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My initial understanding of open access was that information online can be obtained by anyone for free, amongst academic journals and newspapers for example. Advantages and disadvantages of open access to content producers ranged from widespread recognition through their citation, to a robbing of revenue respectively. Continue reading →

Open access is the ability for all web users to obtain ‘any digitally-based information they need without encountering a virtual gateway: a password, subscription requirement or payment’ (Guardian, 2014). One advantage to a content producer of open access is the widespread recognition they can receive. Due to the full re-use rights open access entails, content producers will have their research literature cited from scholars and professionals globally (Open Access Explained, 2012). Continue reading →

My initial understanding of the ethical issue – privacy, regarding the educational use of social media consisted of a lack of anonymity on the social profiles of teachers. Also, the need to think twice before posting online, regarding the professionalism of, and how posts will be received, was drawn to my attention through my primary research. Continue reading →

The ethical issue I will discuss is privacy, regarding the educational use of social media. A different approach will be taken towards this blog, as I will expand upon an interview I conducted with my sister, who is a secondary school teacher. The main points from the interview can be seen through the presentation below. Click to view slideshow. The image above is what a member of the public would see if they were to search for my sister on Facebook, for example a student. Continue reading →

At the start of the topic, my understanding of an authentic online professional profile was one which is true and unique to a particular individual. Further ideas regarding this topic can be seen below. Picture sources at the end. However, from reading Davina’s blog, I understood that an authentic online professional profile can be developed across a range of platforms, not simply on those intended for professional reasons, but those created on social media sites aswell. Continue reading →

Authenticity relates to originality, and when applied to an online professional profile, it means that the profile is really YOU, not a clone of someone else’s profile or their characteristics. An authentic online professional profile can be developed in several ways, with LinkedIn being the most popular. Online platform – TARGETjobs, and creating your own blog, through Weebly or Tumblr, are other examples of ways to develop an authentic online professional profile. Continue reading →

From reading blogs of peers, my knowledge on the consequences of having multiple online identities certainly strengthened. I’ll jump straight into it. Part of the topic I omitted was the concept of anonymity. From reading Xiaolu’s blog, he furthered my initial understand of the consequences of digital identities, as through anonymity, both positives and negatives can be taken. Continue reading →

Online identity is your personality visible to the online world. It is constructed by partial identities, which are a subset of characteristics making up your [online] identity (Internet Society, 2015). Many internet users prefer to maintain a professional, alongside a social online identity. I will examine the advantages and disadvantages of having multiple online identities. Possessing several online identities is beneficial as it can spread out your name. Continue reading →

I’ll start by saying that before topic one began, I knew nothing about what digital residents and visitors were. Since reading sources from White, I have understood that a digital visitor is someone who uses online facilities only when they have a specific task to perform, for example in a job. Continue reading →

The concepts of digital visitors and residents was born after criticism of Prensky’s ‘digital natives’ and ‘digital immigrants’. His age related hypothesis separated the youth as natives, due to being born into the digital world and categorised the older generation as immigrants, implying they need to adapt to the digital world and will never grasp the digital experience like natives have (Prensky, 2001). Continue reading →