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Reflection on Living and Working on the Web

This module was a different learning experience from any classes I’ve had throughout my schooling years, it’s the first where classes are fully conducted online in three pretty intensive weeks (not going to lie), having to write posts and comments everyday – that means reading materials and sourcing for extra research that help substantiate our point within a couple of hours, that’s pretty intensive isn’t it? But then again, I enjoyed the luxury to work while moving from café to... Continue reading →

Digital Revolution, Revolutionizing Education PT 2

With inputs from Li Ting and Mogan, this post offers a deeper understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of making materials freely available online. Here’s what you need to know: Discovery of Knowledge is accelerated In my previous post I talked about open content in the context of academic research. Continue reading →

Digital Revolution, Revolutionizing Education

Digital revolution and its phenomenon has been discussed since Topic 1, we can conclude that it is literally changing the way we do every little thing. In the past learning was a form of paper and pen but knowledge today can be obtained and disseminated electronically. According to a study done that includes 2,700 high-end decision makers from companies internationally, it is found that 90% of online content is expected to be behind paywalls in the next 3 years. Continue reading →

Ethical issues raised by Social Media PT 2

As the title suggests, this post is a follow up from my previous entry which talks about Identity Theft. If you haven’t read it you can read it here. Ethical issues consist of a broad range of problems and Identity Theft is merely one of them. Being aware of such issues allows individuals to be better protected against them, thus here’s two other problems summarized from Brenden and Jeremiah. Continue reading →

Ethical issues raised by social media; Identity Theft

As I read the case of Leah Palmer, I felt the insides of my stomach curdling as a wave of disgust hit me. Knowing that someone out there is stealing all your photos, contacts and personal connections, then using those factual information to orchestrate it to their whims and fancies of their imagination makes me sick. Continue reading →

Here’s the way to developing an online presence that will guarantee you a job PT 2

It’s interesting to observe how a similar matter can be approached in different view points. While my previous post covers one, this post summarizes another two more from Shafiq and Zai. If you’ve managed to check these three pointers off your checklist to developing a great online presence, you’ve got a pretty good chance of securing that job position! 1. Continue reading →

Here’s the way to developing an online presence that will guarantee you a job.

Traditional “send-my-CV-and-covering-letter” approaches are outdated. In the competitive sphere of job seekers and job providers, studies have shown that companies are looking for their best talents through online engagements. It is said that 93% of recruiters will review a candidate’s social profile before recruiting. (Jobvite, 2016). Continue reading →

Let’s talk about You; and hundreds other perceptions of you PT 2

In my previous post, I talked about managing online personas and multiple identities where people demonstrate different parts of themselves to different expectations, undoubtedly affecting others perceptions of them. It is further substantiated by Jia Jun who talks about people tailoring their different characteristics to different platforms. As a result, what we see is what they want to show. Continue reading →

Let’s talk about You; and hundreds other perceptions of you.

When I was in my teen years, I remember getting upset when people try to ‘label’ me based on what they know, especially if the label wasn’t what I thought of myself. Truthfully everyone gets a little defensive, that’s why we work so hard to create good first impressions and consistently maintain a certain image we see ourselves as. Today we’re talking about managing online personas in particular. Continue reading →

Digital Visitors and Residents PT 2

After reading through different posts of friends on the same matter, we have all grown to understand a little more about the digital world. The descriptions of ‘Visitors’ and ‘Residents’ were well communicated in the posts read and I glad to say that i’m no longer an alien to the concept. Continue reading →

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