Tag: ETEC 511
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Initial Thoughts: My Own Learning Theory
As a trilingual, my primary focus in learning is on application. In addition to my first language, which I naturally acquired and mastered as I grew up, I learned two other languages as a non-native speaker after entering university. I have translated several books from my second language (three of which have been published), and…
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Attentional Record and Analysis
The table and chart below show my attentional record and analysis over a 12-hour period on a typical weekday during summer break. Time stamp Tasks Category 07:30 Wake up, washroom Bio 07:40 Pack lunch Meals – prep/cleanup 08:00 Breakfast Meals 08:15 Get ready – brush teeth, wash face, simple makeup, wear clothes Get ready 08:25…
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Digital Labour
This webtoon illustrates what labour looks like for an employee in a so-called high-tech company, inspired by Crawford (2021). It highlights the types of tasks within computational system, work environments, compensation, and perceived (or trained) meaning of such work. As the conversation continues, it ironically reveals how humans are treated like robots, turning perceived pride…
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Artificial Intelligence
1. Who were these people? My Responses ChatGPT-generated Alan Matheson Turing was a British mathematician and a leading figure in wartime code-breaking during World War II. His work—including his seminal 1936 paper—is widely recognized as foundational to the fields of computer science and artificial intelligence. Alan Matheson TuringTuring was a British mathematician who laid the…
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Truth & Reconciliation
I chose ‘Sixties Scoop’ and ‘foster care’ as keywords to search for educational history-related documents in British Columbia, where I currently live, and found the following collection:” This collection helps us understand the educational history of the Indigenous foster care system, which was mandated by child welfare authorities for Indigenous families between 1965 and 1984.…
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Users, Uses and Usability
“…the usability evaluation stage is an effective method by which a software development team can establish the positive and negative aspects of its prototype releases, and make the required changes before the system is delivered to the target users” (Issa & Isaias, 2015, p. 29). “…the design and production of a new entity…amounts to a…