Peer Response Post – Alexandra Sarro
Hearing about Alexandras journey through education and how keeping up to date with technology has been challenging but essential was impactful. Alexandras identifying the building of her digital literacy through her Personal Learning Network (PLN) via peers and UVic workshops highlights how pervasive a PLN is. It also emphasizes how we tend to build our PLNs organically, out of necessity, and without any real intention. Learning about PLNs in module 1 will surely be helpful in her future career in sales. Understanding the curating of a PLN with intention will ensure that she is (we are) able utilize her (our) networking and resources to their fullest extent.
Thanks for sharing you post Alexandra!
Peer Response Post – Rachel Powell
I really connected to Rachel identifying misinformation and disinformation on social Media platforms and how this can interfere with social media as a educational tool. Since enrolling in UVic about 3 years ago and discovering that I connect a grate deal with social justice I have found TikTok to be an invaluable resource in my informal education. Following creators and civilian journalists who offer an alternative perspective to that of mainstream media has enlightened me. Having the opportunity to engage in content created by the deeply diverse community found on TikToc has broadened my perspective on all aspects of social justice. I have a deeper understanding of systemic oppression, how I inadvertently participate in that oppression, and I am beginning to understand by role in dismantling those systems of oppression. Knowing that I rely so heavily on this content to inform my understanding on current events it is important that I am also a wear of how to spot faulty information.
Here is one creator I follow that helps to untangle the web of misinformation and disinformation. Although I still take the time to do a deeper dive on information that seems questionable.
Peer Response Post – Jessica Mahfoud
I really appreciated how Jessica made special mention of the challenges of maintaining focus while using social media. I also connected with her identifying the ethical dangers of posting impulsively. Knowing that social media is a powerful tool it becomes important for us, its users, to manage this responsibility ethically, responsibly, and with intention. It is important to cultivate one’s digital identity with the understanding that you may influence those around you. If one is mindful of this impact before posting or interacting on social media it can becomes a benchmark for online etiquette.
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