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#UOSM2008 : Digital Visitors and Residents

Digital residents are described as users of the internet that live a portion of their lives online. (White, 2013) They make use of the services the internet has to offer but also choose to express themselves using an online persona which is regularly maintained through social media such as facebook, twitter and blog posts such as tumblr. (White and LeCornu, 2011) They also have the ability to create and share knowledge, effectively network and stay aware of emerging new knowledge. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 : Digital Visitors and Residents

Digital residents are described as users of the internet that live a portion of their lives online. (White, 2013) They make use of the services the internet has to offer but also choose to express themselves using an online persona which is regularly maintained through social media such as facebook, twitter and blog posts such as tumblr. (White and LeCornu, 2011) They also have the ability to create and share knowledge, effectively network and stay aware of emerging new knowledge. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 : Digital Visitors and Residents

Digital residents are described as users of the internet that live a portion of their lives online. (White, 2013) They make use of the services the internet has to offer but also choose to express themselves using an online persona which is regularly maintained through social media such as facebook, twitter and blog posts such as tumblr. (White and LeCornu, 2011) They also have the ability to create and share knowledge, effectively network and stay aware of emerging new knowledge. Continue reading →

UOSM2008 Topic 1 -Digital ‘visitors’ and digital ‘residents’

Question: Explain the concept of digital ‘visitors’ and  ‘residents’ drawing upon your reading and your own online experiences to date in support of the points that you make The digital ‘visitor’ and ‘resident’ principle assesses the motivation behind different forms of engagement with online technologies [1]. In other words, how and why people use the internet differently from one another. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 Topic 1: Digital Visitors & Residents

Picture source: http://dial.myblog.arts.ac.uk2011/12/13/210“Explain the concept of digital “visitors” and “residents” drawing upon your reading and your own online experiences to date in support of the points that you make”.Because of the rapid growth of the technologies in the past few decades, people have been categorized into two groups. Continue reading →

#UOSM2008 Topic 1: Digital Visitors & Residents

Picture source: http://dial.myblog.arts.ac.uk2011/12/13/210“Explain the concept of digital “visitors” and “residents” drawing upon your reading and your own online experiences to date in support of the points that you make”.Because of the rapid growth of the technologies in the past few decades, people have been categorized into two groups. Continue reading →

Digital Residents and Digital Visitors

In today’s society, digital literacy is becoming increasingly important and the widely accepted concept of “Digital Immigrants” and “Digital Natives” (Prensky, 2001) used to define an individual’s use of the internet, has become somewhat outdated: Digital Immigrant: A person who was brought up before the widespread adoption of digital technology. Continue reading →

Topic 1: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

Different societies and communities constantly evolve over time. New rules and customs appear everywhere, receiving its appreciators and followers. Some of those customs can transform into a standalone societies or communities, where people would differentiate themselves from others, have their own way of communication and behavior. At first stage the same happened to the Internet at the beginning of it’s gaining popularity. Continue reading →

Topic 1: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

Different societies and communities constantly evolve over time. New rules and customs appear everywhere, receiving its appreciators and followers. Some of those customs can transform into a standalone societies or communities, where people would differentiate themselves from others, have their own way of communication and behavior. At first stage the same happened to the Internet at the beginning of it’s gaining popularity. Continue reading →

Topic 1: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

Different societies and communities constantly evolve over time. New rules and customs appear everywhere, receiving its appreciators and followers. Some of those customs can transform into a standalone societies or communities, where people would differentiate themselves from others, have their own way of communication and behavior. At first stage the same happened to the Internet at the beginning of it’s gaining popularity. Continue reading →

Topic 1: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

Different societies and communities constantly evolve over time. New rules and customs appear everywhere, receiving its appreciators and followers. Some of those customs can transform into a standalone societies or communities, where people would differentiate themselves from others, have their own way of communication and behavior. At first stage the same happened to the Internet at the beginning of it’s gaining popularity. Continue reading →

Topic 1: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

Different societies and communities constantly evolve over time. New rules and customs appear everywhere, receiving its appreciators and followers. Some of those customs can transform into a standalone societies or communities, where people would differentiate themselves from others, have their own way of communication and behavior. At first stage the same happened to the Internet at the beginning of it’s gaining popularity. Continue reading →

Topic 1: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

Different societies and communities constantly evolve over time. New rules and customs appear everywhere, receiving its appreciators and followers. Some of those customs can transform into a standalone societies or communities, where people would differentiate themselves from others, have their own way of communication and behavior. At first stage the same happened to the Internet at the beginning of it’s gaining popularity. Continue reading →

Topic 1: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

Different societies and communities constantly evolve over time. New rules and customs appear everywhere, receiving its appreciators and followers. Some of those customs can transform into a standalone societies or communities, where people would differentiate themselves from others, have their own way of communication and behavior. At first stage the same happened to the Internet at the beginning of it’s gaining popularity. Continue reading →

Topic 1: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

Different societies and communities constantly evolve over time. New rules and customs appear everywhere, receiving its appreciators and followers. Some of those customs can transform into a standalone societies or communities, where people would differentiate themselves from others, have their own way of communication and behavior. At first stage the same happened to the Internet at the beginning of it’s gaining popularity. Continue reading →

Topic 1: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

Different societies and communities constantly evolve over time. New rules and customs appear everywhere, receiving its appreciators and followers. Some of those customs can transform into a standalone societies or communities, where people would differentiate themselves from others, have their own way of communication and behavior. At first stage the same happened to the Internet at the beginning of it’s gaining popularity. Continue reading →

Topic 1: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

Different societies and communities constantly evolve over time. New rules and customs appear everywhere, receiving its appreciators and followers. Some of those customs can transform into a standalone societies or communities, where people would differentiate themselves from others, have their own way of communication and behavior. At first stage the same happened to the Internet at the beginning of it’s gaining popularity. Continue reading →

Topic 1: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

Different societies and communities constantly evolve over time. New rules and customs appear everywhere, receiving its appreciators and followers. Some of those customs can transform into a standalone societies or communities, where people would differentiate themselves from others, have their own way of communication and behavior. At first stage the same happened to the Internet at the beginning of it’s gaining popularity. Continue reading →

Topic 1: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

Different societies and communities constantly evolve over time. New rules and customs appear everywhere, receiving its appreciators and followers. Some of those customs can transform into a standalone societies or communities, where people would differentiate themselves from others, have their own way of communication and behavior. At first stage the same happened to the Internet at the beginning of it’s gaining popularity. Continue reading →

Topic 1: Digital Visitors and Digital Residents

Different societies and communities constantly evolve over time. New rules and customs appear everywhere, receiving its appreciators and followers. Some of those customs can transform into a standalone societies or communities, where people would differentiate themselves from others, have their own way of communication and behavior. At first stage the same happened to the Internet at the beginning of it’s gaining popularity. Continue reading →