In a blink of an eye, it’s the end of the learning journey but start of my ever active digital presence on the web. At the start, i self assessed myself regarding the digital literacy and later assessed myself again and attained slightly different results. Read on to know what has been the learning outcomes and what are my future plans!
I find myself to be a Digital Resident, contributing to the web through my various social media platforms like Sharing, Twitting and Instagram-ing. In addition, Tumblr and many other social media platforms are constantly being updated. Anyway, you get the idea!
My Facebook profile is a personal page whereby i communicate and socialize with my friends. My potential employers would not find anything professional to sell myself here. However, they would definitely know more about me here through my ‘shares’.
Also, my Instagram page is very personal especially my daily updates of ‘Stories’. Through this, people will know more a lot better than my Facebook as this platform is where I frequent the most.
My Twitter page used to be frequently used to express my daily thoughts on the latest trends, news and events happening around the world. After going through this module, my Twitter page is definitely going to be more updated from now onwards!
Main Takeaways:
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Since the start of MANG2049, the Intro post made me ponder about which category am i situated in. I found out that i am leaning towards being a Digital Resident as i contribute contents, opinions and ideas to the web.
The before & after the module ratings which clearly shows that I’ve improved in all aspects. The MOOC from FutureLearn increased my exposure to participate in online communities, collaborate with others and build online networks around an area of interest. Thus, the ratings went up!
The first topic definitely deepen my insights and extended my knowledge. We were tasked to evaluate on our digital differences that impacted on our learning. It gave me extensive knowledge on what differences different people from different parts of the world face. However, I concentrated on Singapore’s digital accessibility to concentrate on my digital differences. For me, I feel that education level, digital literacy, social context and motivation are keys to my learning. Others may argue that motivation is only key that impact your learning as having the drive and determination overcomes any obstacles. But, I beg to differ on this. I’m still sticking on my opinion.
I have created a different Twitter Profile solely for professional and networking purposes. My overall digital literacy have improved. In addition, certain elements such as building online networks have drastically improved after this module.
Initially, i did not have a Linked in account. But since the module ended, I have created professional profiles for networking such as Linkedin to build rapport with people for job opportunities. Creating this would increase my presence on this platform and also to build networks among people.
Apart from learning about my level of digital literacy through the module, I gained valuable experience and many practice to create info-graphics and aesthetically pleasing presentation. (Look through my previous topics for my self-produced graphics!)
My Future Plans:
Personally, I feel I have to keep up with the emerging culture of reliance on digital networks to build rapport with people in the industry I want to enter. Utilizing more of digital tools to assist me in my everyday work will be be a good practice. I took up multiple identities on the web however, I did not utilize professional networking platforms such as Linkedin before thus, there is no distinct difference from personal and professional profiles. Creating a professional profile will lead certain important networks or potential employers to gain more valuable information about me through that platform. Leading them to the personal page may not be a great help to them to know my expertise and level of competency. Creating a separate user to portray my professional side would be effective in conveying the message to my newly-built networks.
Also, I have to utilize more Open Access data bases such as Google Drive to provide more convenience for both parties to send information for networking purposes. The future is technology. Jobs and labor is being cancelled out due to the increasing efficiency and reliability of technology. Thus, focusing more on these aspect is vital to thrive in the digital field.
Conclusion:
The module has been a stepping stone and foundation for me to fully understand the digital world. It deepen my insights to my levels of digital literacy. An additional skill i acquired was the creation of info-graphics to better present the content. It definitely made me plan out the tasks to be more proficient and smarter in the digital world.
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Shaun Ho Jun Yi 