Before this workshop, I had never heard of Zotero. After learning about this workshop, I wish I had known about this resource earlier. My biggest takeaway from this workshop is the potential that Zoetero has to simplify research processes. During research, it can be difficult to keep track of sources from different places, such as…
This week, we were asked to listen to a talk with Dr. Bonnie Stewart. She discussed datafication, algorithmic systems, and their impact on society, education, and digital literacy. In this talk, she highlights that technology is now embedded in our daily lives, in spaces where we learn, work, and make decisions. Is technology neutral? Stewart…
Who is digital literacy actually designed for? Before listening to this talk with Nodin Cutfeet, founder of the Onseeka foundation, I’ve always thought that digital literacy was neutral, but after hearing from Nodin, my perspective has greatly shifted. My biggest takeaway was Nodin’s argument that tech education, unfortunately, requires a technology pathway based on access…
Hi everyone, for step 4 of our inquiry, my partner Parmis and I created a mind map using Canva to organize our research and give us a layout of the content we will be presenting in our final step project! For our 5th step, we will collaborate on a whiteboard animation presentation using Canva to…
This week, we had the pleasure of hearing from Maha Bali, a professor at the American University in Cairo. I have always understood that there is inequity in digital spaces, but this talk showed me that this inequity is deeply ingrained in our society. Maha presented us with Nancy Fraser’s Framework, which splits digital inequality…
In week 6, we discussed artificial intelligence and the impacts of these new tools in academic settings. I took the most interest in the article we looked at by the UN Environment Programme. This article highlighted the potentially positive and negative impacts of AI. While AI has the ability to help address major enviromental issues,…
At this stage of my inquiry, I focused on understanding how health information spreads on social media and how this contributes to the risks of self-diagnosing online. The first article I examined focused on health information on TikTok, where young people increasingly use the platform as a search engine. They found that there were hashtags…
In week 5 of our course, we had the privilege of hearing from Cable Green, director of open education at Creative Commons. Before listening to this talk, I understood creativity commons as a licensing system, those small icons that determine how content can be shared or reused. However, now, after learning and watching this talk,…
Hi everyone, My partner, Parmis and I have begun the process of our inquiry project. Our guiding question is: How does online presence play a role in self-diagnosing? We chose this topic because, as psychology majors, we frequently encounter discussions about mental health online and have noticed how often people turn to the internet to…
Hi everyone! My name is Phoebe Petkovich, and I’m a 4th-year student studying psychology with an interest in lifespan and developmental Psychology. I grew up in Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon territory. I moved to Victoria in 2022 for Univeristy and i ablosutely love it here. My favourite location in Victoria is Willows Beach or…