Examine the application of social media to support learning
During this course, I got the opportunity to further explore Instagram as a part of our major project. I believe it was very beneficial to create a persona and envision how they could use a social media platform as they try to start a business, learn, explore and promote their skills and goals. This helped me see different ways one could use Instagram as well. I got to think about what may be involved when one is thinking more business-oriented vs. personal. By having the opportunity to do this research on Instagram I was able to gain an alternative perspective when I now use the application. I see it through a different lens. Being that everyone is using it for various reasons. Each individual has a different goal. Furthermore, Github was also used to support my learning in this class. This was by learning basic software development skills, this platform allowed us to collaborate and learn inclusively with our peers. Lastly, using OpenETC Free Range Edtech- WordPress allowed us to create a website, make posts, edit, and view others’ work. All of which promote collaborations, and creativity.
Explain personalized learning and its relation to learning theory
I believe personalized learning is a mix of people, devices, information, and services. These could be face to face, online, and with family or friends. It could include day-to-day tasks or work. Furthermore, its relation to learning theory to me was seen in “Connectivism, A Learning Theory for the Digital Age” by George Siemens, along with my post recordgnized that education and knowledge in fact measured differently in the past than it is today. the evolution of education and not only that what people learned what different but that how and the outcome of education was also measured differently. This made me question, how long does it take for knowledge to become obsolete?
In addition, to my statements above, digital tools have had an immense impact on how we learn in comparison to how we used to in the past. Michelle’s post made me reflect on this further as the digital advances we experienced growing up are first-hand demonstrations of the evolution of education.
Recognize that the Internet is not a neutral or equal space for everyone
I understand the internet is defiantly not an equal space for all people. I better understood this as we explored surveillance and privacy topics in class. Moreover, the article “It’s Not Misinformation. It’s Amplified Propaganda.” by Renée DiResta demonstrates manipulation tactics used in order to get specific topics’ attention in the media. Unfortunately, all information is not treated the same for everyone People can ban what is displayed in certain regions, and people can erase the history of certain events. Others can post false news. I have recently also learned that some accounts are by computers themselves. People have program accounts to be shown as if people are controlling them when in reality it is all technology-based.
That means companies can also create accounts to help promote causes of planned conflicts for media and more. Understanding how much information is put out into the work falsely, or on purpose to start certain narratives. People can even falsify the number of followers they have by using apps that add random people with names to one’s following. Additionally, while researching Instagram for our major project I learned something new in that I didn’t know that those who run the platform had access to viewing what is seen through the user’s features on that app. Ie the camera on Instagram or Snapchat.
Apply social media to develop a personal learning network in support of your personal and/or professional development
Personal social media includes Instagram. I use this for my day-to-day life, adventures, and interacting with friends and family. My professional socials include Linkedin. I use this to connect with other professionals whether they may be professors, colleagues, etc.. you can see how have applied social media to develop my personal learning network on this Instagram page.
Identify privacy issues and practice online behaviors that are legal, safe, consensual, and ethical
I was better able to understand privacy issues and practices in the chapter of this course as we took the Privacy, Ethics & Security in Digital Spaces Developing Awareness of Privacy. This quiz made me think of my digital identity and what I define as my comfort levels when it comes to social media. When reflecting on this I realized over the years I have been cutting down on the number of people I follow on my personal social media account. During this class, I recognized this to be such a bigger problem than people may understand as Riya, Robert, and I dissected the workings of Instagram. Part of our major project displayed, a review of the terms and conditions as well as the privacy policy Instagram has published. Some of my keys takeaways were that a user’s information is tracked and analyzed in order to provide them with advertisements for their specific interests. Another was that one’s communication whether it is done privately or not is all recorded as well.
Recognize data ownership and licensing (Creative Commons, Copyright, Fair Dealing, and Public Domain) as a core practice when creating, sharing, or using resources online.
As I get older, I am understanding the importance of one’s rights, especially in using social media platforms. Social media nowadays is posting such a variety of things it’s hard to keep track of. Exploring Instagram for our major project I learned that when making posts with music there is copyright protection. One is allowed to link music to a story but not have it in the background of the video. This is one way Instagram protects people’s rights and will typically flag a post if it is doing so. Furthermore, there are certain rules to what one can post for their own and others’ protection. For example, having explicit posts on a platform 13 and up age demographics of individuals have access to all kinds of content. it is important to use these boundaries in order to control the content and allow the amounts of people that use them continue to.
Practice digital, networked, and open literacies in support of learning about social media and personalized learning
Ways I’ve practiced digital learning are by using digital notes, doing school work on my devices, watching lectures virtually, and performing research on computers. I’ve practiced networked learning by connecting with coworkers, professors, and other professionals on platforms such as LinkedIn and Instagram. Finally, I have practiced open literacy by doing group assignments such as the major project, communicating with my peers through Facebook messenger, zoom calls, GitHub to work on our web page alterations for our assignment, and WordPress to comment on my classmate’s posts and post my own wow and wonder/ showcase posts for others to interact with providing me the opportunity to respond and continue a discussion. Each of these examples presents a variety of unique interactions and learning opportunities for me further develop my continuous learning skills which will support me in both my education and professional endeavors in the future.
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