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The Last Post

Before the commencement of this module, I was very excited, and also curious on how it was going to be taught. From this module, I have better understanding to the concepts of digital literacy.To track my improvements, I used the self evaluation I did at the start for comparison.Developing my Professional Profile OnlineOverall, I have learnt the importance of my digital profiles and how to manage it as it is easily accessible. Continue reading →

The Last Post

Before the commencement of this module, I was very excited, and also curious on how it was going to be taught. From this module, I have better understanding to the concepts of digital literacy.To track my improvements, I used the self evaluation I did at the start for comparison.Developing my Professional Profile OnlineOverall, I have learnt the importance of my digital profiles and how to manage it as it is easily accessible. Continue reading →

Topic 5: Reflection

Upon reading up a few of my classmates work, Pearlyn's post caught my attention, she mentioned that some online materials might not be freely accessible due to its high quality work. I used to have about 10,000 subscribers on YouTube before I revealed what software I was using and how I created my videos. After that incident, I thought that sharing is not always caring because people do not remember to give credits. Continue reading →

Topic 5: Open Access to Online Materials

Explain the advantages and disadvantages to a content producer of making their materials freely available onlineWith the internet becoming more accessible, materials and data are easily attainable online. But the question is, should online materials be accessed for free? As a student, I often do researches and download articles for classes. However, some articles requires me to purchase for the full access which I did not, because there were alternate sources that are free. Continue reading →

Topic 5: Open Access to Online Materials

Explain the advantages and disadvantages to a content producer of making their materials freely available onlineWith the internet becoming more accessible, materials and data are easily attainable online. But the question is, should online materials be accessed for free? As a student, I often do researches and download articles for classes. However, some articles requires me to purchase for the full access which I did not, because there were alternate sources that are free. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflection

In my previous post, I mentioned about social media marketing potentially being an ethical issue. I discussed two cases about social media stars being paid to promote products.While my blog post talked about the bloggers and celebrities who do reviews on almost anything, Clinton's post focused on food bloggers. I am shock to know that ladyironchef has been paid SGD$3,800 to promote a restaurant for a food operator. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflection

In my previous post, I mentioned about social media marketing potentially being an ethical issue. I discussed two cases about social media stars being paid to promote products.While my blog post talked about the bloggers and celebrities who do reviews on almost anything, Clinton's post focused on food bloggers. I am shock to know that ladyironchef has been paid SGD$3,800 to promote a restaurant for a food operator. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Ethical Issues of Social Media

Discuss ONE of the ethical issues raised by educational or business use of social media that you consider to be particularly significant.(cr: http://www.viraloptimized.com/)Social media is widely used by everyone today for interaction. With reference to WeAreSocial, 42%(approx. 3billion) of the world population have access to the internet with a variety of different devices. Some popular networking sites include Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Ethical Issues of Social Media

Discuss ONE of the ethical issues raised by educational or business use of social media that you consider to be particularly significant.(cr: http://www.viraloptimized.com/)Social media is widely used by everyone today for interaction. With reference to WeAreSocial, 42%(approx. 3billion) of the world population have access to the internet with a variety of different devices. Some popular networking sites include Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Reflection

Realised I missed out a lot of points after reading the blog posts by my classmates...In my post, I only focused mostly on what to include in the online profile but missed out on how to make it attractive. I came across Jasmine's blog post and the video on "How to keep your social media attractive to employers", it stated that one way is to be strategic with whom you allow in your network. I can use social media to make connections and interact with professionals. Continue reading →