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Reflect on your experience in the course, your development of PLN, your use of social media platforms and networked publics, share any changes in your perspective of social media in professional settings and personal use. Before this course, I never… Continue Reading →

Can your PLN be used to help professional development post-course? My PLN can certainly be used to help with my professional development post-course. A prime example of this is that I’m doing a co-op in the spring, and my professional… Continue Reading →

Community communications go beyond blogs and social media shares, how does a PLN help and hinder the development of thoughts and ideas in public discourse – especially when addressing our differences? Harrison’s video covered this question really well: As a… Continue Reading →

What is the benefit of having a PLN that values media literacy? I think that Julie’s perspective on having a PLN that values media literacy was bang on when she said that a constant stream of people to expand on… Continue Reading →

Identify the risks and benefits of engaging with a public audience in a media space – what are the risks for a public figure or person in a position of trust (educator, lawyer, government official)? Initially, my response was that… Continue Reading →

How does social media help engage in community-based communications? Social media platforms can help engage in community communications in various ways, including local organization accounts, online support and sharing of various businesses and causes, and personal communication with the purpose… Continue Reading →

Explore how you would create a PLN prior to building a podcast on a topic of your choice. Please include an exploration of how would you emulate success stories in this space (podcasts that you’ve listened to or seen become… Continue Reading →

How diverse is your existing PLN? My PLN right now is very diverse in many ways: People of many different ages, races, and backgrounds are all contributing to the discussion, allowing for different points of view from many different cultures… Continue Reading →

I decided to base the size of my VR map topics based on my usage, for example Snapchat and Instagram are used very often (multiple times per day), while I very rarely use twitter. LinkedIn is judged more by its… Continue Reading →

What is Digital Identity? To describe a digital identity is to describe one’s passions, feelings, and characteristics within a digital world. This is akin to an online personality of sorts. Like a real identity though, your digital identity is shaped… Continue Reading →