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Maria

Dr. Maria Sanders is a Philosophy professor and coordinates the Philosophy program at Plymouth State University. As an applied ethicist, her research interests focus on the ways in which individual mindsets, communities, and emerging technologies impact people's joy and sense of purpose.
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Unintended negative impact

  • As I make intentional decisions about the inclusion or exclusion of digital technologies, I find myself becoming increasingly concerned about the possible negative side-effects that may accompany extensive immersion with digital technology. It is all too easy to only consider the couple hours my students are exposed to technology
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Can AI Think Philosophically?

  • I signed up for the Techs and Tools module to discover ways in which faculty are incorporating AI technologies into their particular disciplines. I am a Philosophy professor, an attorney, an author, and a musician. I have been updating assignments in several of my courses to challenge students to
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Glass dancer

  • The dancer is free and yet contained within the glass orb. I can see this representing both teaching and learning. Teachers and learners constantly face constraints that will be out of their control, but both have the ability to choose to freely dance within those constraints.
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Recent Comments by Maria

  • The primary question I ask myself whenever I consider adding a new technology to a class I am... More >>
    Comment on: When you’re deciding about using new technology in a class you’re teaching, what do you take into consideration?
    Posted on: 02/22/2024
  • Agreed! I am offering a Topics in Philosophy course online this summer on AI Ethics and plan to... More >>
    Comment on: Can AI Think Philosophically?
    Posted on: 02/18/2024
  • An assignment that I incorporated into my Medical Ethics courses has proven to resonate deeply with... More >>
    Comment on: Identify and describe a time when learning about and incorporating a new technology showed you a new way of teaching something.
    Posted on: 02/14/2024
  • I am deeply fascinated by the impact emerging technologies, such as generative AI technologies, are... More >>
    Comment on: Why did you decide to join the Design Forward learning community?
    Posted on: 02/08/2024

Latest Annotations from Maria

  • I would love to connect with Eden. How spaces become meaningful places was the focus of my... More >>
    Annotation on: Learning Environments: Where Space, Technology, and Culture Converge
    Posted by: mas1011
    Posted on: 02/22/2024
  • What a powerful metaphor! All too often, people are content to ride in the passenger seat rather... More >>
    Annotation on: Technology 101: What Do We Need To Know About The Future We’re Creating?
    Posted by: mas1011
    Posted on: 02/21/2024
  • When considering how spaces become meaningful places, it is crucial to remember that space is not... More >>
    Annotation on: Learning Environments: Where Space, Technology, and Culture Converge
    Posted by: mas1011
    Posted on: 02/19/2024
  • Thank you for sharing Martha. I look forward to checking it out.... More >>
    Annotation on: Technology is not Pedagogy
    Posted by: mas1011
    Posted on: 02/17/2024
  • One challenge I have found when learning goes online in synchronous formats is the ease with which... More >>
    Annotation on: Technology is not Pedagogy
    Posted by: mas1011
    Posted on: 02/15/2024

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Stop Five: Exploring Your Portfolio

This page is your personal workspace in Design Forward. Whenever you complete an activity in a module, it will be posted here. In addition, you can add portfolio items at any time. At the bottom of the page, you will see a gray bar with options to add images, files, videos, text reflections, or workbook pages. 

On the right, you will see your most recent comments and annotations as well as any questions you’ve asked. 

Your portfolio lives outside of any individual module — it is available across your entire Design Forward experience. If you click on the Participants link  you will be able to see everyone else participating in a module and visit their portfolios. They can visit yours as well. 

Take some time to explore the options in your portfolio; you don’t need to add anything at this time. When you’re done click the “Back to the Map” button.

At the end of this stop in the Orientation journey, you will have 

  • Understand how content is added to your portfolio
  • Learned that your portfolio is available across all the DF modules you participate in.