Adventures in EdTech

In an earlier post, I wrote about a personal data mine that I conducted in thinking about my digital tattoo-the imprint that I have left on the digital world, and how much information about me was truly and readily available on the internet. As the concept of digital tattoos denote, what we post and interact with online can be very difficult to erase, and almost always will leave traces (as with a tattoo, fully removing one’s past actions online can be challenging and time-consuming). I wanted to do a little bit more digging, and was turned onto this Digital Tattoo project website from the University of British Columbia. The site contains a variety of different resources, from quizzes about which aspects of one’s digital tattoo they seek to address or learn more about, to videos and articles and even teaching resources related to that creation and maintenance of a digital tattoo. Albeit a beginner’s reflection, here is what I found: Digital Tattoo Basics Overall, the articles and tuto...

In an earlier post in my second Master’s program, I first delved into what exactly a PLN (Professional Learning Network) is, and documented an activity that I partook in to expand my PLN-creating an educational Twitter (or…X) account, and participating in a Twitter chat. While I did enjoy the experience, I ended the post with a question of whether or not I would continue as an active member with this new social media profile, within this part of my PLN. In terms of what I have contributed to a PLN, I honestly haven’t kept up my end of the deal (admitted PLN leech). But, I have continued to follow those same accounts I originally followed, and have used my educator account for the cognitive benefits that it offers. In this video , Dr. Torrey Trust outlines these cognitive benefits of a PLN-new resources, strategies, and acting as a source to reflect upon the qualities and resources of my own practice. As someone who isn’t a major social media user, that is the main aspect of my career t...