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week 5: mobile technologies and organizational policy

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An example of organizational policy that regulates “use of mobile technology” that I have looked at is the province of Alberta’s “Bring your own device: A guide for schools” document. It was referenced in the “Manifesto for 21st Century Learning Broadband: Directives” resource by the Ontario Association of School Business Officials. The four key policy considerations in this document are: responsible/appropriate use, equity of access, network access and bandwidth and the readiness of schools and school authorities for a BYOD model. I believe that any institution that is looking to…read more

Jun.13
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week 3. open-concept loft vs. regal, sprawling academic institution.

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Learning Management Systems: Affordances and Limitations In their examination of the effects of LMS on university’s teaching and learning practices Coates, James & Baldwin (2005) argue that technologies are not pedagogically neutral, but through their very design, they influence and design teaching. Have you been experiencing some of the pedagogically restricting effects of LMS in your own practice? I have used three different LMS’ in my time as an educator: Blackboard Connect, d2L (Brightspace), and more recently Google Classroom (not exactly an LMS yet). The first two, in my opinion,…read more

May.31
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week 2. addie vs. agile: evaluations of the d2L LMS.

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Choose an organization, which you are familiar with, and evaluate educational technology using the ADDIE model and the “Agile Design” model outlined by Bates’ (2014): How informative these models are for determining whether your organization implements educational technologies in the most effective way? I chose my organization’s long-standing adoption of the Desire2Learn (Brightspace) platform, as “mandated” by Ontario’s Ministry of Education, in that the Ministry had signed a multiyear contract with Desire2Learn (based in Kitchener, Ontario) to provide an LMS to school boards as part of the provincial e-learning strategy….read more

May.30
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