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Final Video Project
By: Ella Ostrikoff, Hannah Herold, Morgan Bender, & Niko Cantas Video: Peer Review Feedback: Messaged question in mattermost? Unsure what to do.
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Week 10. Engaging your PLN Using your PLN to engage business, career opportunities, and relationships.
Blog #9 Can your PLN be used to help professional development post-course? Yes, I strongly believe that investing in my Personal Learning Network (PLN) can significantly enhance my professional development in the post-course phase. Throughout this course, I have come to understand that building and maintaining a robust PLN is a critical component of success…
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Week 8. Why Media Literacy Matters in Your PLN.
Open dialogues about media literacy and factual information can create conflict; why does this happen? I believe that open dialogues about media literacy and factual information can create conflict for a number of reasons. Based on my experience, this occurs due to miscommunication caused by tone and sentence phrasing in a Facebook comment thread. The…
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Week 7. Community Engagement & Your PLN
How does social media engage communications? Social media has become an indispensable tool for communication in today’s world. It allows individuals to instantly connect with others worldwide, regardless of distance or time zone. With social media, people can form relationships with those who have diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. This allows for sharing knowledge, ideas,…
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Week 6/7 – Engaging your PLN
How would you create a PLN prior to engaging in a social media campaign on a topic of your choice? Consider how you would introduce yourself to others consider how you would engage in initial conversation to generate interest in your campaign professionally. I believe to create a PLN prior to engaging in social media,…
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Week 5. PLN in Education
The use of social media in the workplace shows the importance of creating a positive online presence for both individuals and organizations. Social media has a special role in building professional relationships, sharing information and resources, and helping individuals stay current in one’s fields. Users need to be reminded to be mindful of one’s online…
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Week 4. Personal Digital Identity vs. Professional Digital Identity
What digital platforms are students currently using to develop their professional network? I believe most students are using LinkedIn to develop their professional network, as most professionals use it to expand connections in their related industries. As engineers or managers aren’t able to connect in many other platforms to make professional connections. However, there is…
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Week 3. Comments
Response 1 Hey Richie, thanks for sharing your thoughts! I agree with your idea about a professional approach to digital identity, specifically the part where they would try to avoid posting controversial topics. This was an aspect of the professional identity I have yet to really consider (as I don’t post anyway about such issues),…
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Week 3. What Does My Digital Identity Look Like
What is a digital identity? A digital identity can be anything from what you post online to how you interact with others on social platforms. This is a cross-network concept, which means that the things you do on one social media platform are integrated with your activities on another, which comes together to create this…
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Week 2. Comments
Response #1: Hey Catriona, Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I agree with you that LinkedIn is the best way to network professionally. I have gotten a lot of job leads, new information, and new friends in my related industry through this platform. A fun fact, Im in the business program at UVic, and we…