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Fact or Fiction
or Fake?!

Introduction I am beginning to wonder if this module is a sort of crystal ball, running parallel to my dissertation! Just as other topics did (Digital Divide and Digital Residency) fake news links very strongly to my work. It is a quite a complex phenomenon and I have therefore prepared this short video, providing some definitions and some examples. Continue reading →

Fact or Fiction
or Fake?!

Introduction I am beginning to wonder if this module is a sort of crystal ball, running parallel to my dissertation! Just as other topics did (Digital Divide and Digital Residency) fake news links very strongly to my work. It is a quite a complex phenomenon and I have therefore prepared this short video, providing some definitions and some examples. Continue reading →

Earn ÂŁ20 by reading this post!

Did you believe me? Unfortunately, you won’t be getting ÂŁ20, sorry to disappoint you, but there is definitely a lot of false information and identities online and this is just one example! NEWS People likes to receive news in different forms, the statistic below displays the main source of news for different age groups. It can be seen that online is the most popular source of news. Main source of news by age. (Newman et al. Continue reading →

Popping the ‘Fake News’ Bubble – Topic 2

Fake news – although not a recent phenomenon – has become somewhat of an epidemic in the past few years due to social media usage. It’s recent impact on events such as the U.S. elections (Allcott & Gentzkow, 2017) and Britain’s Brexit (Kucharski, 2016) has certainly created a heightened awareness around fake news. So, are we still able to use the internet as a learning tool? Click to view slideshow. Continue reading →

Topic 2 – ‘Learning on the Web’ – question and starter sources

LEARNING ON THE WEB The MOOC has introduced you to the importance of your Personal Learning Network and the need for lifelong learning skills. As many of you have already commented during the MOOC, one of the key features of having an effective learning network is developing the digital literacies needed to identify reliable, trustworthy information online. Task – Evaluate how to assess the reliability and authenticity of online information. Continue reading →

A reflection of Topic 2

Created using Canva Before I had written my post for topic 2 I had already assumed that the debate over multiple online identities would come down to security, oh how I was wrong. A part of the debate can be attributed to a security aspect, wherein hackers may be able to gain access to accounts and private information which can later be used for identity fraud (mentioned in the beginning of the “anonymity vs. identity” conference). Continue reading →

Topic 2: Online Identity

Taken from imgur.com Over the last decade or two, the internet has quickly become the place for people to socialise, increasing the need to create a permanent identity online. On social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter, you can choose who to ‘friend’ or ‘follow’ but how do you know these profiles represent who they are meant to? Here is an example of using one account to create another.   Screenshot taken from piktochart. Continue reading →

Topic 2: Reflections

As a society, we are increasingly putting more information about ourselves online meaning that our online identities plays an important role in our everyday lives. This is particularly the case for those that demonstrate ‘digital resident’[1] traits as their increased online activities would cause their online identity to become more valuable. Continue reading →

My Reflection about the Perils of Numerous Online Identities

I found this topic really intellectually stimulating because I’ve only thought about it in a black-and-white way before.  Finding readings to evaluate made me more informed, however on a sub-conscious level I probably gravitated towards those I agreed with.  I realised what a valuable learning curve reading others’ blogs to comment on is because it actively challenges my thoughts, especially when those viewpoints are evidenced. Continue reading →

The Perils of Numerous Online Identities

This online identity topic has, much like the digital residents and visitors topic, an element of ambiguity for the different online identities which people can have and the level of anonymity these hold.  An identity refers to what we do and who we are (Internet Society, 2006), so our online identity is an extension of this. Please click on the photo to access the original photo submission. Continue reading →

Think you are anonymous? Think again.

As the “digital residents and visitors” topic taught us, most web-related subjects are not black or white. Similarly, having multiple online identities is not an absolute debate, but rather serves many purposes, given it is employed properly.  But what do we mean by multiple online identities? In this context, its not about simply using different accounts … Continue reading Think you are anonymous? Think again. Continue reading →