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Topic 1 – Digital ‘Visitors’ & ‘Residents’

Question: Explain the concept of digital “visitors” and “residents” drawing upon your reading and your own online experiences to date in support of the points that you make. (Credit: Associated Press) This is Kim Kardashian West, a Hollywood star with her own reality show, and almost 150 million followers on her Twitter and Instagram accounts combined. When I read about the existence of a digital ‘Resident’, she was the first person that came to mind. Continue reading →

My Skills Audit

Let’s do this! MANG2049 Digital Profile – Self Test at start of module Please indicate on a scale of 1 – 5 (where 1 is no experience, and 5 is very experienced) how you would rate your current level of digital literacy against the following criteria: Accessing, managing and evaluating online information 3 Having learnt about media gatekeeping, censorship, and years of writing reports & essays for my diploma has prevented me from simply believing everything that’s posted... Continue reading →

Introduction #MANG2049

(All pictures are my own unless otherwise stated) Hola! My name is Renee, and I live in the sunny city of Singapore. I am the youngest in a family of five. Every year, I celebrate the day I was unceremoniously birthed in to this world on the 6th of November. Pros: gifts! Cons: It always rains on that day. As with all the people of my age, I love to travel! This year, I’ve been to Amsterdam, Paris, Da Nang and Shanghai. Continue reading →