{"id":1420,"date":"2015-05-14T23:24:23","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T23:24:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dilinisene.wordpress.com\/?p=155"},"modified":"2015-05-14T23:24:23","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T23:24:23","slug":"t6-final-summary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.soton.ac.uk\/uosm2008-2015\/2015\/05\/14\/t6-final-summary\/","title":{"rendered":"T6: Final Summary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By the time you reach the end of this post, you will know more about me than it&#8217;s said on my <a title=\"About Me : Dilini Seneviratne\" href=\"https:\/\/dilinisene.wordpress.com\/\" ><strong>about me<\/strong> <\/a>page.\u00a0When I first started blogging, I wasn&#8217;t completely aware of how much value my online identity held in order to expose me to rest of the world. Every activity we carry out using technology, leaves a mark behind, a <a title=\"Digital Footprint caring\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/OA6aiFeMQZ0\" >digital footprint<\/a>. If I were to use this fact and create information that I specifically want to be known <em>about me<\/em>, then why not use every possible way to do so?<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t have a <a title=\"Dilini's Twitter Account\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DilsLak\" >Twitter<\/a> account before starting this course and now I feel myself getting to understand\u00a0it\u00a0better than before. I used to be an active<a title=\"Dilini's Facebook account\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/dilini.lakshika.seneviratne\" > Facebook <\/a>user, who wanted to keep updates and data private,\u00a0protected within friends and family. But I started to realise that in order for me to achieve my goals and objectives, I need to be exposed outside of this circle.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dilinisene.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/presentation2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-160 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dilinisene.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/presentation2.jpg?w=700\" alt=\"Self-test \"   \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Looking back at my previous blog posts, I can say that completing the self-test was pretty straight forward. I was unaware of so many factors that were associated with having an\u00a0<em>online professional image, <\/em>at the end of<i>\u00a0<\/i>every topic, I learnt something new.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='700' height='424' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/X3xOCwBNGk4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>There are only few things I&#8217;m <em>very<\/em> passionate about.\u00a0I have used the skills and knowledge I gained throughout this module and put them into practise with my passions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">1) Kandyan &amp; Bharata-natyam<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='700' height='424' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/59DF51VSat0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>I am the <a href=\"https:\/\/dilinisene.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/15\/university-of-southampton-kandyan-bharata-natyam-society\/\" >founder <\/a>of the only <a title=\"SKBDSoc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sotonkbdsoc\" >classical dancing society <\/a>in University of Southampton- combination of Kandyan (traditional Sri Lankan) and Bharata-natyam (south asian) affiliated with UoS <a title=\"SKBD PA\" href=\"http:\/\/perform.susu.org\/societies.php#dance\" >Performing Arts<\/a>. I have used networking skills from this module to reach out to sponsors within and outside of Southampton, in order to promote thier businesses and in return offer my society members exclusive deals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><strong>2) Social media and networking<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='700' height='424' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JlODZcOGzPg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;%23038;fs=1&#038;%23038;showsearch=0&#038;%23038;showinfo=1&#038;%23038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;%23038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>I have increased my daily use of all social media platforms and even adapted to new networking sites. I have spent hours updating all my professional networking sites (LinkedIn) because I&#8217;ve realised how much importance and value it holds by doing so.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><strong>3) Committee duties within University<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dilinisene.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/11225915_10205892998556933_464062470_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-226 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dilinisene.files.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/11225915_10205892998556933_464062470_n.jpg?w=700\" alt=\"11225915_10205892998556933_464062470_n\"   \/><\/a>I have been part of four different committees this academic year 2014\/15 and this has helped me increase my professional network with many Southampton based businesses and organisations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\"><strong>4) Blogging<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">By being an active blogger, I believe I can continue to improve on myself and expand on my interests. Having an online journal means I allow anyone and everyone out there with access to the internet, to see what I do. Throughout this module, I&#8217;ve learnt a lot of <em>do&#8217;s\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0<em>don&#8217;ts\u00a0<\/em>about how to maintain my online professional image. By commenting and interacting with other bloggers, taking in thier constructive criticism about my posts and providing feedback, I&#8217;ve learnt that in order to maintain a healthy and balanced professional online image, I need to be able to handle my online presence with others. I believe I&#8217;m able to continue to handle a better balance in life as I have done with being in different societies, dancing, computing and criminology work and socialising in my time here at uni.\u00a0I think blogging is one of best ways to keep building my professional network and I am grateful to have taken UOSM2008 to help me realise this.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align:left;\">PS: As a result of being active on social media and networking platforms and reaching out to businesses, I have been offered to take part in a Performing Arts Institute in London during the summer. Due to my LinkedIn profile continuing to recieve endorsements from hospitality and management industry recruiters, I have been called for an interview at Hilton Colombo for a 3-month- internship programme, in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Digital Footprint, Youtube:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OA6aiFeMQZ0&#038;feature=youtu.be\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OA6aiFeMQZ0&#038;feature=youtu.be<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Create your own, Moovly: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moovly.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.moovly.com<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Kandyan &amp; Bharata, wordpress:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/dilinisene.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/15\/university-of-southampton-kandyan-bharata-natyam-society\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/dilinisene.wordpress.com\/2015\/05\/15\/university-of-southampton-kandyan-bharata-natyam-society\/<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Kandyan &amp; Bharata, Facebook:\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sotonkbdsoc\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sotonkbdsoc<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>SUSU, Performing Arts:\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/perform.susu.org\/societies.php#dance\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/perform.susu.org\/societies.php#dance<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Making YouTube Videos, WikiHow:\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Make-Good-YouTube-Videos-for-Video-Marketing\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Make-Good-YouTube-Videos-for-Video-Marketing<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>How to improve my LinkedIn Profile, Stephanie Sammons: \u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stephaniesammons.com\/5-simple-steps-for-improving-your-linkedin-visibility\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.stephaniesammons.com\/5-simple-steps-for-improving-your-linkedin-visibility\/<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li>Improving my online presence, Entrepreneur:\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.entrepreneuronfire.com\/7-ways-to-build-your-online-presence\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.entrepreneuronfire.com\/7-ways-to-build-your-online-presence\/<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/dilinisene.wordpress.com\/155\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/dilinisene.wordpress.com\/155\/\" \/><\/a> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/pixel.wp.com\/b.gif?host=dilinisene.wordpress.com&#038;blog=84630118&#038;%23038;post=155&#038;%23038;subd=dilinisene&#038;%23038;ref=&#038;%23038;feed=1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By the time you reach the end of this post, you will know more about me than it&rsquo;s said on my about me page.&nbsp;When I first started blogging, I wasn&rsquo;t completely aware of how much value my online identity held in order to expose me to rest of the world. 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