Category Archives: ECI831
An Extra Nawmal Experience
Throughout ECI 831 class we had the opportunity to discuss many topics related to social media and open education. Each week I was able to video conference with colleagues on the topics covered that week. I really loved this part … Continue reading
Slacktavism..it has got to start somewhere
In our world today we are faced with many social justice issues, whether this be #blacklivesmatter or #mmiw, there are many things in this world that need to be discussed and changed. I personally believe that the first step in … Continue reading
What to Post Online?
My friend Chalyn brought up that it was almost my one year anniversary for buying my car. Last year I had purchased a car and had a stressful time dealing with it. There were multiple things that were needed to … Continue reading
Online Harassment…What are the laws?
This week I was able to watch a few videos and read a couple articles. The theme that stuck out to me was the violence and harassment against women online. After reading Online harassment of women at risk of becoming … Continue reading
Net Neutrality
If someone would have asked me last week what net neutrality was, I would have had no idea. After doing some reading about Why Net Neutrality Matters in Education and the Backlash against Facebook for their free internet. The idea … Continue reading
Posting Your Kids Online
So I want to start with I do not have kids, so I cannot fully understand what it is like to be a parent. I did want to ask some questions to those parents out there about sharing their kids … Continue reading
Have you googled yourself?
More and more people are becoming aware of their online reputation. Mary Madden and Arron Smith tell their readers that 57% of people use search engines to find information on themselves in their article Reputation Management and Social Media. Are … Continue reading
How am I doing?
Sometimes I forget to step back and look at how I am. My life is so hectic that I don’t even take the time to appreciate everything I have and am doing. So I wanted to do a little reflection … Continue reading
Copyright and Creative Commons
Before I did this weeks readings for ECI831, I knew of such a thing as copyright laws, but I never fully understood the way they were. After hearing about copyright laws and seeing how Girl Talks’ experiences with fighting them, … Continue reading
Online Self Harm
Before taking this class I learned about what trolling was from a friend. After googling the definition that same which was “make a deliberately offensive or provocative online posting with the aim of upsetting someone or eliciting an angry response … Continue reading