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...
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...
by kirsr | Sep 3, 2012 | Divides, Boundaries, and Debates, Explorations in Digital Theory
Fasten your seatbelts: I am critically analyzing aspects of Blackboard 9. I tried to think through the positives as I use Blackboard 9 as my digital classroom. I am not convinced that universities should implement platforms like this without student and faculty...
by kirsr | Aug 16, 2012 | Changing Paradigms, Divides, Boundaries, and Debates, Explorations in Digital Theory, Student Experiences
Co-authored by Sara Humphreys [youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkg-bzTHeAk] “Kent State Murder” Type it into Google and a number of images, websites, and blogs will come up, along with the Neil Young song above. The historical moment is...
by kirsr | Aug 10, 2012 | Changing Paradigms, Divides, Boundaries, and Debates, Student Experiences
Co-authored by Sara Humphreys When we began the this site and the project, our group was uncertain where to really begin. There were so many questions. How do we define what we are doing? What are we doing? The research my colleagues and I have done has provided...
