This has been a week of deepened insight into the places where theory, access, and inclusion converge in online learning. Centring on two key theories—Connectivism and the Community of Inquiry (CoI)—I was assisted to see beyond content delivery in online learning. Connectivism emphasizes learning in networks, relationships, and information flow. Reflecting upon typical learning management…

This has been a week where I was introduced to the core language and ideas shaping online and open education. I learned how important common terminology is for framing notions of OER, open pedagogy, and distributed learning. We explored some key theories, including constructivism, connectivism, and open pedagogy. These helped me to reframe my conception…

This week, some important ideas were introduced regarding datafication, online identity, and how to create an effective blog post. The talk by Bonnie Stewart truly made me aware of how much of our activity when engaged in online learning-log-ins, clicks, timestamps, posts-becomes data that institutions analyze. I just hadn’t thought how this informs decisions about…

I’ve came to understand of how important it is for teachers to closely consider privacy when utilizing social media and technology in the classroom after learning about the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act which stands for FIPPA. Even something as basic as sharing a class photo online may come under the jurisdiction…