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 | 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 | 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...
by kirsr | Feb 1, 2014 | Changing Paradigms, Creativity, Divides, Boundaries, and Debates
Thou art more lovely and more digital When I was first approached by Dr. Sara Humphreys to participate in the Digital Communitas project, we began our research the way anyone does: with a wide scope and a lot of questions. Since moving on from Trent, to Toronto, and...
