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Having just submitted my dissertation research proposal, topic five couldn’t have come at a more suitable time. The pains of the open access debate to a student at university like me are difficult to ignore as Miss CEO mentioned in her comment on my blog. In my case, I am lucky that when I find restricted articles the university has usually paid for the journal subscription on behalf of students and I have no problem. Continue reading →

The first rule of using the web as a tool in education and business is that you can’t use everything that you find due to copyright infringement and licensing issues. Open access is one model that solves some of these issues, so what is it…   This article has referenced a study suggesting that paid content is becoming more common, and three years ago they projected that right now, May 2016, 90% of all content online would be paid for. Is this the case? I would say no. Continue reading →

Looking into the ethical issues of social media in education appeared to be a pretty simple topic. I thought that my Infographic,  Haiku Deck and PowToon explored all of the possible issues involved and through Digital Citizenship had found a way to put the world to rights. But how wrong was I (!). Stuarts comment on my blog questioned who the educators of social media should be where some businesses and teachers fail to act appropriately online. Continue reading →

Going into this module I didn’t fully understand the idea of curriculum innovation, but this question opitimises why it is so important. We are encouraged to explore everything that the Internet has to offer and use any platform we see useful, in order to make our responses diverse and interesting. It is because of this that my personal learning network is developing and not just my ability to memorise and regurgitate facts and information. Continue reading →

After initially believing that this topic would be all about LinkedIn, I would like to officially admit defeat! I showcased a variety of social platforms on offer to those wishing to develop an online professional profile in my original post. Miss CEO also mentioned trends in recruitment as something to look out for suggesting we tailor the platforms that we use to what is popular among employers. Continue reading →

  In topic two I touched on how employers view social profiles and how presenting ourselves amicably will help us out in the long run. But, how do we go about developing an professional online profile and, how do we ensure it remains authentic? Authentic adjective of undisputed origin and not a copy; genuine; real Being true to you is a concept that is always encouraged and, when creating an authentic professional profile it couldn’t be truer. Continue reading →

Similar to topic one, topic two proved to teach a lot more than I originally thought. What appears to be the reasons for and against having one or more online identities introduces debates on social media, mental health, bullying, privacy and online safety. I have summarised the main themes with some facts and images in the infographic below. An interesting contribution to the topic was made by Sam. Continue reading →

As a marketing student I learn first hand the importance of a single online identity. Paid advertising relies on consumers to show behaviours in order to raise profits from their advertising space. When multiple online identities are formed this becomes difficult and results in unsuccessful marketing investments (Vronay, 2014). Zuckerberg has a rather fascist view on identities. His brainchild contractually binds you into having just one in their terms of service under clause 4. Continue reading →

Originally, I thought I had grasped the concept of visitors and residents perfectly. Little did I know there would be more to learn from reading the blog posts of my peers. Although we were given the same task, the nature of online education and personal learning networks ensured that all of our content was different! Ellies’ post incorporated the idea of digital ‘lurkers’ who are present online but do not post or engage. Continue reading →

Until now the idea of a new generation of native digital speakers (White and Alison Le Cornu, 2011) was not far fetched from what I’ve experienced. My grandfather’s collection of encyclopaedias is the idea of ancient history for many 90’s kids, to which Google was their first word. The younger generations innate ability to use digital means was introduced by Prensky (White, 2014) as a ‘native’. Continue reading →