by kirsr | Nov 12, 2019 | General Site Information
Welcome to Communitas, a website on the UVic Online Academic Community. Communitas is a blog style website that rigorously investigates interactions between digital and academic publics, and provides a training ground for composition instructors to learn multimodal...
by kirsr | Jun 1, 2015 | Divides, Boundaries, and Debates, Student Experiences
I work in the Faculty of Math at the University of Waterloo. I was hired as part of a massive project to rethink communications for both native speakers of English and non-native speakers of English. This initiative came about after university administrators learned...
by kirsr | Jan 2, 2015 | Changing Paradigms, Divides, Boundaries, and Debates, Student Experiences
By Cheyenne Guo, a Math student (who is trying to attain wisdom and knowledge) It’s amazing how technology has influenced classroom teaching. What used to be chalk and blackboard and pens and paper has turned into screens at the front and all around the class....
by kirsr | Dec 3, 2014 | Changing Paradigms, Creativity, Divides, Boundaries, and Debates
“So, we’ve re-imagined team communication from the ground up, in an effort to achieve our mission: ‘To help humanity thrive by enabling all teams to work together effortlessly.’” — Asana Are you frustrated with your professor’s inability to adapt to...
by kirsr | Oct 15, 2014 | Divides, Boundaries, and Debates, Student Experiences
The following post is an excellent submission to our general call for posts from undergraduate students. Nicole Gauvreau, a student at Bishops University in Modern Languages and International Studies, explains the frustration students feel when their access to digital...
by kirsr | Oct 15, 2014 | Changing Paradigms, Divides, Boundaries, and Debates, Student Experiences
The following post is an excellent submission to our general call for posts from undergraduate students. Nicholas Ashmore, a student at Trent University’s Oshawa campus, offers insight into using digital tech in the classroom. We sincerely thank Nicholas and we...
by kirsr | Oct 15, 2014 | Changing Paradigms, Student Experiences
The following post is an excellent submission to our general call for posts from undergraduate students. Pake Newell, a psychology student at Trent University’s Oshawa campus, asks faculty to consider using social media as a means to foster collaboration. We...
by kirsr | Oct 15, 2014 | Divides, Boundaries, and Debates, Student Experiences
The following post is by 4th year Trent University English major, Rachel Thistle. She submitted her post as part of a massive call for posts nationwide. Rachel’s post offered a different point of view regarding online education. We hope you enjoy her post and...
by kirsr | Jun 25, 2014 | Divides, Boundaries, and Debates, Student Experiences
“Asana is a simple way to stay on top of your classes, assignments, and student club activities. Before you get started, it’s important to understand how to set up Asana.” – Asana. The Digital Communitas project, Student Voices, is actively soliciting blog posts,...
by kirsr | Jun 20, 2014 | Changing Paradigms, Creativity, Divides, Boundaries, and Debates
Throughout my post-secondary career, only one professor has used any kind of online media within their classes. Sure, the others used Blackboard or Desire to Learn, or some other form of Learning Management Systems (LMS), but most in a not so effective way. Most LMS...
