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Topic 3: If you Searched yourself would you be Happy with the Results?

We have already discussed online identities, but here’s why they are so important professionally. As the days of posting a CV and cover letter are fading into the background, coming to the forefront are the new days of employers using your online identity to judge your employability.   How do we make our persona authentic? Your professional online persona needs to be multifaceted and should not stand in the way of promotion. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Professional online identities

One of the ways in which people can utilise multiple online identities (discussed in Topic 2), is through a professional personal divide, and last week I asked an important question: does the ability to edit yourself and create partial identities allow for authenticity?  (Infographic 1 created by me) I find this week’s topic on ‘authentic’ professional identities somewhat problematic as the nature of a professional identity involves editing and ‘selling’... Continue reading →

Topic 3: Building a professional digital profile

Created using Canva Regardless of whether you are just joining the professional scene or are already a part of it, having something that will make you instantly recognisable and makes you stand out from the crowd is essential. In the digital age, creating a professional online profile and building your ‘personal brand’ is quickly taking job hunting to a new level. Continue reading →

Topic 2: Reflection

Throughout the last two weeks, my understanding on the topic of multiple identities has developed. Originally, I only thought of multiple identities in terms of different accounts for different sites, however since researching more about it I have learnt that it is so much more than that. In writing my initial post, I learnt to consider multiple identities from the perspective of different personas in the form of cosplay. Continue reading →

Topic 2: Reflection

During my research into the topic of online identities I realised that this topic has great depth. Online identities are things we can’t help but create if we wish to use the internet as a tool; it’s required by most websites to create a profile. There are many dangers that come with having multiple online identities, as well as the argument for and against anonymity which I was only able to touch on. 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 Identities -When “I” becomes “We”

As Internet use became more and more popular, the number of identities created online also grew. In a previous blog post I mentioned the different ways in which people use the web, and how they would present themselves while using it. While people may choose to utilise the web in either a more personal or professional manner, they will be presenting an online identity to all those who go online. Continue reading →

Topic 2: Multiple Online Identities

Thinking back to Topic 1’s Digital Resident / Visitor spectrum, your position is likely to affect your understandings of online privacy and identities, the focus of this post. Increasingly, users of the web, especially those involved in the ‘knowledge economy’ and ‘network societies’, are acknowledging the importance of a digital and professional footprint,  online collaboration, and having an identity online. (Costa and Torres, 2011). Continue reading →

Topic 2: What you should know about Online Identities

With the online world advancing, the use of the internet is increasing as we find ourselves enveloped in accessible information. We reap the wonderful benefits of this with our abilities to connect with family and friends from around the world, shop online and access endless information. However in doing so we leave behind our own ‘digital identity‘. Digital Identity: is the information we leave online, the sum of our characteristics. Continue reading →

Online Identity

Digital identity can be considered in two parts, firstly by presentation – i.e. how we choose to present ourselves and our ideas online – and secondly by reputation – i.e. how others interpret our online presence (Costa, Torres, 2011). 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 →

A reflection on Topic 1

Created by Author on www.wordclouds.com Having researched what it means to be a ‘native’, ‘immigrant’, ‘visitor’ and ‘resident’, I understand their strengths and weaknesses and the assumptions underpinning them. Before I started this topic, I made assumptions on how I would fit into Prensky’s digital ‘natives’ and ‘immigrants’ idea (Prensky, 2001). Continue reading →

Final Reflections

As we have reached the end of the #UOSM2008 module, we have covered a variety of interesting and thought provoking topics. The lessons I have learned from each topic are briefly summarized in the presentation below. Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that’s simple, beautiful and fun. Continue reading →

The Final Chapter

“In the planning stage of a book, don’t plan the ending. It has to be earned by all that will go before it.” ― Rose Tremain I believe Tremain’s quote can also be applied to the journey through UOSM2008. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflections

This week, we were given the task of exploring the ethical issues that arise through business or educational use of social media. This topic triggered a broad range of topics to be discussed by fellow #UOSM2008 students, however my post focused on the issue of digital footprints that accumulate from using social media in education. I thoroughly enjoyed researching this topic and reading the different perspectives that everyone had explored. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflection

This week we were called to investigate one of the ethical issues raised by business or educational use of social media. I chose to go down the business path and talk about the ethical concern regarding users’ data. In order to include all my points, I created a powtoon video. Continue reading →

Topic 4: Reflection

This week we were called to investigate one of the ethical issues raised by business or educational use of social media. I chose to go down the business path and talk about the ethical concern regarding users’ data. In order to include all my points, I created a powtoon video. Continue reading →

Reflecting on Ethical Issues Associated with Social Media

After much research last week, I decided to write about the ethical issues surrounding social media and education (in fact, I used this idea of linking my reflection to the original blog from Stuart!).  Blogs I commented on focused on social media and business, giving me the perfect opportunity to learn more about areas I’d decided against assessing. Continue reading →

The Use of Social Media in Education

Social Networking Sites are a widely used tool to which 61% of adults engage in, thus making it a popular platform to interact over. As depicted in the graph below, a majority of those that use Social Networking Sites are between the ages of 16-24, thus making the use of social media in education a popular option amongst education providers.   Statistics on the different age groups that engaged in Social Networking in Great Britain during 2015. Continue reading →

Is Candidate Social Media Screening a Step Too Far?

My topic 3 post mentioned that employers are increasingly relying on reviewing job candidate’s social media presence as part of the application process. Career builder found that 40% of companies will browse an individual’s social media account before making a decision of hiring the job applicant. Continue reading →