Platform Choice & Justification For my Social Learning Platform Analysis, I chose YouTube because I use it for a lot of different things including learning university concepts, cybersecurity and programming, and entertainment like sports, cars, lifestyle, politics, news, and sometimes livestreams. For university, YouTube is very useful when I am taking a hard course and…
Ever since I started using LinkedIn I have always appreciated the recommendation and the ‘People you may know’ features because they make it easier to find and connect with people in computer science, cybersecurity, and tech. After this week’s readings and our learning pod discussion, I started thinking more about how design choices like recommendations…
Ever since I started using LinkedIn I have always appreciated the recommendation and the ‘People you may know’ features because it makes it easier to find and connect with people in computer science, cybersecurity, and tech. After this week’s readings and our learning pod discussion, I started thinking more about how design choices like recommendations…
Before this week, I thought about diversity in a PLN as connecting with people who come from different backgrounds and experiences than I do. After going through this week’s material and our learning pod discussion, I started thinking more about inclusion and whether everyone actually has the same opportunity to participate. Things like language barriers…
After completing my Visitors and Residents map, I realized that I use different platforms very differently depending on whether they are personal or institutional. Some platforms I mainly visit when I need something, while others are places where I actually have a presence and interact with people. This connects to White and Cornu’s (2017) idea…
As a computer science student interested in cybersecurity, I already use different online platforms for different purposes. I use GitHub to upload projects and code, while LinkedIn is mainly where I keep my education, experience, certifications, and professional interests. Before going through this week’s material, I never really thought about these platforms as part of…
Current Coordinates Coming into EDCI 338, I already have some experience using technology and multimedia for learning, but I haven’t spent much time thinking specifically about personalized learning or social media in education. As a Computer Science student, most of my experience with technology has been technical. Taking EDCI 335 showed me how multimedia can…