Cameron Boerboom - EM203

The link below is to Plastic Oceans Canada, they plan to reduce plastics into Canada's oceans by 75% by 2025! Check it out. plasticoceans.ca/?matchtype=b&n…

Innovative solution to the pollinator crisis being done right on our Laurier campus! Members of the Enactus team have created a business focused on tackling the issue of widespread urban sprawl through selling these "Bee Hotels" to provide sanctuary and nesting for pollinators!!

An innovative solution to prevent concussions in football. NFL players have started to wear these new helmets to reduce the odds of getting a concussion when they are hit in the head. money.cnn.com/2017/09/16/new…

Here is a link that describes a cool initiative started by a group of medical experts regarding concussions, brain injuries and PTSD. brainline.org/article/concus…

A sharply divided House approves the rules for its impeachment inquiry of President Trump. The near party-line 232-196 roll call was the chamber's first formal vote on a process that's likely to take months, possibly stretching into the 2020 election year. apne.ws/E2UzShd

Found an interesting article that provides a great synopsis of concussions in sports. #EM203Research nationwidechildrens.org/specialties/sp…

sos-bees.org/causes/ I love this website for diving deep into the pollinator crisis! The site does a fantastic job of explaining each related cause in depth and providing a very comprehendible explanation. #EM203Research

Very interesting study that presents a risk we don't initially think about when discussing concussions in sports. #EM203Robin #EM203Research

A quote I found interest in was by @mpftwellbeing stating that, "Symptoms of anxiety can mimic symptoms of physical illness and start a chain of catastrophic thoughts", having this photo attached to the tweet: #EM203Research #EM203Robin

@EM203PMcGuire Online platforms have drastically change the ways in which we learn and do research, especially for us students. Do you think there are any disadvantages to us having so much information readily available?

I've learned that having access to online communication forms and information has truly made a difference for a lot of people. As a student, gaining knowledge about new topics is very easy when we have access to things such as peer-reviewed articles. #EM203Robin

@em203mdalgleish It really is interesting when you take a step back and realize the ways in which we learn. Sometimes I think we take for granted the ways that we learn. We have a lot more control over these learning styles then we think!

@Em203Rayala There is no doubt that we have benefited greatly from learning through different forms of media on the Internet. Do you think there is a trade-off between convenience and risk when using digital platforms?

@EM203thompson It really is crazy to think about how much information is available to us and the speed at which we can access it. Connectivism has drastically changed the ways in which we learn.

@DT_EM203 Hi David! I too enjoyed reading about different learning theories. The internet can allow us to learn so many new things, it will be exciting to learn more about learning in our digital age!

EM203 has been fantastic so far. I thoroughly enjoyed studying the different learning theories last week. This evening, I even learned how to sing in German! Looking forward to the remainder of the course and seeing what else it has to offer! #EM203Clarke

So far EM203 has been very interesting. I enjoyed learning about the different learning theories last week. Looking forward to learning more abut learning in our digital age! #EM203Robin