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Speaking and Visibility: How Google Docs Can Create Co-Presence in Non-Arts Classrooms

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...

Rock, Paper, Technology

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....

Get Your Head Out of Your Asana, We’re Still Rockin’ it Old Skool.

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...

Shunning Computers in the Classroom: Why Are Students Not the Authors of Their Own Digital Destiny?

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...

Is “Generation Y” an Age Away? Social Media, Distraction, and Learning

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...

When Online Learning Works: Student Voices

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...
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