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Are YOU evolving with the Internet?

As a millennial in Singapore, I am fortunate to have Internet available at my fingertips. Also, there are plenty of opportunities for me to brush up on my digital literacy skills as schools and educators increasingly implement digital classes for students because they recognize the need for youths to keep up with rapid technological advancements and that digital tools can help to facilitate learning processes. Continue reading →

Other considerations for Information Quality

With the advancement of internet, information sources are no longer limited to traditional media. Ming’s post provided an insight on the types of journalism which affects the quality of information being provided. Citizen journalism is becoming increasingly popular (Gillmor, 2004). (Source: self-produced) Citizen journalism allows everyone from all walks of life to input their opinions, hence the reader will not be restricted to just one point-of-view. Continue reading →

What is quality information?

Learning can now be done on-the-go with the evolution of the internet and digital literacy skills. Everyday, we receive a steady stream of messages/information online. Just how much of the content received is authoritative, reliable and thus trustworthy? There are many ways of evaluating the reliability of information, an detailed example that I think is thorough is as follows: Digital literacy affects the process of evaluation and this evaluation would determine the quality of the information. Continue reading →

How my thoughts on digital differences has changed over time..

Everyone has their own unique set of thoughts and opinions, is there any right or wrong? Content There is a general consensus that we are privileged and largely unaffected by digital differences as we live in a well-connected society such that the internet has become a part of our daily lives. Before embarking on this #MANG2049 journey, I had assumed that the way most of us use the internet would be similar. Continue reading →

The impact of DIGITAL DIFFERENCES on how we interact with the Web

As mentioned in my previous post, 3.2 billion people have access to the internet. What about the rest of the population out there who are not as connected? Why is this so? Digital divide is the gulf between those who have ready access to computers and the Internet, and those who do not (Oxford Dictionaries). However as internet penetration increases worldwide, the focus has shifted to digital inequalities. Continue reading →

Are YOU a digital resident or digital visitor?

With globalisation comes technological advances and the world has become much more connected now than ever. According to an article by TIME, approximately 3.2 billion people are able to access the internet worldwide. What makes these people different from one another? Who is a digital resident and who is a digital visitor? How are they different or similar? Digital visitor is an individual who lives a percentage of their life online. Continue reading →

Start of a New Chapter?

Hey there, My name is Eva and I’m a student currently enrolled at University of Southampton, pursuing a Bsc in Marketing. Never did I expect myself to be back to blogging. It has been a couple of years now, no doubt I will be a little rusty. Also, this is my first blog on WordPress, hopefully I will get it up and running well (fingers-crossed). Nevertheless, I am pretty excited to be back to blogging – being able to post about my particular thoughts on different topics. Continue reading →