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Topic 3 2017

Evaluate the ethical issues raised by the educational use of social media

Social Media has become a huge part of our day to day lives which is often associated with being a leisure activity or tool for business. However now there is a growing use of social media as an educational tool. With most of us students using social media in our free time, it is unsurprising that this is the way things have evolved. It sounds like a much more appealing way to learn and interact with teachers and other students than the generic email or meeting. Continue reading →

Topic 3 ā€“ Reflection

  I enjoyed this week’s topic as it was all about applying the technical learning from Topic 2. How to build a professional profile in the right way is of interest and importance to me. As a soon to be graduate, I often feel (and I know I am not alone in this) more than slightly daunted by the contemporary pressure to join the job market rat race.Ā This topic has helped me to get a calm handle on some of the main things to be aware of online. Continue reading →

Reflection on Topic 3

Topic 3 was all about how you can develop a professional profile online. After engaging with other bloggers on my work as well as reading other blogs, I found that being professional online could result in you losing your true identity. Once discoursing withĀ CherieĀ on herĀ post and readingĀ this article, it came to my attention that you should not necessarily makeĀ all of your social media accounts professional. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Reflection

This week’s topic has really allowed me to piece together everything I have learnt in the module so far and begin to see a bigger picture. For example, theĀ recap in my Topic 3 blog provided context to the issue with information learnt previously. Now that we are officially half way through the module, I am glad to see myself improving my blog posts and building upon the feedback I have been provided in the past few weeks. Continue reading →

Topic 3 Reflection

I really enjoyed this weeks topic on how to create an authentic professional online profile as it highlighted to me the importance and impact it can have on your job. This week, I tried to developed my skills by creating some better visuals of my blog. I created a table to display pros and cons of social media in the work place and then also included a video link, which readers enjoyed and felt they benefited from. Therefor i will continue to create these type of tables in my future blogs. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Reflection

In this topic I have considered the ways in which an authentic online professional profile can be developed. In my initial post I outlined a few simple aspects of a professional online profile, including the need for consistency, identifiability, trustworthiness and the importance of searchability. (Made my me for my first post on this topic, 2017) A blog post by Caiti led to me considering the alternative perspective on an online profile in my first comment. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Reflection

In this topic I have considered the ways in which an authentic online professional profile can be developed. In my initial post I outlined a few simple aspects of a professional online profile, including the need for consistency, identifiability, trustworthiness and the importance of searchability. (Made my me for my first post on this topic, 2017) A blog post by Caiti led to me considering the alternative perspective on an online profile in my first comment. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Reflection

This weekā€™s topic encouraged us to delve deeper into the issues of online identities and consider our own strategies for developing a professional online presence. As I reach the mid-point of my UOSM2008 journey, Iā€™ve taken a moment to reflect on my experiences so far. Figure 1. Mid-module reflection (self-produced using Piktochart) One point that resonated with me this week was Markā€™s statement that ā€œsuccess is when you can bring something new to someoneā€. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Reflection

Upon reflection of Topic 2 whereby I expressed deep concerns and strong views on the need to keep your personal and professional online identity separate, I have since through my own and subsequent reading of my colleagues work on Topic 3 come to the realisation that this is no longer possible nor helpful in anyway and to me is not accountable as an act of the creation of an authentic online professional identity. Continue reading →

Topic 3 Reflection

Looking back on my original topic 3 post I feel I largely based a profession online identity confined mainly to LinkedIn. As I previously stated this is largely due to its online authenticity and it being the most popular professional social media platform. Looking at Jobviteā€™s statistics for 2015 they state only 4% of recruiters are not using social media. Continue reading →

Reflection Topic 3

This topic on building a professional profile got me thinking about how I should start to think about creating my own online professional profile. Therefore, I have now started to create my own linked in account so I can start to acquire some useful insight into what looking for a job online will be like for the future, because so far, I have just had part time jobs advertised in windows, not online. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Reflection

In tackling the topic this week on building up an online professional profile, I realised there was a lot more to it than I first thought. The Jobvite statisticsĀ proved to be very useful (albeit slightly outdated) in relaying just how much employers rely on social media to recruit new employees. From there, it was an exploration of what steps you can take to further improve your chances of being recruited through your social media platforms. Continue reading →

Reflection- Topic 3

  This weekā€™s topic focused on the development of employability profiles. CherieĀ“s blog evolved around the concept of online branding, and how it assists in creating authentic profiles. Her research has shown that you are more inclined to stay professional, as you are restricted on the content you can display. As a result, it limits the probability of impacting your career path negatively. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Reflection

E. Back, Piktochart Presentation, 2017 Above is the summary of Topic 3 and the main points I have learned from it. However, for this topic the majority of my learning has come from peer blogs and my interactions with them. I received many comments on my post and some of them have challenged, developed and introduced me to new ideas. E. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Reflection

The idea of having an authentic profile online is one that seems to relate to being a real person behind an account and not just a robot. However, maintaining an authentic online professional profile entails making the most of the social media resources available to us for social recruiting. Continue reading →

Topic 3 Reflection: Keeping it Authentic and Professional

Topic 3 has considerably improved my understanding of authenticity and professionality. Additionally, I was introduced to a variety of areas I had not previously considered. For example, Andreā€™s insightful comments encouraged me to examine my LinkedIn profile for potential employers. Thus, upon reflection, I have included a presentation how to build and maintain an active LinkedIn profile. Figure 1. Presentation of building and maintaining a LinkedIn profile. Self-produced via Google Slides. Continue reading →