MA Lead Faculty
Curation and citation
On the digital literacy spectrum there is much to learn and assimilate. None of which are really done with ease at the outset. Once the tools are added and part of the daily digest of material, the benefit can be exponential to all engaged. I have just meandered through the digital skills materials and added …
Tracking – Update
3/22/18 – 11 Internet Visits, 70 Third Party Connections Today’s screenshot reports on 11 Internet visits although in fact I began my work for Finding U by searching with Edge, the Microsoft search engine. Only my visit to Firefox showed up, at the top of the screenshot. Interesting! This probably explains why Firefox reported on fewer visits yesterday than […]
Tracking – Update
Today’s screenshot reports on 11 Internet visits although in fact I began my work for Finding U by searching with […]
Reflections on Tracking the Trackers
“If we would have our creations be true, beautiful, and good, we have to attend to our hearts.” These words […]
Curating U
As I wrap up my work through the Digital Skills unit of our course, let me share my observations about […]
Response to Adrienne’s post on Community and Digital Literacy
This is a reflection in response to Adrienne’s post on Community and Digital Literacy: Community and Digital Literacy Adrienne had mentioned that the MA Lead program “has grown by 30% in the last year, [which presents] a challenge for instructors to keep quality standards and nurture community” (Castellon, 2018). I am wondering if it would […]
Narrating U
Let me first respond to Heather’s insightful argument that people’s perceptions of others are “framed” by their outward appearance, especially […]
Close Reading
I just finished reading Dr. Castellon’s blog on Hypothes.is and found myself intrigued by the comment, “I can imagine that reading becomes more of an engaged process.” An app, such as Hypothes.is, allows us to ‘write’ on a digital document in the same way that we can write on a paper document with a pencil or highlighter. … Continue reading Close Reading
Google Search Reflection
These learning activities were very educational for me. Here is a summary of what I found in the image searches: Professors were primarily Caucasian men who had grey hair and glasses. There were very few images of women and there were only a few images of people from different ethnic groups. Even Donald Trump showed […]