…
Social media helps me learn?! A Personal Learning Network (PLN) has never been something I was aware I had been curating. However, my social media presence on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and other apps tell another story. I thought it would be interesting to begin the first blog post with an image of my main digital…