Welcome to the EME2040 class blog!
My name is Daeun (Da-eun). I'm a third-year PhD student at Florida State University in the Instructional Systems and Learning Technologies program. I live in Tallahassee with three roommates. I grew up in a small rural area of South Korea, where I had encountered many inequity issues in educational settings due to geographical barriers. My current goal as a researcher is to use appropriate technology to address educational inequity issues, and currently, I'm studying how first-generation students use social media to learn about college.
I've used a variety of technology in educational contexts. One of the graduate classes I took in Korea required us to take a Kahoot quiz at the beginning of each class meeting to check student attendance. In another class, I collaborated with my classmates to develop a Wiki page about a topic. At FSU, I've utilized Flipgrid to record my introduction video, Voicethread to present my assignment, and blog posts to reflect on course contents. I've found the majority of the technologies to be effective, interesting, and appealing for my learning. I hope that by taking this course, you will become more familiar with many different technologies and look for new ways to use them in your own classroom and in other contexts in your career.
As for my PLN, as a doctoral student, I follow #phdchat on Instagram to learn about other grad students' productivity tips, stress management strategies, and so on. I also follow numerous current PhD students' YouTube channels. On Reddit, I occasionally visit r/PhD to observe the conversation among PhD students across the world. I'm in several Slack channels for my research projects, where I interact asynchronously with my colleagues. I also "meet" my colleagues online and in person for study group meetings (mainly online these days). My PLN has helped me adjust to graduate school life and has encouraged me to continue on this path.
I hope you make the most of the course! :)
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