{"id":9252,"date":"2026-04-14T11:08:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt521\/?page_id=9252"},"modified":"2026-04-14T12:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T19:06:49","slug":"student-posts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/malat-coursesite.royalroads.ca\/lrnt521\/blog\/student-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Student posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='feedzy-lazy' data-feeds=\"student-blog\"data-max=\"10\"data-feed_title=\"yes\"data-target=\"_blank\"data-follow=\"yes\"data-title=\"\"data-meta=\"author,date\"data-multiple_meta=\"no\"data-summary=\"yes\"data-summarylength=\"0\"data-thumb=\"auto\"data-default=\"\"data-size=\"150\"data-aspectRatio=\"1\"data-keywords_title=\"\"data-keywords_inc=\"\"data-keywords_inc_on=\"title\"data-keywords_exc_on=\"title\"data-refresh=\"12_hours\"data-sort=\"\"data-http=\"auto\"data-error_empty=\"\"data-amp=\"yes\"data-offset=\"0\"data-lazy=\"1\"data-_dryrun_=\"no\"data-_dry_run_tags_=\"\"data-from_datetime=\"\"data-to_datetime=\"\"data-disable_default_style=\"yes\"data-filters=\"\"data-classname=\"\"data-metafields=\"author,date\"data-categories=\"student-blog\"data-price=\"yes\"data-columns=\"1\"data-template=\"default\"data-itemTitle=\"1\"data-disableStyle=\"\"data-className=\"\"data-hasCustomCSS=\"\"data-customCSS=\"\"data-otterConditions=\"\"data-has_valid_cache=\"true\"data-nonce=\"d1bc3b2264\"><div class=\"feedzy-773d3325af353b2e621bf606e9d0f5ee feedzy-rss-1\"><div class=\"rss_header\"><h2><a href=\"\" class=\"rss_title\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a> <span class=\"rss_description\"> <\/span><\/h2><\/div><ul><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru320\/malat-2026-virtual-symposium-reflection-rethinking-participation-neurodiversity-and-inclusion-in-digital-learning-communities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">MALAT 2026 Virtual Symposium Reflection \u2013 Rethinking Participation: Neurodiversity and Inclusion in Digital Learning Communities<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\">Celine<\/a> on April 13, 2026 <\/small><p>The MALAT virtual symposium featured a wide range of presentations that encourage cirtical reflection on contemporary issues in learning. Among these, Mary Burgess\u2019s session \u201cRethinking Participation: Neurodiversity and Inclusion in Digital Learning Communities\u201d (2026), was particularly impactful. Burgess reflected on&#8230; Continue Reading \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru319\/reflections-from-the-virtual-symposium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reflections from the Virtual Symposium<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\">Florian<\/a> on April 13, 2026 <\/small><p>This year\u2019s virtual symposium (LRNT521 Digital Learning Environments, Networks, Communities) offered a valuable opportunity to examine how various institutions and<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/virtual-symposium-critical-academic-reflective-blog-post\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Virtual Symposium Critical Academic Reflective Blog Post<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\">Gen<\/a> on April 13, 2026 <\/small><p>One of the presentations that I attended at the MALAT Virtual Symposium was Mary Burgess\u2019 session on \u201cNeurodiversity and Inclusion in Digital Learning Communities\u201d (2026). This topic felt very personal to me as someone who has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. The examples and questions throughout the presentation were points that I strongly identify with. \u2026 Continue reading Virtual Symposium Critical Academic Reflective Blog Post \u2192<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru318\/critical-reflections-on-nlp-and-openness-in-digital-learning-environments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Critical Reflections on NLP and Openness in Digital Learning Environments\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru318\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/300\/2024\/02\/aaron-burden-cmIqkMPfpMQ-unsplash-1024x768.jpg\" title=\"Critical Reflections on NLP and Openness in Digital Learning Environments\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/768;height:150px;width:150px;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru318\/critical-reflections-on-nlp-and-openness-in-digital-learning-environments\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Critical Reflections on NLP and Openness in Digital Learning Environments<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\">Christiane<\/a> on April 12, 2026 <\/small><p>The MALAT Virtual Symposium sessions provided me with a valuable opportunity to critically reflect on various practices in digital learning<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru315\/aligning-learners-context-and-design-reflections-on-a-virtual-symposium\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Aligning Learners, Context, and Design: Reflections on a Virtual Symposium<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\">Kelly<\/a> on April 12, 2026 <\/small><p>Across the Virtual Symposium presentations that I watched, I found myself reinforcing an existing way of thinking about educational design rather than redefining it. I\u2026<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru313\/curriculum-design-is-messy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Curriculum Design is Messy<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\">Ron<\/a> on April 12, 2026 <\/small><p>My plan when I enrolled in the MALAT program was to learn how to create better educational experiences for my students by merging modern thinking and technology into the curriculum. The first week of LRNT 521, Digital Learning Environments, Networks, Communities, has shown me that curriculum design is messy. Some of my takeaways from the \u2026 Continue reading &#8220;Curriculum Design is Messy&#8221;<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru314\/reimagining-programs-in-an-interregnum-faculty-agency-and-institutional-change-under-pressure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Reimagining Programs in an Interregnum: Faculty, Agency, and Institutional Change under Pressure\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru314\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/296\/2026\/04\/Solitudes-e1776015261220-1024x518.png\" title=\"Reimagining Programs in an Interregnum: Faculty, Agency, and Institutional Change under Pressure\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/518;height:150px;width:150px;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru314\/reimagining-programs-in-an-interregnum-faculty-agency-and-institutional-change-under-pressure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reimagining Programs in an Interregnum: Faculty, Agency, and Institutional Change under Pressure<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\">Claire<\/a> on April 11, 2026 <\/small><p>The webinar The Age of Disruption: Reimagining the Work of Faculty and Instructors in an Age of Rapid Change by<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0282\/impacts-of-digital-learning-on-digital-privacy-and-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Impacts of Digital Learning on Digital Privacy and Policy<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\">Asha<\/a> on June 3, 2024 <\/small><p>Digital learning environments (DLEs)\u00a0have\u00a0transformed the educational landscape\u00a0in the way of\u00a0access and engagement. However it has also brought forward critical issues surrounding digital privacy and policy. The infographic below explores the tangible impacts of digital learning on digital privacy and policy, examining the positive advancements and existing challenges. This infographic is interactive, please click on the<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0282\/my-digital-presence-didp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">My Digital Identity and Digital Presence (DIDP)<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\">Asha<\/a> on June 3, 2024 <\/small><p>One of the concepts that caught my eye in Unit 2, was Gardner Campbell\u2019s explanation of a personal cyberinfrastructure. Campbell (2009) advocates for students to build and manage their own digital spaces, equating the personal cyberinfrastructure to an academic rite of passage. This reflection is inspired by Campbell\u2019s (2009) suggestion that \u201cstudents would build out<\/p><\/div><\/li><li  class=\"rss_item\"><div class=\"rss_image\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0282\/resident-visitor-typology-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Resident-Visitor Typology Map\" style=\"height:150px;width:150px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0282\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/264\/2024\/06\/Colorful-Digital-Business-Mind-Map-Brainstorm-1024x576.png\" title=\"Resident-Visitor Typology Map\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/576;height:150px;width:150px;\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/div><span class=\"title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0282\/resident-visitor-typology-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Resident-Visitor Typology Map<\/a><\/span><div class=\"rss_content\" style=\"\"><small>by <a href=\"\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\">Asha<\/a> on June 3, 2024 <\/small><p>Reflecting on my technology use, it was interesting to see that I skew more toward the visitor typology than I had initially thought. 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