Today, I’m diving into a question that shaped my entire free inquiry project this term.How does online news coverage influence what people learn, and ultimately believe, about pandemics and vaccines?Over the past few weeks I have been researching everything from digital health literacy to parent vaccine decision making to what actually comes up when you…
Our research/brainstorming process for is down below! Our group members: Alexis Moore, Mya Brar, Chanelle Rid, and Anam. What is your distributed and open inquiry question? (For example, What is effective prompt engineering when using Generative AI tools? What is the timeline of progression of distributed learning tools through 2025? What are some best practices…
Tony Bates, in Teaching in a Digital Age, highlights Connectivism as one of the most provocative epistemological positions to emerge in recent years. It challenges traditional views of knowledge as something constructed or transmitted by individuals and institutions, instead framing knowledge as distributed across networks of people, technologies, and information flows. What is it? (Info…
In our course, we have the opportunity to meet with our instructor as often as necessary, collaborate in online groups, and even meet alongside the professor to track our group project progress. Rather than feeling isolated or transactional, our course emphasizes mutual care, responsibility, and presence through consistent communication, group collaboration, and guided project check…
Why Accessibility Matters – Online education promises flexibility, personalization, and global reach. But for students with disabilities, neurodivergence, or limited access to technology, these promises can fall short. Accessibility means ensuring that course content, platforms, and interactions are usable by all students, regardless of ability or circumstance. At its core, accessibility ensures that every learner…
Education is undergoing a massive transformation as emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), and Augmented Reality (AR) become integrated into classrooms and online platforms. These tools are not simply add ons, they are reshaping how students learn, how teachers teach, and how institutions imagine the future of knowledge distribution! Artificial Intelligence in…
On March 11, 2020, a single sentence from the World Health Organization director rippled across the internet: “We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic.” The statement further went on to state the alleged number of active cases and deaths and then highlighted the severity of the situation, “Pandemic…
Did you know it is actually quite difficult to find anti-vaccine websites if you simply type “anti-vaccination information” into Google. Also, if you ask Microsoft copilot to provide you with sites that are anti-vaccination it will tell you that it cannot help you as it does not spread misinformation. Personally I had no idea that…
Reflections from Indigenous Studies 101 – As someone currently taking Indigenous Studies 101 in-person, I have come to appreciate how deeply learning is shaped by place, story, and accountability. One of the first concepts we explored was self-location, a foundational practice in Indigenous research that asks us to reflect on who we are, where we…
For the past year I have volunteered in a children’s vaccine clinic here in Victoria. My tasks involve checking in the babies for their appointments, running the waiting room, conducting basic measurements on the babies including weight, height, and head circumference, and assisting parents with intake forms. Although those are my basic tasks I have…