The analysis suggests that educational technologies are tools of the oppressor, made by the oppressor, with power baked into their designs.
As much as this made total sense, It is not really something we think about while using tech. Of course any tool we use online inheritingly will always have bias or hidden agendas.
They require constant reevaluation of the design choices we make in order to recognize how each choice can open up new forms of exclusion and barriers for learner
Unfornately the constant reevaluation can be frustrating for some companies. I think the constant reevalution is a very slow tedious process especially in larger companies.
do you need technology at all?
I think their is a serious need for technogoly in the classroom. In an economy with a growing technogoly sector and a growing amount of jobs that require some sort of technological skills.
Constructivism refers to learning that occurs by creating meaning from experience
This is the biggest issue I have seen in a high school setting with my peers. Many subjects we lacked interest in and furthermore did not perform well in.
ese inflexible solutions expect compliance and favor students who don’t face significant barriers to traditional learning.
These inflexible solutions also create wider disparities between students. Those who do not perform well with a particular teacher will feel "dumb" and not perform to the same ability they would if they had a sense of academic confidence.
6. In 2017, Congress repealed the rules from the FCC, essentially without explanation, so we’re back to having no such protection for internet service.
This is interesting to ask around about. None of my friends or family could remember hearing of such a repeal. This seems like something that would cause protest.
When using assistive technologies, there is often a lack of transparency and increased confusion over how data is collected and used, and who has permission to access this data (Bulger, 2016)
This is a very tricky problem when it comes to using tech services. Companies can appear very transparent in their policies and explanations. However not all information is disclosed and many companies are facing legal issuses regarding this. Also not all internet users have the same comprehension of the terms used in a privacy policy/
That means the developer of Pokemon Go, Niantic, may have access to your emails, Google Drive, calendar, contacts, photos, Chrome browsing history, search history, Maps data... and, well, anything else linked to your Google account”
As one of the many kids who downloaded pokemon go without even asking my parents. It is very surreal and personal connection into the idea of how children can easily be taken advantage of in the online world.
. Learners shouldn’t have to expend cognitive load on how to navigate your course from unit to unit – you want that brainpower focused on instructional content.
Yes! It would be so tiring during covid to struggle with technogoly on top of struggling with content. I wish content would be delivered over easier to use technogoly to reduce the frustration.
Tech Support / Help Availability. When technical problems or lack of user know-how impairs the function of a tool, users must know where to turn for help
Tech support must be one of the most frequent accessibility issues that I run into. Every single website or app or tool that I have an issue with, it is very hard to find help. I try to call and email the support lines into which I will get very little help or I am just interacting with robots that can not help me.
h. It uses keywords such as ‘abnormality’, ‘lack of ability’ and ‘disadvantage’ to describe a person. The Medical Model of Disability applies the medical world’s view that one needs cures or fixes to be a normal functioning person.
This reminds me of the major named "Communication disorders". The major recently had a name change and I believe it is because they realized how harmful the word disorders can be.
Many first timers find it overwhelming and question the sanity of the colleague who so highly recommended it. At some point if you persist it will begin to make sense.
This is very relatable especially pertaining to past assignments. I did feel very overwhelmed from the amount of information being presented at once. Twitter seems to have a lot popular negative content so it was hard to navigate around it. However learning more and reading about how my classmates particaped in twitter chats and what they learned definitely helped me see the revelancy in the tool.
Such reflection can be scaffolded by tools such as the PLN Enrichment Framework (Krutka et al., 2016)—a heuristic that supports a deep, critical interrogation of the people, spaces, and tools within a PLN.
I wonder what the process is that evaluates PLN. How can I go about a critical reflection.
personal learning networks can alternatively refer to systems of support for personal interests and hobbies (Fair, 2021). Therefore, the term professional learning network is often preferred when referring to career-based learning.
This is very important that there is a division between personal and professional. It is hard to balance the two and keep that division stable.