Month: October 2020

Since most of the social communication platform is free, no matter who you are, simply having one smartphone can access. Like Twitter, all the users join with different personal backgrounds, cultural, gender, faith, countries. there are lots of sensitivities areas like sexism, Religious discrimination, Racial discrimination, etc. In recent years, there have been many examples that improper comments have led to verbal and even physical threats. These threats can greatly affect a person’s mental health and event life. Always make sure we provide information with fact on PLN. Positive and efficient communication can’t tolerate rumour. We should separate both personal and professional communication, however, it’s not that easy to find a balance because humans are emotional.  In order to adapt progress with social media communication, we must make sure what we say is real and never comment using hate speeches, there is always a consequence for what you say and what you do, the Internet is not an illegal place. It’s all user’s responsibility to generate a positive PLN and communication environment.

Reference:

1. Media and Social Justice. (n.d.). Retrieved November 02, 2020, from http://voyager.library.uvic.ca/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=2606041
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73KOxy_fMSM&feature=youtu.be

Additionally, explore some of the privacy/security concerns to consider when developing an audience on any social media platform? What are the concerns for individuals who become influential in a social space?

Before creating a podcast, I need to consider what are my goals and learning targets. These ideas will be the backbone of my podcast. Then, I will register a new account on the mainstream networking platform. A qualified platform must have the functionally to communicate and share information with others because learning by myself is not efficient and comprehensive enough. In the next step, I am going to forum study groups and add users who have similar goals or targets with me. I can learn and be inspired by the group members’ perspectives, also they can provide helpful suggestions while I facing problems. I will continually share my ideas, personal thoughts, feeling with group members, and engage in others’ communication and feedback, so we can learn and progress together through our PLN.

While I am doing research for my computer science project last semester, I notice there are lots of successful podcasts. Pet Walters[1] is one of them that attracts my attention. One of his blogs about “machine learning technology” has more than 50+ people comments. Most of the users thought his explanation and notes are very helpful to understand an abstract idea. In order to emulate success stories in this space, there are a few points we need to consider. Firstly, always provide high-quality information, thinking about why it’s important and how to demonstrate this concept. Secondly, organizing language with the right word choice, make sure all the audience understands what are you talking about. thirdly, engaging in communication, always accept different voice around you. Perspectives various from person to person, others’ ideas might not be right, but you can always obtain some inspirations from them.

There are always exist different voices when people share their opinions on the internet, sometimes the comment might run in the opposite direction from yours. Language is an invisible sword, it can be extremely hurt and lead to serious consequences. What you know may not be all, just as what you have heard may not be true. We need to be responsible for what we say online and learn how to distinguish rumours. Building a health PLN with learners around us is necessary, it’s key for us to continue learning from each other.‘

Reference:

[1] https://practicalcheminformatics.blogspot.com/2018/10/my-scienceprogramming-journey.html

What is a PLN? PLN means “Personal Learning Network” which was used to describe a network of people and resources that support ongoing learning. Before the reading of this week, I actually did not realize teaching can be diverse. I was born and educated in China. I still remember the time around 66 students sit in a crowded classroom writing test over and over again. All students in the Country study the same content and there is nothing important than study. Just like Moore said, “lingering evidence of the factory model of education where we needed to produce and replicate people to meet the demand of the workforce during the industrial revolution.”[1] The teacher’s key task is to cultivate the labour force of social needs. Students have diverse talents before they go to school, however, they were forced to accept only study math, Chemistry, grammar, etc, is the only way out to be a good worker and pay for their rents. There is no diversity to studies and all students graduate with the same shape, a large number of children’s talents have been wiped out in fundamental education. As Moore says, now is the 21st century, the education process must progress with the times.

In my PLN, Most of the time I learned from a variety of voices, I don’t have much idea about learning diversity. After studying at UVic, I start to realize I should have my own way of learning. I start learning content outside the classroom and it actually goes pretty well. Also, I received some suggestions from friends and learning partners.

I participate in a silo of information sharing. Sharing personal opinions is another way of learning. Comparing with a simple idea, more information can be shared by more people. Since we are all independent individuals, we might be inspired by others’ points of view, cooperation is an essential strategy in learning.

The learning outcome of my PLN is about having confidence in my thought and express them to more people. Each one has a different perspective, they can provide various suggestions and help from a brand new angle. The learner should accept diversities, take its essence and drop its dross. This is how we full fill our PLN and learning diversity.

After all the reading and videos, I start to realize PLN isn’t simply talking about how to learning and master one knowledge, it’s a way to progress and sharing. Every one of us has different talents in various areas, education should not bury these talents and transform them to what society needs. Personalize each student’s way of learning is the key to achieve individual success. Sharing with peer and respect their comment could make us progress.

Reference:

Moore, Shelley. One Without the Other : Stories of Unity Through Diversity and Inclusion, Portage & Main Press, 2017. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uvic/detail.action?docID=4832579.

Currently, there is a lot kind of social media platforms on the market. Since their using purpose is different, it’s extremely important for students to pick the right one to build their professional network. Before I joined the UVic Computer Science Co-op program, the instructor introduces Linkin to us. Because Linkin is the world’s largest professional social networking site with excessed 300million users worldwide,  it’s a great place to develop a professional network for Job finding, head-hunting, or showing your abilities. Having a professional profile will increase your exposure to the public in order to help people who need your abilities to find you faster. Blog is also a good place to express personal ideas and thoughts, however, Blog is mainly for users who want to know you more, like A head-hunter company thought your resume and cover letter is great, so he/she opens your blog to see more details about you, the way you write, express an idea, these are part of your personal identity.

Everything changes with technology, it’s extremely necessary for new graduates like me to own and maintain a professional learning network. For new users who want to expand their professional learning network, they should start considering their roles[1], think about what kind of learning style I have. Some learner learning by reviewing situations, such as comment opinions to articles or share personal thoughts on a piece of news. Some learners get knowledge by apply learning to real situations, such as creating a project and recording the process. Others might prefer to learn by doing some researches. It’s important to figure out what kind of learn style you are and try to switch it sometimes, this can make what you learn more comprehensive. The next step is to join online groups and share opinions with peers. Cooperating with others will expand your learning network fastly. Learning from others, identifying what they are good at and providing feedback to what you think is insufficient.

Before generating a personal identity, the first time we need to know that everything we build can be fake or real. The personal identity contains a lot of attributes, like the photo you post, the comment you have, relation status,  the language you use, etc. It can be totally different on various platforms. For example, I would never post any silly jokes on Linkin, I write as much professional as possible to demonstrate myself, I always think twice before I contact a group or person. However, I feel more relax to post anything I want on Instagram, where most of my friends know who me better. Imagine your potential employer whether want to know any trivial matter about you. Since different usages of the platform, your performance can be distinct. The key to building an excellent  PLN always understands your audience and provides details they want to see, show how professional you are in the desired area.

Reference:

[1] Courses & PD. 2020. Step 1: What Is A PLN?. [online] Available at:<https://teacherchallenge.edublogs.org/pln-define/> [Accessed 15 October 2020].