As an aspiring teacher I decided I wanted to reach out to a teacher in the area to get more information on what it looks like to teach here in Victoria. A friend of my uncle is an elementary teacher here in Victoria and was the first person I thought of when preparing for my…

A year ago I started trying to learn Italian on Duolingo. Me and all of my cousins decided to start our streaks together learning different languages and see who could keep the longest streak. During my time on the app I would say that Duolingo is not particularly personalized. While it has some personalization features…

Platform Choice Social learning platforms are online platforms that combine learning and social media. This creates an environment where learners can engage with information online and other peers similarly to how they would in a physical space. YouTube has become one of, if not the most, well known social learning programs through all generations. If…

Digital media can really impact the ways that we think. Sometimes we realize what’s happening and other times we cannot tell. This is especially scary considering how often there is “information disorder” out there. Information Disorder includes these 3 different types: Dis-information, Mis-information, and mail-information. Dis-information is false and created specifically to harm people, social…

Diversity and inclusion affect personal learning networks (PLN’s) in many ways. By gaining new ideas and new connections we can strengthen our PLN’s and thus the information gained by them. Before learning more about PLN’s I thought that they were just a way to connect with likeminded people heading in similar directions as myself but…

While creating my Visitors and Residents map I realized how differently I use each different platform. There were very few that were anywhere near the middle of my chart. The closest to the middle was Zoom since I use that both personally and institutionally. I also feel like I am a visitor yet also a…

Digital Identity is who you are through a digital lens. Anything you have ever posted, interacted with, or otherwise done on the internet is part of your digital identity. Because of this it is ever changing and doesn’t tend to stay the same for long. In the video Eric Stoller – What is Digital Identity?…

Current Coordinates Most of my background with personalized learning and social media in learning came from my schooling. Throughout many of my high school projects we relied heavily on the use of technology. The use of technology increased even more in university. Every course has its own brightspace, we submit all of our assignments digitally,…