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Reflection for topic 2: what I learn

In Siew Min post, I learn the way to burst filter bubble. Before learning the concept about it, I have realized that the information recommended to me social media such as Facebook and Youtube are filtered by my click behavior and browse history. I am not sure whether it is a good or bad thing. The pros is that the filtering system gives us the information we like or at least once we are interested in. It helps to save time to search for the topics or resources we are favorite in. Continue reading →

Reflection on topic 1: what I have learnt and what I can do better to improve

In the past week, the class have evaluated the impact of digital differences on how people interact with the Web. After reading classmates’ posts, I have gained deeper understanding and further thoughts about the topic. In Aaron’s blog post, he discuss the internet usage divergence for different genders. He points out that men are more likely to use internet to play online games, watch movies, or engaging in forums. In contrast, women spend most of time online to do online shopping. Continue reading →

Digital Difference: the impact on the learning with society

About digital difference Digital difference is how application of digital technologies change the way of doing things in society nowadays, comparing to the past. It usually occurs when the innovation or new technologies can change the efficiency and effectiveness of communication. In the past, people mostly use paper-based communication such as writing letters or face to face communication. Continue reading →

JIALI: Who am I, a Digital resident or visitor?

Nowadays internet technologies are everywhere planted and applied in our lives. It has been changing our world by bringing people’s minds together despite of the physical distance. picture from google.com Some people are digital residents; they are individuals who live a percentage of their life online. This type of users are likely to see the web as a worthwhile place to express  themselves through different channels (blogs, video, photo, email etc). Continue reading →