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Categorising Blog Posts

Once you’ve written your post, you will need to assign a CATEGORY to it. If you do not, it will not appear on the module blog and no-one will be able to read it...! BEFORE hitting the 'publish' button... FIRST: Create and assign the relevant category: Click on ‘+add new category’ Type the appropriate name (e.g. Intro Topic, Topic 1, Topic 2 etc. Continue reading →

Intro Topic – Notes and Information

justaskbernie.ca Introductory Topic This as an opportunity to get into the swing of how the module works and familiarise yourself with the learning cycle, the deadlines and the self-assessment and feedback system. You will NOT be formally assessed on this topic, but you will get detailed individual feedback in exactly the same way as you will for the assessed topics 1 – 3. Continue reading →

Module Overview and Deadlines

heurion.com Overview What you have to do each week and all the important module deadlines are displayed for you in this one page quickview document. Continue reading →

Getting started – first steps

Getting started in week 1 This flowchart shows you all the steps you need to take in the first week. UOSM2008 2018 FlowDiagram You can also review the slides from the opening lecture. If you are unclear about what to do or how to do it, why not try asking your classmates on twitter..... Continue reading →

Welcome to UOSM2008 2018

Welcome! This is a module unlike most you'll have seen before. You can check out the module introduction video if you'd like to see how it works - but note: this video is a couple of years old and we now only have 3 summative topics (instead of 5). You should take time to read the study guide in detail, it is a key document. Continue reading →

A Reflection on Topic 4

Created using Canva With the number of internet users continuing to grow, considering that just over 3.5 billions people are able to access the internet (internetlivestats.com), there is an increasing pressure to ensure people use the internet ethically. Within Phil’s blog he focused on how social media generates a ‘lynch mob’ mentality in cases much like Justine Sacco, which we have explored previously. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Social Media Ethics

Created using Canva The advent of social networking sites has made all of us more connected and by doing so has allowed others to more easily contact each other. Some of those connections are positive but some are not. The format of social networking we see today began in the late 90s with ‘Six Degrees’, a social networking site that allowed users to create profiles and connect with others through existing relationships or through mutual interests (Boyd et al. 2007). 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 with Cherie on her post and reading this article, it came to my attention that you should not necessarily make all of your social media accounts professional. Continue reading →

A reflection of Topic 3

Created using Canva When considering on how to create an authentic professional profile, there are a few basic building blocks that remain relatively similar. However, as your profile begins to be more easily recognisable or even now that you are employed this is where some extra steps are necessary to maintain your profile and retain the image you have created for yourself. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Building a professional digital profile

Created using Canva Regardless of whether you are just joining the professional scene or are already a part of it, having something that will make you instantly recognisable and makes you stand out from the crowd is essential. In the digital age, creating a professional online profile and building your ‘personal brand’ is quickly taking job hunting to a new level. Continue reading →

A reflection of Topic 2

Created using Canva Before I had written my post for topic 2 I had already assumed that the debate over multiple online identities would come down to security, oh how I was wrong. A part of the debate can be attributed to a security aspect, wherein hackers may be able to gain access to accounts and private information which can later be used for identity fraud (mentioned in the beginning of the “anonymity vs. identity” conference). Continue reading →

Online Identity

Digital identity can be considered in two parts, firstly by presentation – i.e. how we choose to present ourselves and our ideas online – and secondly by reputation – i.e. how others interpret our online presence (Costa, Torres, 2011). Continue reading →

Topic 2: Online Identity

Taken from imgur.com Over the last decade or two, the internet has quickly become the place for people to socialise, increasing the need to create a permanent identity online. On social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter, you can choose who to ‘friend’ or ‘follow’ but how do you know these profiles represent who they are meant to? Here is an example of using one account to create another.   Screenshot taken from piktochart. Continue reading →

A reflection on Topic 1

Created by Author on www.wordclouds.com Having researched what it means to be a ‘native’, ‘immigrant’, ‘visitor’ and ‘resident’, I understand their strengths and weaknesses and the assumptions underpinning them. Before I started this topic, I made assumptions on how I would fit into Prensky’s digital ‘natives’ and ‘immigrants’ idea (Prensky, 2001). Continue reading →

Final Reflections

As we have reached the end of the #UOSM2008 module, we have covered a variety of interesting and thought provoking topics. The lessons I have learned from each topic are briefly summarized in the presentation below. Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that’s simple, beautiful and fun. Continue reading →

The Final Chapter

“In the planning stage of a book, don’t plan the ending. It has to be earned by all that will go before it.” ― Rose Tremain I believe Tremain’s quote can also be applied to the journey through UOSM2008. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflections

This week, we were given the task of exploring the ethical issues that arise through business or educational use of social media. This topic triggered a broad range of topics to be discussed by fellow #UOSM2008 students, however my post focused on the issue of digital footprints that accumulate from using social media in education. I thoroughly enjoyed researching this topic and reading the different perspectives that everyone had explored. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflection

This week we were called to investigate one of the ethical issues raised by business or educational use of social media. I chose to go down the business path and talk about the ethical concern regarding users’ data. In order to include all my points, I created a powtoon video. Continue reading →

Reflecting on Ethical Issues Associated with Social Media

After much research last week, I decided to write about the ethical issues surrounding social media and education (in fact, I used this idea of linking my reflection to the original blog from Stuart!).  Blogs I commented on focused on social media and business, giving me the perfect opportunity to learn more about areas I’d decided against assessing. Continue reading →

The Use of Social Media in Education

Social Networking Sites are a widely used tool to which 61% of adults engage in, thus making it a popular platform to interact over. As depicted in the graph below, a majority of those that use Social Networking Sites are between the ages of 16-24, thus making the use of social media in education a popular option amongst education providers.   Statistics on the different age groups that engaged in Social Networking in Great Britain during 2015. Continue reading →