By bryan short on December 16, 2017 | Tagged with Digital identity, Digital literacy, google, privacy
Contribute! Draft Student Bill of Rights for Learning Data Share your thoughts on our Padlet The Learning Management System in Real Life Unknown Strangers in the Classroom Imagine yourself walking into a classroom. At the front of the room, your instructor is seated with six other people. These people have clipboards, stopwatches, and take extensive […]
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By bryan short on October 23, 2016 | Tagged with Connect, Connect series, learning analytics, privacy
The Data After a long period of waiting, and a short period of complaining, I’ve received my personal data from UBC’s Learning Management System (LMS), Blackboard Connect. I’m impressed with, and unsettled by, the amount of data that I’ve been given. It’s from every course at UBC that I’ve ever been enrolled in, including those […]
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By bryan short on October 3, 2016 | Tagged with Connect, Connect series, Digital identity, learning analytics, privacy, Protect
The History It’s been over 60 working days since I first made my request to UBC for access to my personal data that was collected and stored through their Learning Management System (LMS), Blackboard Connect. Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), public institutions are advised to comply with these requests within 30 business days, […]
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By bryan short on September 29, 2016 | Tagged with Crap Detection, Digital Identity Digest, digital tattoo, Network Smarts, Online Safety, privacy, Protect
US citizens can register to vote within Snapchat application In an appeal to its young audience, the popular and ephemeral video sharing application, Snapchat, is encouraging young people to vote by allowing them to register within the application. The campaign is in partnership with Democracy Works’ TurboVote, and its advertisements will automatically be displayed in Snapchat Stories for […]
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By bryan short on August 28, 2016 | Tagged with Digital identity, Digital Identity Digest, digital tattoo, privacy
New Facebook application for teens presents privacy concerns Facebook released a new video sharing application called Lifestage this week that is intended for users under the age of 21. The social media company has been losing market share to ephemeral applications like Snapchat, and has been looking for ways to engage the young users who favour its […]
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By Joey Levesque on May 25, 2015 | Tagged with Digital identity, digital tattoo, Learn, privacy, Publish, research
Video credit: Open Learning Remix – posted by The Digital Tattoo Project on YouTube Watch Think Explore Links Discuss Think Explore Open education has slowly increased in popularity over the last few years. It generally refers to the practice of using online technologies to share knowledge and information freely. The idea is that learning should be […]
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