Category: Peer Responses

This is a response to the blog post #3 by Lili Markel

[338] Blog 3: PLN Spaces and Diversity

Great write up!

The list you made for checking the inclusivity of class material is really practical. It feels like a real, tangible checklist that anyone can use, and also leaving a link to let people explore further is a great idea. I also enjoyed how you incorporated your own experience as a STEM camp counselor with importance of representation. As someone in Computer Science program, I sometimes see information about dedicated workshop for women in STEM. I am always impressed by just how strongly people work to get women involved with the field, and “…(girls) can picture themselves as an astronaut” really reiterates the importance of representation for marginalized groups.

One thing I am worried about is listing out hurdles and barriers from an online source may not be as effective as the rest of your post. Since you were able to effectively incorporate your experience to most paragraphs, I wonder if it might be better to write challenges you found while working as a STEM camp counselor, and how you navigated through them.

Great post!

This is a response to the blog post #3 written by Daniel Azarnoush.

Universal Design for Learning – Blog Post #3 (EDCI 338)

This is a very unique post!

Your perspective as a Persian man in Canada, and your analysis of the online environment through that lens gives this post a unique sentiment. In particular, your example of “Women, Life, and Freedom” movement in Iran and the importance of digital platform for marginalized community does excellent job to strengthen the importance of diversity and inclusion. I’m also a fan of your use of voice recordings. Accessibility online is something that I became interested in some time ago, and starting taking small steps in including things such as alt-text for images in my blog posts. But your voice recordings does much better jobs for those in need, and again underlines your focus on Inclusivity.

For the last section, I worry that there might not be enough to showcase what people can do to encourage inclusive digital environment. I wonder if including what steps you can take to achieve that goal may strengthen your point even further.

Overall this is a very powerful post that incorporates your experience with concepts we covered excellently!

This is a response to blog post #3 by Chelsea May

💬Blog Post #3- Social Media, Digital Security, and Inclusion & Diversity in my PLN

This is a very well written post!

Right off the bat, I was impressed by how well you integrated tables and images into your post. Inserting images can be difficult because there are infinite images online to choose from, but choosing one that is both relevant and impactful is always a challenge (or at least it is for me). I usually insert one at the beginning of a paragraph, but the way you incorporated them between the paragraphs to support and emphasize your argument is well done. The tables also does excellent job showcasing ways to deepen your PLNs. I particularly like how you created specific actions you can take for each hypothetical goal.

With that said, I worry that people may be confused with inclusion and diversity being in separate paragraph. I wonder if you could combine those together, and state the distinction between the two clearly to better explain what they are and the relation between them.

Overall this is a great post with plenty of information!