Adrian Kamulegeya

When writing about this topic the focus was about the differences between single and multiple identities, however after reading more into it and reading the comments made on my post I found there was more of a debate on the concept of anonymous accounts.  Sam‘s comment on my blog questioned the idea of whether the dark web had more drawbacks than benefits while Joanna also commented on the problem of anonymity. Continue reading →

We all represent ourselves differently online and depending on the platform and our digital differences, we assume different online identities. The type of online identity we assume will directly affect what we post, share and contribute to our personal learning networks. Authenticity Single identity users are seen to be authentic whereas those who use multiple identities are not and could possibly be using anonymous accounts. Continue reading →

I think many people don’t understand the terrors of fake news. I wasn’t just shocked at how much incorrect information is out there but at what speed it can spread. On Karishma’s blog she had a link to an interesting video by Noah Travlin which talks about circular reporting, a phenomenon where a piece of false information is ‘verified’ by multiple sources and makes it seem like the information is correct (Travlin, 2015). Continue reading →

The Web is an endless pool of information and, while it may sound obvious, it’s very easy to get mislead. This comes down to the need to grow our personal learning networks but not knowing where to look, or being satisfied with content that align with our beliefs (Flaxman, Goel and Rao, 2016). The latter is called an echo chamber. We tend to interact with people similar to us and not often see the views of those from different online communities (Future Learn, 2018). Continue reading →

In my research of this topic I realised just how different each individual accesses and uses the Internet. Sinead made a comment that linked to an article that suggested personal choice was also a factor that defined digital differences and was why some people showed “information illiteracy”. Continue reading →

When we’re surrounded by so much technology and have such easy access to information , it’s easy to forget that not everyone does, or even can, use the Internet in the same way. In 2017, almost all of those aged 16-24 and 24-34 in the UK were recent Internet users at 99%, yet there were still 9% of users who had never used the Internet from January till March (Ons.gov.uk, 2018). Continue reading →

When I first started researching digital natives and digital visitors I already had my own opinion on the subject – that you are either one or the other for a particular platform. However I’ve come to understand that this can be seen as more of a spectrum. Many argue that the two labels aren’t mutually exclusive and can be seen as a continuum where you float back and forth between the two which is something I discovered on Phoebe’s article. Continue reading →

Marc Prensky coined the terms digital natives and digital immigrants and how the distinction between the two will become less relevant in the coming years.  “Natives” are those who grew up immersed in technology, referring to the younger generation, whereas “Immigrants” are the older generation who struggle to adapt to the network age as if “learning a new language“. Continue reading →