Most recent public comments by Kelly Simmons https://nowcomment.com/users/80464 https://nowcomment.com/documents/200879?scroll_to=1883790 https://nowcomment.com/documents/200879?scroll_to=1883790 Selwyn did talk a lot about the discourse of education and digital tech being used for gather non-essential data (as I percieved) and monitoring teachers. My question is the lack of research that causes public learning institutions to use digital technology in this construct or is it the lack of financial resourse? I'm not sure what the finding would be but I would be interested in the research. Sat, 16 May 2020 15:46:04 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/200879?scroll_to=1879156 https://nowcomment.com/documents/200879?scroll_to=1879156 I'm with you Ally, it is concerning as to what data is being collected and how that data is being used by these big corporations. My question is are the teachers and/or student aware of all of the data that is being collected by these company? Do they know how much information is being uploaded and shared with other companies? Sat, 16 May 2020 00:43:18 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/200879?scroll_to=1879152 https://nowcomment.com/documents/200879?scroll_to=1879152 Selwyn’s ask participants at the conference to observe 5 things during the conference. Two of the items grabbed my attention: • to what extent are these constructions of digital technology situated within dominant structures of production and power? • What freedoms and restrictions are being associated with such statements? These to statements aspire to ask the questions of why? Why are digital technology constructs offered/given to the same communities (high-economic) and why are teacher/instructors restricted from using or selecting technology they feel (with supporting research) would work best for their learners/students. Thu, 14 May 2020 01:27:04 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/200879?scroll_to=1879151 https://nowcomment.com/documents/200879?scroll_to=1879151 One of Selwyn assumptions that resonated with me is that teachers have control over the purchasing of technology in their classroom. Both K-12 and postsecondary institutions administrator and local/state board dictate technology in the classrooms. For example, is CMU’s administrators require instructors to use Blackboard as their online instructional software but not all instructor care to use Blackboard as their main online instructional platform. Thu, 14 May 2020 01:25:50 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/200879?scroll_to=1879150 https://nowcomment.com/documents/200879?scroll_to=1879150 Thu, 14 May 2020 01:24:45 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/200879?scroll_to=1879112 https://nowcomment.com/documents/200879?scroll_to=1879112 I agree that the use of technology in education is an intense conflict and the conflict is over the political issue of power and the distribution of power. We must recognize the fight over power is as basic as the old phrase “who has the knowledge has the power” and I am true believe in saying “if you don’t know where you come from how do you know where you are going”. In other word if a person doesn’t know the history of a subject, they will end up continuing the mistakes from history and therefore keeping that person (or community) in a continuous loop with no meaningful growth. This is prevalent in the educational gap between low-income communities and the high-income counter parts. This is a political issue of power between the have and have nots. Thu, 14 May 2020 00:32:24 -0400