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    In an increasingly technological world, social media sites such as Facebook are becoming increasingly important in maintaining a social life and in the workplace. However, this creates the dilemma/choice to depict oneself through a single or multiple identities. Having a singly identity is associated with authenticity and integrity , we’ve seen that the norm for many is multiple accounts/profiles. Continue reading →

  Fake news has been defined as “relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief”. Fake news has been brought into the public domain in recent years as accounts backed by Russian trolls were said to interfere in both the recent US and UK elections. Continue reading →

  The world as we know it is changing. It’s becoming more digital and technologically advanced. As someone who was raised in the digital age, it would be easy to assume that everyone interacts with the web in the same fashion. Therefore, it may come as some surprise that 9% of adults in the UK had never used the internet, as of Jan 2017. This may reflect the inequalities that are pervasive in parts of the UK and across the world. Continue reading →

  As a psychology student, I am not exposed to the vast array of digital skills on my course that are encountered within the UOSM2008 module. Therein lies the reason why I chose the module, to expand my digital competencies using sites such as WordPress and Piktochart. Prior to the commencing of this module, I would have considered myself to be a digital resident. This is particularly because of not previously giving the notion of digital literacies any deep thought. Continue reading →

Digital natives vs Digital immigrants The terms Digital Natives and Digital Immigrants were coined by marc prensky in 2001. Digital natives are competent users of the digital language who have been born into a world of computer and internet usage. This refers to the fact they have been immersed into a world with digital technology from a very young age (Prensky, 2001). This is in contrast to Digital immigrants who tend to adopt technological advancements many years’ after it’s onset. Continue reading →