This week we discussed Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR). This topic actually had me thinking about the use of scenario-based games and simulation in Medical Education. We currently use standardized patients to provide students with mock clinical experiences. Much like a Virtual or Augmented Reality, the use of standardized patients can can give…
Month: March 2020
Universal Design of Learning (UDL)
Week 7 focused on the UDL framework and steps for making learning accessible for a diverse population of learners. As someone who has been designing learning materials for a long time, I thought I had a good understanding of UDL principles and try to apply them when creating multimedia learning tools. This includes the basics…
Humanness in Online Communication
Week 6: Communicating in CMCs This week we discussed new literacy and social practices that have evolved as a result of digital communication. The concept that I was most interested in exploring was the idea of digital storytelling and remaining human in a digital environment. This idea directly related to the first of my exploratory…
Community & Conformity
This week, the critical discussion around the concept of community was very interesting to me because up until now most of the discourse around community (in both the Community of Inquiry framework and in discussions of Communities of Practice) have been neutral or positive. I had not considered the potential of communities to suppress differences…