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How does Harry Potter fit into all this?? Once again, I find myself pondering long and hard for a good example to illustrate my point and suddenly, Harry Potter popped into my mind! In the first installation of the series, we were introduced to the Philosopher’s Stone. It was created by renowned Alchemist Nicolas Flamel and was said to be have the ability to turn any metal to gold and was used to create the Elixir of Life, a potion that grants immortality. Continue reading →

Documentation of knowledge, as we know it, has evolved over the years. I mentioned here once in my reply to Wei Seong‘s comment that the ways that we use to impart knowledge has changed rapidly over the years with the advancement of technology. With increased level of convenience, comes great responsibility when using available content. Continue reading →

Honestly, I had some trouble trying to link ethics to a fairytale as everyone’s stand on ethics may differ. Until… I realised that I have been looking for the wrong person. Instead of the main characters, I should to look at the less-noticed characters. Familiar? I doubt so. He is Maurice, Belle’s father. Belle from Beauty and the Beast. In the story, Maurice was lost and making his way through the forest when he chanced upon Beast’s castle. Continue reading →

I totally knew that watching all those chick flicks would come in handy someday. Check this out! Looks familiar? You got that right! It’s the Mean Girls! How about this? So how many of you out there has ever felt victimised by Regina George on social media? – Mean Girls Reference – *almost everyone raised their hands* I KNOW that I am not alone when I say that there are certain moments in my life when I just want to scream out loud some pretty mean stuff. Continue reading →

Mulan represents the dilemma that we all face in the development of our professional digital profile. Who we are inside VS. What we portray to the world. If you watched the movie, you would know that throughout her entire journey, she remained true to her purpose even when she had to portray a completely different image to the world. To me, that is authenticity. Continue reading →

Professional – relating to a job that requires special education, training, or skill. What is a professional digital profile? Is it like a resume? Yes and no. Tombrakos(2012) believes that digital profiles are becoming the first non-physical contact point that potential employers have with you and slowly decreasing the usefulness of resumes. She explains that they should be a reflection of us; in terms of past achievements and plans for the future. Continue reading →

Imagine Captain Planet is an actual person and all the other Planeteers are just various aspects of him. Cristina (2014) gave a really good analogy that our online presence on various platforms on the web ( be it LinkedIn, Facebook or Google) are be seen as various aspects of our online identity and discussed that by linking our various profiles together, all of them would come together to form a more robust and complete identity. Continue reading →

Doesn’t this look familiar? Yes, it does! It is Little Miss Red Riding Hood! Well, let me sum up the story for you. Girl meets Wolf. Wolf meets Grandma and swallows her whole. Girl meets Wolf who is disguised as Grandma. Wow! #fairytalein16words much? In order for the Wolf to carry out his devious plan, he had to first find out who Grandma was and where she lived at. Imagine that I am the Wolf living in this modern world. Continue reading →

Who should I be? A digital “resident” or “visitor”? :? Firstly, the couple of days doing this module has given me a new perspective of how collaborative learning can be conducted on the online medium. Personally, I have never put in much thought in the past when it comes to commenting on others’ online work. Continue reading →