Dereck Thibault – EDUC5131

Week 4 – Law & Order

Posted on Sunday, July 28, 2019Sunday, July 28, 2019 by admin

Week four was divided into two different themes that looked at privacy and protection as well as law and policy. It was prudent timing because released during this week was a documentary on Netflix called the Great Hack that speaks...Read More

Week 3 – Bad Habits

Posted on Sunday, July 21, 2019Sunday, July 28, 2019 by admin

In week three the focus of the course was on Health and Wellness. I reflected on my own digital use by digging into my iPhone's Screentime app. My data helped inform me that overall I use my phone more than...Read More

Week 2 – The Medium IS The Message

Posted on Sunday, July 14, 2019Sunday, July 28, 2019 by admin

In the unit this week we looked at netiquette which is a portmanteau of (Inter)net and ettiquette. Ettiquette is defined by Google as the "customary code of polite behavior in society or among members of a particular group" and online...Read More

Week 1 – Are These Digital Challenges Just For Young People?

Posted on Monday, July 8, 2019Monday, July 8, 2019 by admin

So far in this course we have looked at what the digital challenges are for today's youth. In the film InRealLife (2013) the filmmaker takes us through the world of today and sprinkled among the detailed descriptions by youth of...Read More