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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 →

Source: Serpstat The word “millennial” has become synonymous with the young; labelling us as being self-absorbed individuals. However, despite the negative connotations, it is starting to occur to me how fortunate I am when it comes to digital literacy and the immense impact it has on my daily life. Continue reading →

(Time to ponder) It’s an irony how the Internet has integrated the world, yet have caused social degradation in reality, especially amongst the younger generation. Internet Addiction can reach up to as high as 8.2% in USA/Europe (BrandonGaille.com, 2017). Hampton raised implications of Internet Addiction, including Anti-social Behaviours, Obesity and Self-Esteem issues (The Daily Universe, 2014). Continue reading →

By reading through other colleagues’ blog posts, I realized that I probably misunderstood the concept of “digital differences”, which should be the difference in peoples’ accessibility to digital technology and therefore the consequences caused by it. In Michelle’s blog post, she stated that how the “digital differences” were shaped by social inequalities, demographic and economic background. Continue reading →

Looking at your comments and reading through other blog post with similar topics have opened my perspective on ‘Digital Differences’. I reflected on my previous post and decided to open the topic once again, a new and improved post: ‘Digital Differences 2.0’! The digital factors addressed on Stella’s Blog and her comments on digital gap between the young and old generations got me thinking….. Continue reading →

Reading and commenting on my classmates’ posts about Digital Differences has truly been an eye-opening experience for me. From my discussion with Eva,  I’ve gained a substantial awareness of not just the issue of Digital Inequality, but also the suitable ways that can be taken to minimise it and its detrimental effect on digital learning. Continue reading →

As I bloghopped (yes, it is an urban dictionary) around my fellow classmates’ blogs and read the comments that they had posted, I have realised that there is no particular way to describe what digital difference is. From reading Aaron’s post, I have gained more insights on learning online, through having a learning hierarchy by applying Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Continue reading →

The blog posts of namely, Jennifer Lee, Jerrom Tan and Shanelle Chong have allowed me to grow my understanding of the topic. I had previously adopted a narrow view and perspective on the causes of digital differences. In my first post, I attributed the digital divide to socio-economic factors. Of which, the individual plays an instrumental role in bridging the digital divide. Continue reading →

Souce: Original Content Thoughts on Digital Difference When I read my colleague’s post, I have gained more understanding from the different perspective of digital differences. Social privilege gives us the opportunity to access to internet easily, however, what matters most is the motivation you have for learning. Quoting from Alicia’s blog: Which I strongly agree with what Alicia had pointed out where age should not be a limiting factor for someone to learn. Continue reading →

Before I continue on this post, I would like to thank the following contributors: Luna and Pearl, for taking their time to look through my previous post and giving me relevant feedback and comments regarding digital differences. Click to view slideshow. (Self produced slides, 2017) Luna’s comment in particular, left me to think of digital differences as differences in education system between developed countries, particularly Taiwan and Singapore. Continue reading →