Blog Post #10
Can your PLN be used to help professional development post-course? If yes, how? If no, what limitations exist?
From my view, I think PLN could help professional development post-course.PLN can help people express their opinions online quickly. It enables people to learn and share their opinions indoors. Moreover, by setting different topics and questions to let students discuss, thus new ideas can be got. Meanwhile, network can also open to the public to allow more people to join topics, so that more people can learn and participate in our topics. Furthermore, we can hold events online, such as voting on topics. In this way, more people can understand what we are learning.
Can your PLN be relied on to open professional opportunities?
I think PLN can provide open professional opportunities because the purpose of PLN is to allow more people to express their views on the Internet anytime, anywhere. When people study and discuss enough topics, they will have a certain understanding of the topics discussed, and they will also inquire about certain materials on the Internet for self-study. In future career, this is also an indispensable kind of study, which is beneficial to help people make certain plans for their future careers.
Blog post 9
Why Media Literacy matters in your PLN
What is media literacy?
Media Literacy should be an essential quality of people. People first need to obtain information and evaluate it after thinking about it independently. (Media Literacy Fundamentals,2017) And post people’s views online. It’s actually like an ability that people show. Having the right media literacy can help people adapt better to society and express their views on things.
Why is it important?
If people do not have the right media literacy, it may lead to the proliferation of false information. Because reports on the same news on the Internet may have distinct results. When people do not verify the wrong information and make comments on the Internet, which will make their opinions be wrong and it is very likely to be seen by others, causing other people to have misunderstanding.
Why is it dismissed?
I think it’s hard to change people’s thinkings. When people begin to collect information, they will make judgments and subconscious evaluations of the information collected. In fact, the information of other people on the Internet can rarely change your own opinions. In addition, everyone should have their own opinions, because if everyone’s ideas are the same, everyone in the world will be the same.
Why should you aim for varied views but the factual consensus in your PLN?
People have discussion on some topics because their ideas can not reach consensus, and the discussion on information on the internet can make people think more deeply. So then, people can pay attention to this topic. If all people can reach a consensus, they will often forget about it quickly. At the same time, they will not reflect on the mistakes they made in the incident. Although arguments may lead to misunderstanding, and even prevent people from reaching the right conclusions. But I think that only by continuous discussion and reflection can we make social progress.
Reference：
Media Literacy Fundamentals. MediaSmarts. (2017, January 19). Retrieved November 16, 2021, from https://mediasmarts.ca/digital-media-literacy/general-information/digital-media-literacy-fundamentals/media-literacy-fundamentals.
Blog post # 8
Explore the video provided and reflect on the themes of a PLN in a professional capacity.
I think the use of social media in community publicity is a good idea, because in reality many people may have no chance to know the past and the culture of other communities. Social media can not only be used to show the community to outsiders, but also make community residents better know the culture and background of their own. PLN can make people get to know at home conveniently, so wasting time to learn in other special place is not necessary at all.
Which social media platforms are beneficial in education?
I think instagram can play a significant role in education because most of younger people have instagram. they could initiate topics and discuss them on the instagram. Meanwhile, it can also be displayed and seen by public. Instagram could record their views on different topic at different ages. when student looking for a job in the future, it can also help enterprises better understand student thinking and their experience.
Consider the equality that exists when all have the same platform to engage community dialogues.
I think there are unequal conditions for community dialogue. First of all, some students are relatively outgoing, so they have many friends in real life. Their online expressions will be supported by many friends. While for students with few friends in real life, their opinions tend to be thought of as strange ones by most people, so their views will be ignored and even ridiculed.
Consider as an additional piece, when working with the vulnerable sector, how does social media fit into professionalism and regulations?
In my opinion, wrong information ought to be avoided to spread, because many people may sustain losses due to their reliance on spread of wrong information. There is also a great impact on professionalism. As is known to all, wrong public opinion may arise from wrong information on Internet. Both sides are affected. Some formal social media platforms require identity verification to register as a user, which can effectively protect private information and should be preferred to use.
Blog post #6
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.
blog post #5 PLN in Practice
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.
Blog Post #2 V & R Map
My V & R map is showing Above
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.