I am very impressed by your experience attending the social media campaign. Glad to read your personal experience of how your passionate and engaged PLN contributes to the achievement of the purchasing campaign. As you mentioned, you created and posted a series of stories and got more and more followers. It is true that high quality posts would attract people who are interested in this topic. When we keep posting embedded values or stories, we are actually delivering more information about the products or the brands, which more or less increase our brand’s reputation and popularity. Also, online networking can connect to offline activities. PLN can help you target the followers and better finish different social campaigns.
I really appreciate your posts! I have similar thoughts with you that social campaign themes can really get people from different places together and they can share their opinions based on their experiences. As you have mentioned about the way of forums, I definitely think that it is an effective way to talk about specific topics. Not only we can get knowledge, but also we can learn how to increase our respect for others under a restorative environment. When children are discussing, they are boosting their mind in critical thinking and expressing in a respective way.
How would you create a PLN prior to engaging in a social media campaign on a topic of your choice?
It is very important to create a PLN before we engage in a social media campaign. It reminds me of the open discussion that I had in the law activity last week. At that activity, we discussed if Aboriginal people can could act to freely determine their political, economic, social and cultural development by determining legal issues within their own communities. I was in favor of that since I held the idea that they lived in their own organized society and their own traditional laws could give meaning and purpose to their lives. However, my group mates insisted that it was totally not advisable since it would make indigenous principles and traditions appear overly subjective and “non-legal” because of their social roles. Then the teacher provided us with a link on Twitter and asked us to leave positive comments with the “Aboriginal people” tag on.
I used my Twitter account and followed influencers of Aboriginal people. Social media sites are a great way to learn about the latest education-related news and breakthrough innovations. During that time, notifications and news about that were pushed to me everyday. These social networking sites are an effective method for continuous learning and communication.
When I posted my ideas on the link my teacher gave, I got replies with examples to support my ideas and limitations of my opinions. I really learned a lot during this social media campaign. It is true that creating my own content in PLN, sharing my thoughts and hot topics, and writing blog posts are all necessary to form a network. I regularly focus on how people innovate, then have a interaction with them and ask them questions. Also, I can leave a reply on others’ ideas, provide my own original ideas, and do everything possible to increase the value of PLN.
You pointed out great responses in the first question. I agree with you that PLN allows people to share their views and get inspired by others. Collaboration among professionals through shared values and norms are important. When professionals share knowledge, they can receive agreement and disagreement. They contribute to students’ learning and get improved by students’ comments. It is in accordance with what Veletsianos (2010) propose that professionals are rewarded with potentially rich opportunities for student learning, connections to individual knowledge and expertise, and tremendous insight into emerging areas of research.
I am really impressed by your examples illustrated to support the importance of social media platforms. As you mentioned, social media, such as HyFlex and UVic enable the traditional classroom to be accessible online. It is true that social media have played more and more important roles especially when we are still affecting by the pandemic. Students can access to the class contents at anytime at anywhere. They can check out the video lectures and materials. When they have some confusing concepts, they can go back and check to find out the answer. Also, they can rely on further reading materials on social media to fully understand knowledge they want to learn.
– Explore the video provided and reflect on the themes of a PLN in a professional capacity.
According to the Brad in the provided video, he is the member of the smallest nations in North Vancouver and is also the first indigenous educator in his area. He oversees the indigenous education programs, the safe and caring school programs, and anti-racism committee. Â In his opinion, there are more growth in community to connect with the world. For example, local young indigenous leaders in Squamish nation have paid more effort on posting their situations and cultures through social media, like Twitter. This helps others to gain more information about Squamish nation and result in more attention and discussion in the public. This is an important and effective way to build a healthy community. Generally speaking, a PLN is a professional capacity to provide platforms for learners to join discussions and get useful points. Then educators can further design suitable and effective teaching strategies.
– Consider which social media platforms are beneficial in education, and ask yourself how you would add social media teaching to an industry you’re interested in – expand your thoughts in your blog.
In my opinion, plenty of social media platforms are beneficial in education. I prefer to use Twitter and Facebook to know more current news and Instagram to learn fashionable design and trends. All the above social media have large amount of users sharing various topics and issues. When we search for specific topics, we can follow the bloggers and learn on purpose. As for teaching social media, I would like to use Ted to watch talk shows related to technology, education and entertainment. Firstly, most Ted videos are intriguing and it is showed through oral talk show or presentation. Learners are learning specific information through listening to their personal stories and illustrated data at the same time. Also, when learners read or leave comments under the videos, they would gain reflective perspectives from people around the world. According to Veletsianos (2010), when she contributes to the network, she is rewarded with potentially rich opportunities for student learning, connections to individual knowledge and expertise, and tremendous insight into emerging areas of research. That is to say, when we devote ourselves through PLN, we actually regain more inspiring ideas and comments.
–Â When working with the vulnerable sector, how does social media fit into professionalism and regulations? Consider education, healthcare, and messaging to minor children via social media/gaming.
When cooperating with the vulnerable sectors, social media should fit into professionalism and regulations. Firstly, when it comes to the minor children, they should consider their mental characteristics and provide healthy and suitable contents. For example, language bullying online is common and social media platforms should supervise and create a healthy online environment. when it comes to education, social media should pay attention to the trend of education and provide updated and healthy perspectives. According to Veletsianos (2010), social justice is an important theme in faculty programming and open teaching. Teachers have to consider the demand for more accessible learning in our communities and in the society.
Developing Personal Learning Networks for Open and Social Learning / Alec Couros- Chapter 8 Page 109 in the printed document Page 129 in electronic PDF – Focus on Page 137 – Conceptualizing the PLN – Page 141 – FINAL THOUGHTS
Your post is so insightful. You include your personal experience and I think it is so impressing. When we have some questions that we cannot solve, we might spend time thinking and searching materials for it. However, if we post it online and ask for others’ advice, we might receive totally different angles and this would greatly contribute to our critical thinking to some extent.
I totally agree with you that social media is changing how we communicate with others. We are easier to be interactive with others, and this would bring diverse voices. We cannot merely enjoy individual voice and reject others opinions. At the same time, I am impressed by your example illustrated from Moore’s video about Clubhouse. This provides people platforms to discuss topics formally or informally.
My current PLN contains a diverse composition. I actively participate in various online and offline clubs and communities, in order to meet various friends. People of different ages, nationalities, and backgrounds are included in my PLN. Different cultures and domains make everyone’s perspectives and opinions more interesting and fascinating. Similar interests allow everyone to collaborate together and build stronger relationships. In my PLN, everyone’s positive interaction and participation as learners are reflected in PLN.Are you learning from a variety of diverse voices and are you expanding your understanding of the views of others?
2. Are you learning from a variety of diverse voices and are you expanding your understanding of the views of others?
Moore (2016) mentions that it is hard to avoid inclusion and we are living in a world with social media, which helps us to become more interactive. Social media greatly contributes to our convenience to communicate with others, such as listening, talking and commenting. For me, I am learning from a variety of diverse voices. I will express my opinion after listening to other people’s voices. This helps me think and learn more comprehensively. The opinions from other people also allow me to learn more. Rather than being a leader, I think it’s a good choice to integrate into the crowd and accumulate experience.
3. What is a learning outcome of your PLN and how are you ensuring your exposure to diversity and inclusion?
As stated in Moore’s video, he argues that integration and inclusion are the last two evolution processes. My personal learning outcome of PLN is in accordance with it. I would honestly express my opinions and critical thinking in my blogs and twitters. During this process, I listen carefully from others, review my words after getting feedback and discuss the diversity with others. I tend to think about the same thing from more perspectives and levels, not just confined to what I think, but integrating the brilliant ideas from others. I tend to respect different ideas from others and broaden my individual thinking. In my opinion, this is the best manifestation of inclusion and diversity in the evolution processes.
References
One Without the Other: Stories of Unity Through Diversity and Inclusion Shelley Moore and
I totally agree with you that digital platforms can improve students’ professional network. I did not think about the situations at school before. I think you point out insightful ideas that students can also develop their professional network at school. Students can learn information delivered by the school and join in cultural activities held by the school. Schools can give a step before students step into the society and assist them .
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