Chan’s Blog

The digital divide as stated in the book is “The economic, educational, and social inequalities between those who have computers and online access and those who do not (Wolske, M. 2020).” I’ve heard about the digital divide before because I realized that as a kid I was divided digitally compared to others, a sentiment I’m sure many can relate with. Throughout the years we’ve been able to slowly close the gap but as stated by speaker Arjun Lingala, “...4.3 billion people around the world don’t enjoy such access (Lingala, A., 2022).” That’s still a big divide we have. This means many individuals are missing out on opportunities that are only possible by having digital literacy. Luckily there have been efforts made to close the divide and many more can reap the benefits. The lecture by Youngmoo Kim was very interesting, he mentioned how instead of closing the digital divide we need to learn to diversify and simply providing access is not nearly enough (Kim, Y. 2019). He states, “… the u...

This week’s content is centered around the Internet of Things or IoT for short. Rose Barker defined it as “devices that have network connectivity that collects user data, process and analyze that data and then return it back to the user (Barker, R. 2018).” This sparked back memories of the olden times when we would save and share data through a “…floppy disk, hard drive, USB flash drive… (Wolske, M. 2020).” Which is what is known as Sneakernet, a term I’d never heard of before the reading. Reading and watching these videos put into perspective how great technology is and how bad technology can be potentially. Rose Barker has mentioned most IoT devices “…are connected back to a central device like a smartphone or a laptop we are going to call the anchored device (Barker, R. 2018).” Speaking personally when a new device is released, I am often drawn towards its compatibility to either stream or share data between many devices. We often forget that when that capability is presented then...

This week’s content was very interesting as it in my opinion focuses on honing on the why and what we value regarding learning and just everyday life. In the reading, they used the term functionings which was described as “…things individuals value being and doing… (Wolske, M.,2020).” This reminded me of my approach to many things, particularly in career choices. When I think of my future, I like to weigh the pros and cons based on what I value and how it can/would change me if I do decide to pursue that career. People do not realize that the career choices we make also can change ourselves such as self-perception and what people portray of us. Functionings also can be portrayed as reasons why we choose to create specific things. It’s what we value. The video mentioned how “Sewyn Goldsmith created the drop curb… encouraged people with limited mobility to have access to city sidewalks (What is Universal Design for Learn (UDL)?, 2021).” He had this great invention that served what he v...

Stepping back into school mode is never easy, especially as an “older” adult. Struggles with balancing work, school, and personal life can be challenging. The content this week gave me good insight into ways to be better at owning my education and efficiently using my time. When the book “Owning your education” by Megan Stone was referring to students stating how we do not have time that’s why we get bad grades I saw myself in that statement from time to time. I’ve been the type to procrastinate and to think that I work best under a time constraint. Time management has always been a big factor as to why I fall into procrastination at some moments. The book states executing good time management involves “Accurate estimating the time needed to accomplish tasks, scheduling sufficient time to complete tasks, calendaring ample “buffer” time for emergencies…, scheduling time for daily activities… and monitoring the schedule to ensure task completion” (Stone, M. 2014). I’ve always struggled...