S’more Chess Updates (not the graham cracker kind)
This week, I decided to use Smore to show my learning project update! Smore is a website that allows you to create
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Why the ‘Activism vs. Slacktivism’ Debate is Irrelevant
Activism vs. Slacktivism Social media campaigns have been widely critiqued for reducing activism to hitting the retweet button or sharing
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Moving Towards Reconciliation: Why Planting Trees Is Not Enough
Co-written by Raquel Bellefleur & Meagan Dobson Originally posted via UR S.T.A.R.S. What does ‘reconciliation’ actually mean? Like many, we entered our post-secondary education
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Chess Games: The Ultimate Relationship Test
Yesterday, I took the opportunity to challenge my fiancé to a chess game! This is a rare occurrence, as he
Chess Cognition (AKA Thought Process Boot Camp)
I’ve been working through a video series by John Bartholomew called Chess Cognition. This series consists of short clips where John goes through parts
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Social Media Is Not A Brainwashing Monster
As I engage with my classmates’ posts regarding digital identity and building online networks, I find myself continually coming across
Why we cannot stay silent: performing online to build networks of solidarity
Digital Sleuthing and Context Collapse In my ECMP 355 class, we recently engaged in a digital sleuthing activity, where we were
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Dropped Pieces + Shattered Dreams = Fresh Determination
My chess quest is proving to be quite a struggle. There is just so much to learn and so little
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Battling Stigma with Stories
This tweet from my friend Kendra hit me right in the guts. It came from a Twitter chat on how teachers can
Feedly and Feminism
I started using Feedly about a year ago, at the suggestion of the brilliant Katia Hildebrandt. I immediately saw the value in using
