Month: October 2021

How do notable individuals use social media?

Celebrities will be authenticated by the platform first, as perhaps there will be many worshippers of celebrities who impersonate them. Moreover, they also use some popular social software, such as Facebook and Instragram， and usually post messages and photos on social platforms. However, celebrities’ opinions will have a great impact on the public, because they have numerous followers. Sometimes, even a company or person can be destroyed. So celebrities need to be more careful when using social software.

What are the benefits of being in the public eye and having a PLN?

PLN allows people to better know about your life and interests because you can share your experiences on the Internet. When others don’t know you, they can learn about your personal hobbies and interests from your online information. You can make more like-minded friends in this way. Meanwhile, you can communicate with people online by posting information. This will also improve your communication skills.

Building community with online tools provided by the employer can be limiting, what are the perceived restrictions and benefits?

Limitations: Online communication may lead to arguments with others, as online communication is limited to text communication. You can’t let people know your tone or your expressions. If you make a simple joke and others misunderstand it, it will lead to an argument with others. At the same time, there is a lot of false information in the network. It is difficult to distinguish the true and false information on the Internet.

Benefits: It’s easier to communicate with people, especially now during the COVID-19 pandemic. People can communicate with more people while ensuring their health.

Delivering information in a connected society requires verifiable resources, how to build a PLN to rely on?

First, I think it necessary for more people to confirm information repeatedly and seek for information online. Meanwhile, cite more information from reliable large websites. Try to avoid citing private comments. As large websites have very strong mechanisms to audit information, wrong information can be prevented from spreading in this way. At the same time, indicate the source of original information before sharing others’ information. In this way, once information errors are found, it’s convenient to trace the source of information.

How do those, who are veteran storytellers, minimize risk in sharing misinformation?

When you regularly take advantage of information from several websites, don’t use information from different sites too much. Looking for reliable websites can greatly reduce the risk of spreading misinformation. Because most of the information on reliable websites is generally correct, it will not mislead the public. Meanwhile, if you find wrong information on the network, inform the publisher immediately and let him modify the information, which could minimize the spread of false information.

How would you create a PLN (Personal learning network) prior to engaging a social media campaign on a topic of your choice ?

The topic I would choose is travel. I think traveling broadens people’s horizons and brings people a lot of new knowledge. And I enjoy taking photos. If I share some of my travel photos on the Internet, like Instagram or Facebook, more people will be able to learn about the outside world from their homes. At the same time, as a foreign student, traveling to different places in Canada can help me learn about the different local cultures and backgrounds so that I can be better adapted to life abroad. Moreover, I want to open my own restaurant in the future. Traveling will enable me to taste various delicious food in other places.

Choose a topic, consider your audiences, and consider how you would create a social media campaign leveraging your PLN ?

Before I go on a trip I will look into the destination first, and see what good restaurants and scenic spots there are in the place. In the process of travelling, I would turn on the phone’s location feature, take photos at any time, and post some theme activities with tags in Instagram. This will help people who want to travel there learn about local travel information. I would also leave my comments on Google, which can help future visitors avoid some bad scenic spots and save money and time.

How diverse is your existing PLN?

I think in my current learning process, although I have tried to expand to make my PLN more diversified, there is no significant extension of PLN. Nowadays, although I use social apps to share my life, I am still very afraid of exposing too much of my personal information on the Internet, so I will try to avoid communicating my thoughts with my friends on social apps. Although my V&R map shows that I have diversified apps, actually very few of them are applied to learning.

In your PLN, are you learning from a variety of voices or are you the loudest in the room？

In my PLN, I prefer to listen to other people’s voices because I am not an egotistical person. But I also have my own subjective judgment. If I think other people’s suggestions are better, I will listen to them, but not in a blind manner.

Do you participate in a silo of information sharing (similar themes or wide range of interests)?

I like to share my opinions and experiences on social apps. I share my travel photos and daily life on Instagram, but I have set restrictions. Only my friends can view my Instagram because sharing it with strangers will make me feel a little shy. Meanwhile, I am also afraid that some people on the Internet that I don’t know will leave me messages because I don’t know how to reply to them.

In your professional setting of choice, do you think inclusion is actively embraced? 

I think inclusion is actively embraced because I am an international student from China. Throughout my study, I need to cooperate with other students to finish our project. Therefore, I think inclusion is really important in our team. If you want to successful in a course, you must keep a good relationship with your classmate.

What is the learning outcome of your PLN and how are you ensuring your exposure to diversity and inclusion?

I think PLN can make my study easier, and students can learn knowledge even if they stay at home. I can also share my views with more people so that learning has no geographical and language limitations. It also helps me know more people coming from different countries. At the same time, we can better understand the cultures of different countries so that I can better respect the culture of other countries. More radical actions can also be avoided if there is a dispute on the internet. It gives each party time to calm down.

How can you use a diverse PLN to broaden your views of inclusion?

On the Internet, I can learn more about the cultures of different countries, also I can make more friends. It is very important to learn, understand, and respect the cultures of different countries. Learning on the Internet can make me learn in a more convenient manner. I can stay at home and use my mobile phone or computer to learn. But I still need to consider how to connect the network with reality because I want to make more friends.

How has your thinking about inclusion and PLN evolved after reviewing the videos and readings?

Everyone’s ideas are unique. Only by communication can different ideas be merged to develop better ideas. Putting yourself in other’s positions when thinking is good for better communication. Everyone may come from different countries with different beliefs. Therefore, PLN can help us learn in a better way.

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What digital platforms are students currently using to develop their professional network?

Student are using Zoom and google Drive to develop their professional Network. On last year, due to Covid-19 paramedic, many student change face to face study to online Learning. Zoom can help students to have classes and enable teachers to see every student and teach them every day. Also, teachers will assign some homework to students, and students can complete the assigned homework through Google Drive. Everyone can modify the content of the homework and discuss it via social software. Students learn in this way, which can also be extended to work. In fact, whether it is learning or working, cooperation between people is always the key to success, and network tools can help people cooperate better.

What could the student consider in expanding their professional learning network?

When students expanding their professional learning network, they should consider university relative to society. There are many different between school and society.  When students graduated, many students said that they could not adapt to the problems at work. Connecting between school and working could help student to adapt working. In addition, student need protect their private information to expose on online. If a student’s personal information is leaked to the Internet, it may cause the student to be violent on the Internet.

Discussion question

How does data privacy and security limit and/or promote a PLN?

Although data privacy can prevent your private information from being leaked, your network reach is confined. Students use fake names and information on Internet, because they worry about private information leak. As a result, visitors have no idea who the website owner is and may lose interest in browsing student websites as well.

In your network how can you create a digital identity/ reputation?

Try to help others on Internet. For example, if someone said they want to commit suicide or hurt others, please try your best to persuade them not to do anything against the law. And also do not disguise yourself. Show your true life to your friends. Enable other people to better understand you. Do not leave any offensive or hurtful comment about cyberbullying. Students should spread some information with a positive life attitude. In this way, a good network image can be achieved.