Guest Post: Navigating COVID-19 Dashboards
Navigating COVID-19 Dashboards by Kailey Fukushima When COVID-19 arrived in British Columbia, I sought safety in information seeking. In Spring 2020, I visited COVID-19 dashboards several times daily. I experienced near-overwhelming anxiety until I learned to navigate these technologies intentionally. Does my story sound familiar to you? If so, you are certainly not alone. COVID-19 […]
Online Resources for Library Access
This semester has been unlike any others before it. One of the big changes has been limited physical access to the library and its resources. Due to COVID-19, library branches within the UBC and UofT campuses either offer very limited services or remain entirely closed. However, this does not mean that students are left without […]
The Digital Tattoo Guide to Remote Communication
As the world becomes more accustomed to working remotely and from home, it occurred to us here at the Digital Tattoo that we are something like experts in the area of making workplace magic happen from afar. Since our establishment in 2009, our team has worked together while split between Vancouver and Toronto. With all […]
COVID-19 Case Study for Undergraduate Students
This case study presents a hypothetical situation based on very real circumstances that many undergraduate students are likely experiencing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We encourage you to take a look at this case study and think carefully about what you would do if you were in Kyle’s shoes. Better yet, have a conversation with […]
The Perils of a Digital Student Identity (and How to Cope)
Once upon a time, online courses were a novelty. A department might have offered one online course per year, or perhaps a professor might have decided to offer sessions online when they couldn’t be present in-person. In any case, they were rare, and the majority of students at Canadian universities went their whole lives without […]
Why I’m Using More Social Media than Ever
Now that quarantine has been going on for over three months, we at Digital Tattoo thought it would be a good idea to look back over the past few weeks and take stock of how quarantine has impacted our digital identities. For me, this has meant increasing my use of social media almost exponentially. Not […]
Digital Detox: How I’m dealing with the information overload
One of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and having to move to remote work and study is dealing with information overload and increased screen time. On my iPhone alone, I have gone from an average of 3 hours daily in June 2019 to cutting that in half by the end of 2019/beginning of 2020 […]
Contact tracing apps: How much data do you need to save the world?
Contact tracing refers to the tracking of the spread of a condition during a pandemic outbreak by keeping tabs on who has the condition and with whom they have come in contact. Historically, this required that affected individuals contact everyone with whom they interacted over a period of time, and all of those people contacting […]
9 Privacy and Security Tips for Working from Home
We hope that you’re staying safe and healthy, complying by public health rules and regulations, and doing your best to get through these tough times in good spirits. Many of us are going to be studying and working from home for a while even as things reopen. This means that we’re not only closer to […]
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