Introduction
Hey everyone, I am looking forward to learning with you. My name is Jamie. My wife Lana (who is also… Read more Introduction
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Narrating U
Getting this site set up with pages and categories has been a good opportunity to dig into the functionality of WordPress in a more strategic way than I normally would. Having used WordPress for over a decade on my personal site and many other projects, the basic structure and features of the platform are very …
Finding U
Brittni Arthur works with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) in Vancouver. She has been involved with YWAM since 2008. Brittni loves working with youth and has her diploma in Youth Work from Columbia Bible College. She works as the Youth… Continue Reading →
Introduction
Good Afternoon Fall 2018 Cohort, My name is Matt, and it is my sincere pleasure to share this orientation and back to school basics experience with you! Once upon a time, my ageless and highly successful father used to have an old saying, He said “Matt, when it comes to leadership in today’s world, if …
A SHORT NOTE ABOUT ME …
Like anyone else ,my life itself is a blessing from the God Almighty and I am so blessed to be born in a traditional South Indian joint family in Kerala.Am proud to say that I am a sweet daughter to my parents,naughty sister to my brother and a lovely wife to my handsome husband Alphine […]
Digital Literacy
What I found interesting in the Podcast was how Bryan Alexander highlighted the idea of digital literacy competencies. Just as in my field of nursing, people can have read material and practiced a skill but that doesn’t make them competent in practice. In comparison, just because someone is able to use digital skills doesn’t make … Continue reading “Digital Literacy”
Getting Going
Thank you to those of you who have been posting this week! Your insight and wisdom is much appreciated. If you are having difficulty with getting signed up for WordPress, or with any of the other web tools introduced in the Digital Skills Unit, please don’t hesitate to reach out. You can find me at […]
Tracking the Trackers
Online tracking is not a new concept to me. It is something I have been aware of for years. Lightbeam is rather interesting in terms of it telling me not only how many sites are tracking me but which sites… Continue Reading →
Digital Literacy
Bryan Alexander on Bonni Stachowiak’s podcast (https://teachinginhighered.com/podcast/digital-literacy-now/) says that in order to have digital literacy we have to have a good “BS detector” and that digital literacy is participatory and productive. I think there are two sides to digital literacy: the… Continue Reading →
Annotating U
I had never heard of hypothes.is before this exercise so I was thrilled to discover it and find out how it works. As someone who considers myself to be fairly tech savvy I was a little surprised at my own unawareness of this platform. In many ways, the reminder that the technological world is much …