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Prior to my previous post, I felt that the topic discussed is relatively wide and there would be different views from different people. I was right! Look at what I’ve learned today: Ebrahim mentioned coursera, an online learning platform. Honestly, I was drawn to his post title “I got my degree for $0″. I couldn’t believe that this was true till I read this post. Continue reading →

photo credit: opensourceway via photopin cc Being a student, the #1 assignment we have is to do research. This is needed to have a deeper understanding of what the topic is about. Moreover, there’s so much in the Internet, our lecturers and learning materials can never cover as much. Just look at how much data is generated in ONE minute!  However, from my experience, it seems like e-books, research journals and papers are often behind paywalls. Continue reading →

It seems like there are many ethical issues faced when using social media. Here’s something new I found: Yu Ting stressed on the importance of privacy. Remember the Terms & Conditions (T&Cs) we have to agree on before we download an application (i.e. Instagram)? She pointed out that Instagram’s T&Cs states that they can use our pictures without permission. Continue reading →

Social Media? Do you know the rules to the game? Yes, it is extremely easy to use, and allows users to have a lot of freedom to do whatever they want with their accounts – engage in games, share videos, etc. Companies also make use of such platforms for advertising and marketing. However, did they do it ethically? Here’s a post to learn more about the line to draw when doing such activities. Continue reading →

Link to previous post: x photo credit: sogesehen. via photopin cc To build an online professional profile, I learned that it isn’t just as simple as setting up a proper social media account. What does “proper” mean anyway? Many questions flooded my mind while I was trying to access the topic. Continue reading →

Photo credit: Magdalena Roeseler via photopin cc It’s no longer just the way you portray yourself in public, your online professional profile has to be developed to match up with the changing needs and communication methods used by others. If you haven’t realized, social network platforms are extremely powerful. They connect tons of people together online. Continue reading →

photo credit: marfis75 via photopin cc The following is to highlight the learning points of the previous discussion. As mentioned, I support the idea of having multiple identities for a platform, one for personal uses and the other for professional uses. However, after reading Yanyi’s blog post, I developed a new way of looking at this. She mentioned that it may impact professionalism as, “You might end up conflicting yourself when you have too many identities to handle. Continue reading →

photo credit: Jason A. Howie via photopin cc I’d like to make a bold assumption that most of you reading this post has at least 1 social media account. Question is, for each platform, do you only have 1 identity, or multiple?   Having two identities for yourself is an example of a lack of integrity. Continue reading →

Following my earlier post on the characteristics of digital residents vs. digital visitors, I’ve received some interesting views from my peers. Also, I’ve read several other blog posts regarding the same topic and here’s what I learned: Uhhhh, I wish.   Reliance on The Internet and technology From the comments I’ve received, it is apparent that this is one of the main concerns. Continue reading →