Category: edci338

• Community communications go beyond blogs and social media shares, how does a PLN help and hinder the development of thoughts and ideas in education discourse?

PLN contributes to the growth of concepts and opinions in discourse by establishing a global network of communities. PLN fosters the development of ideas in discourse by bringing together people from all over the world. Baker acknowledges Leona Prince in the video, a strong female parent who uses social media with a lot of “feelings and emotions”. She not only posts and shares information, but she also connects with people emotionally which helps to develop a community. Another great influencer, Baker mentioned Negon Sinclair, an indigenous leader who is a leader across the country around truth and reconciliation and gains indigenous voices’ perspectives.

• How do educators create discourse?

Educators create discourse by inviting individuals to discuss topics they are passionate about doing so makes them engaged in the conversation and brings more to the table of discussions.

• Which social media platforms are beneficial in education?

As technology and social media take over the world, there are so many great platforms to use for education. Students and teachers have access through any device to gain insight on connecting with different learning groups. Some great tools are TedEd – which offers TED Talks but with visual animations, WordPress – web communication with lessons for students, and YouTube – which I personally use the most as it has almost anything and everything you might be looking for.

• When working with the vulnerable sector, how does social media fit into professionalism and regulations?

I believe those in vulnerable sectors such as health care professionals can use social media to empower their personal learning networks. They have access to resources and information out of reach for most people, so they are able to increase awareness, and provide real health information to their nearby and far communities.

Resources:

Resource:
Chesser, L. (2022, April 6). 25 Awesome Social Media Tools for Education. InformED. https://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/social-media-tools-for-education/

Miller. (2021). Brad Baker EDCI 338. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5z8iHxW2n4&feature=youtu.be

• How do notable individuals use social media?

Individuals use social media to share their thoughts, ideas, information and most importantly create communities and build connections. Notable individuals are individuals that are important figures to society, and they use social media to keep them relevant, self-promote as it is one of the most effective ways to do so.

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

The benefits of being in the public eye through having a personal learning network is being able to embrace your authenticity and to create connections with like-minded and diverse individuals. It helps employers have an insight to whom they are hiring solely based on their internet search, through blogs, communities, and social media activities. Notable individuals being in the public eye comes with some benefits as they are more likely to come across great opportunities and most importantly when they want to speak about topics that means something to them, they bring more awareness to it. A great example is the Palestinian-Dutch model Bella Hadid she continues to speak and raise awareness for Palestinians on Instagram and is vocal with her viewpoints on Muslims society’s.

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

The perceived benefits that can help when building an online community through an employer has benefits but more often is limited. Some benefits may include employers have insight on their targeted audience needs which increases and improves customer loyalty. A restriction may include the limitation of what you can post on the company’s  social media platforms.

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

It is important to develop relationships with trustworthy and verifiable resources. It is critial to create connections with people you know are that are always trustworthy and are not just telling you lies and giving you incorrect information. To make your PLN reliable and verifiable, you must first establish a good reputation by connecting with others who are reliable and verifiable.

• How do those, who are veteranstorytellers, minimize the risk of sharing misinformation?

Minimizing risk in misinformation sharing is related to the concept of having reliable and verifiable resources within your PLN. It is critical for an individual to ensure that they are not simply spreading their beliefs and false facts when they should be sharing reliable information. A good way to reduce the risk of spreading misinformation is to ensure that your own resources and sources are reliable, as well as having a publicist or other individual go over and edit their work.

• How to best address negative replies and critiques reflective of your own personal values and employers social media policy?

Every individual who uses social media platforms will receive negative responses and critiques at some point. How we respond to these responses and critiques reveals a lot about ourselves. Personally, I believe it is more effective not to respond to such responses and critiques, or to respond kindly and politely if you do. I believe that responding negatively or inconsiderately is terrible and reflects poorly on yourself and your employer. It is a waste of time, and it is preferable for individuals to try to ignore it and move on.

Reference:

Hirst, M. Navigating Social Journalism. New York, Taylor & Francis, 2019.

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

As students, it is critical to develop a strong platform to be able to network professionally, during both pre and post-undergrad it’s beneficial when it comes down to narrowing the type of job you’re looking for and constructing specific skills that your future employer would like to see. One of the most popular networks is LinkedIn, it is one of the largest network platforms used today. Individuals including myself are finding so many different opportunities on this site to help build connections and level up in their professional careers. Other great sites included indeed, Quora and CareerBuilder.

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

Students now can benefit from growing a professional learning network through social media, workshops, and online courses. Being able to create separate professional and personal social media accounts can help us navigate and control what we want our employers and friends to see. Having a PLN is beneficial to bouncing around ideas, resources, and tools all a click away on the internet.

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

As we evolve with technology, we continue to work with the technological resources and networks to which we have access in our surroundings and we create and manage our own online presences and footprints, along with asserting control over how we choose to express individual digital identity. Creating a digital identity necessitates a great deal of being articulated with information we want potential employers to take notice of. I believe my digital identity highlights my background and skills in which I can bring great assets to a company and that can create a good reputation for further networking.

Consider how an employer would respond if you applied for a job with them and they assessed your social media presence via your digital identity.

• Diving into my V&R map, my employer can see I am very active on the applications I use frequently. All my school applications such as WordPress, Pulse, Brightspaces, and Youtube are in the institutional category along with OpenTable and Twitter being used for work-related purposes.

MY V&R MAP

Reference:

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Sansom, S. F. and H. (n.d.). How to grow A professional learning network. Hello World. from https://helloworld.raspberrypi.org/articles/hw14-how-to-grow-a-professional-learning-network

Clifford, M. 20 tips for creating a professional learning network. InformED. http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/20-tips-for-creating-a-professional-learning-network/#ixzz2GruraFLQ