Yvonne Loh

This topic is a very debatable subject and I was looking forward to reading what my classmates would be sharing after researching and blogging about open access materials. Ebrahim shared about Coursera and I think it is such a great way to share and teach others information. Coursera would really help the public gain knowledge and this would lead to more scientific discoveries like I have mentioned in my previous blog post. Continue reading →

Have you ever wondered how much information is stored online? The total amount of data stored on the Internet is…. 1 Yotta-byte Or  1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Bytes! (Factshunt, 2014) With such a large amount of information available online, should one allow open access for their materials online? I will be discussing about this in an educational context. Continue reading →

This topic was interesting as it was intriguing to read about the many different ethical issues faced by social media usage. Vanessa and Yu Ting blogged about privacy issues as well and gave me more insights. Yu Ting’s post made me think twice about skipping the reading of the terms and conditions section, as privacy matters are mostly made in fine print. Continue reading →

Which country takes the title for being the most active social media consumers in the world? Our home country, Singapore! We also have the world’s second highest social penetration rate at 59 per cent, more than double the global average of 26 per cent. Social media users in Singapore spend an average of 2.2 hours on social media channels per day. Continue reading →

After reading so many articles, my views have definitely changed compared to when I first blogged about maintaining an online profile Jeanne’s post gave me useful tips on how to make a concise and impactful introduction about myself. Her emphasis on pitching the unique skills and experiences will be helpful in differentiating an individual’s profile from others. She also highlighted that choosing pictures that reflect yourselves help make the profile authentic. Continue reading →

Developing a professional online presence is important as one has to have control over how they are perceived online. I am definitely mindful about what my potential employers would find when they search for me online. If I did a Google search on myself now, I would find these: These are results from my canoe races and an article about an award ceremony in my polytechnic. Nothing embarrassing like: She was wearing pants but I still found this a bit obscene and hence covered it with hearts. Continue reading →

That is definitely not me thinking really hard but it’s time to reflect on the topic of multiple identities. Most of my peers agree that using multiple online identities are acceptable. I found Zoe’s blog post similar to mine. We both agreed that our personal and professional lives should be separated. Zoe also shared with me how scams can be another way of abusing multiple online identities after I commented asking about the negative aspects of multiple online identities. Continue reading →