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Active Community Living

As a newcomer to the field of online learning, I believe that each and every opportunity I was presented with I approached with open arms and with a desire to become part of a community.  I am more vocal in class than most of my peers and this has given me an identity that has […]

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Ch 11: #Againstsurveillance Miscellaneous

Admin … Oye.

Brenna Clark Gray said, “Our institution is in the middle of a discussion about adopting a new technology, and it’s very clear that the folks in charge thought they were just purchasing a logistical solution to a problem.” This is also the main idea as to what Hugo’s piece entitled, Students Are Pushing Back Against […]

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Miscellaneous

AI E I O…and on that farm

In an old skit from Writer and Comedian, George Carlin, he talks about how the world has become one big technological “club” and if a person was not a member of “Big Business” or part of a “Mega-Corporation” that person was not part of the “club”.  In fact, most Americans don’t qualify to become part […]

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Ch 10: Race & Technology Miscellaneous

Achieving Justice

As I began to watch the video, “Viral Justice: Pandemics, Policing and Portals,” I wasn’t sure if I was part of the target audience.  At first I wasn’t really sure who the actual audience for the piece would be.  But then I further listened to what Ms. Benjamin had to say I could totally feel […]

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Miscellaneous

Spider-Man’s Uncle Ben

I have to confess that I did my very best to control my ire doing many parts of the presentations for this week’s discussion.  First, if we start talking about what the future will be like while describing children as, “whiney little humans,” it is borderline counterproductive.  Those “whiney little humans” Ms. Tufeki spoke of […]

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Miscellaneous

My Relection Does Not Have a Smudge

I found this week’s reading, “Seeing Ourselves Through Technology: How We Use Selfies, Blogs and Wearable Devices to See and Shape Ourselves,” as an incredibly helpful guide to tackling the world of, what I like to call, “online appearance.”  The authors of the piece took great lengths to research and explore each of the apps […]

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Ch 06: The Zoom Gaze

I’m Tired

As I began to read this article, the deeper I got into the more William Shakespeare popped into my head.  To me no line better reflects the opening ideas of this article more than when Shakespeare had Casius say to Brutus in the play, Julius Caesar, “And since you know you cannot see yourself, so […]

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Ch 05: Digital Wellbeing & Detox

The Good, The Bad, The Ugly and The Hope

            Kevin certainly has his hands full with this week’s readings.  As soon as I read the title, I was instantly brought into the world of my favorite western. From the title alone I could feel the sun beating down on the dusty landscape.  I could hear that iconic whistle, known to Clint Eastwood fans, […]

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Ch 04: Intentionally Equitable Hospitality Miscellaneous

Building Community Activities Online

As soon as I read the title to each of the reading for the week, ideas started to swirl around in my head.  I have always been a boy that, as Yoda put it, “Looked to the stars…never his mind on where he was.”  It’s true and it has served me well. Right after reading […]

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Ch 03: The Care Gap Miscellaneous

“Mr. Gorbachev, tear down that Gap.”

The Post-pandemic University and the caring Gap by Gabriela Saldanha Six Word story: “Michael Jackson said make that change.” Blog: Gabriela Saldanha makes a great argument for both men and women in the modern era.  Not all families are run by women.  There are plenty of men who do quite a bit around the house […]