This semester is really fast for me, I learn how to generate and maintain a health PLN from edci338, which means a lot. In the past few years, I only consider social media as convenient online chatting software and where you see memes. However, after a few months of deep learning about PLN, I start to realize PLN is more than that. properly use and maintain PLN is able to quickly establish a connection with people who has the same interest or in the same fields, quickly increase your reputation online and provides you with more opportunities. Just like I use social media to get a Co-op job for the next term online, it’s hard to imagine what if we still meet at the human resource market physically in this pandemic. PLN could be a high-quality stepping stone towards career success.

However, social media is a double-edged sword, it might hurt you if you can’t use it in the right way. Users on social media platforms join with various backgrounds, genders, skin colours, cultures, or ages. These diversities might cause conflict between users. As healthy PLN users, we need always make sure we don’t write or comment on sensitive content like skin colours, religious issues or gender discrimination. If you face some negative comments, don’t get made or fretful, let’s make sure we focus on most of the positive feedback and ratings and continue to play to our strengths.[1]

EDCI338 not only benefits my professional PLN but also my personal perspective. I understood how the engage in others’ communication and share my personal idea. I have a great time playing around with those platforms I discovered during the course. This course is informative and worth taking.

 

Resource:

[1] Simple Keys to Success & Influence Ch. 16 Qualman, Erik – Empower Others https://learning-oreilly-com.ezproxy.library.uvic.ca/library/view/digital-leader-5/9780071792424/ch16.html