Last year, I struggled in my math class and felt quite lost through pretty much the whole semester. While I had some control over how I studied (autonomy) and had friends I studied with (relatedness), I still struggled a lot. I think this goes to show that even when students have control over their learning…
How has your thinking about inclusion and PLN evolved? (week 4 question with week 4 and week 6 resources) Prior to this week, I had not realized how important it is to prioritize inclusion in a PLN. I had thought about the value of having different perspectives but not connected that the way to do…
I don’t know exactly how social media or algorithms are exactly designed but from my experience as a user, it feels like algorithms are tailored to what I want to watch, to keep me on the app. For example, on TikTok my for you page shows me a lot of makeup and outfit videos. One…
How has your thinking about inclusion and PLN evolved? Prior to this week, I had not realized how important it is to prioritize inclusion in a PLN. I had thought about the value of having different perspectives but not connected that the way to do that is to be inclusive. If you are surrounded only…
I do not have any public social media presence. There are definitely positives and negatives to this in general, and in terms of jobs I think it gets complicated even further. On the pros side, there isn’t anything online that would cause an employer to not hire me. However, I don’t have anything public that…
Digital identity is not only what we share online but how other users interpret it or choose to. I think this is a tricky part of social media because words can easily get taken out of context leading one to become defined by a narrative they never had they intent of sharing in the first…
Current coordinates My background with personalized learning for myself has often been me trying to find any aspect (even if it is very small) of a subject or lesson that interests me. When I am successful in doing so, I find it substantially easier to stay engaged with the topic and remember the information I…
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