Welcome - MANG 2049

Review of Day 3

We discussed how best to approach your Introductory post (due midnight Singapore time). We covered issues around word limits, incorporating the Self Test, copyright, appropriate use of media other than text, and using the "Intro Post" Category on your work. There are many different ways to approach the task and no "one right answer". Continue reading →

WHAT AM I?

What am I? Am I a Digital Resident or a Digital Visitor? Before deciding which one am I, let’s look into what they are individual. Digital Resident Digital Resident refers to someone who views the Web as a platform for them to share information and communicate with their friends and family about their daily life. Resident creates an online identity of themselves as they feel comfortable in expressing themselves on social networking sites, such as Facebook and Twitter. Continue reading →

Intro Post: Digital Residents vs Digital Visitors?

For many of us, this is the first time we ever come across these words, “Digital Residents” and “Digital Residents” – me included. After doing some research, I realised that these words are very relevant and are useful descriptive phrases to our society nowadays. Who are Digital Residents? They are people who “stay” on the web, who leave visible traces, for example, posting tweets, pictures etc. on social media and forums. Continue reading →

Some notes to help with your introductory post

You will NOT be formally assessed on this introductory post but you will get detailed individual feedback in exactly the same way as you will for the assessed topics 1 - 3. Please use this as an opportunity to get into the swing of how it all works, while making sure you stick to the deadline. Continue reading →

Categorising Blog Posts

Once you've written your post, you need to categorise it so it appears here. Before hitting the blue 'publish' button, scroll down until you see a box labelled 'categories'. Click on '+add new category' and set up the appropriate one i.e. Topic 1, Topic 2 etc. Select the box that will appear next to it so a tick appears...... Continue reading →

Review of Day 2

In this session we’ve discussed queries about blog set up and form filling, MOOC participation and getting started with posting on your blogs. Your very first post should be an “About Me” - ideally a brief biography (with a professional-looking photo!) that will give visitors to your blog some context about who you are, what you are writing about and why. Continue reading →

Review of Day 1

Hi everyone Good to meet you and thanks for all the photos :-) Here are the important action points from today's discussion: read the study guide and the summary timetable! set up your blogs complete the form for Sarah with your blog url and other contact details join the Learning in the Network Age MOOC on FutureLearn complete the short survey here is the link for the Wednesday Live Session (16:00 Singapore time) If you missed the Live session you can access the... Continue reading →

The Start: Am I a Digital Resident or Visitor?

Hey everyone! I will start off my first post with the topic of ‘Digital Residents and Digital Visitors’. With technology being readily available to many, the digital world is growing and influencing the lifestyle of web users. David White and Alison Le Cornu introduced the Digital Residents and Digital Visitors to identify the digital behaviours of these users (White and Le Cornu, 2011). Continue reading →

Who am I?

As we are surrounded by information, our increasing online activities formed new identities in the digital world. Some choose to become “digital residents” and use the internet so much as if they live part of their life online. They utilize the internet in every aspect of their life. They use online stores to shop, online banking to manage their wealth, and be sure to registered in every social network platform to join or create online communities. Continue reading →

First Live Session 7th November

Welcome! We are looking forward to engaging with you all here at 16:00 (Singapore time) on Tuesday 7th November. We will be explaining how the module works, and dealing with any questions you may have. There are two important "getting started" documents: Module Timetable Overview Diagram We will also (over the next few days) be dipping into this slidedeck: https://www.slideshare. Continue reading →

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