Platform Choice & Justification Living by myself has made my screen time on YouTube increase significantly. I am someone who feels more comfortable with background noise than silence, whether I am cooking, doing laundry, cleaning, going for a walk, or climbing. YouTube has been a great tool for this, as I usually listen to podcasts…
Revisiting and refining my Community Contribution #1 Whenever you like a post, comment on a video, or share a thought online, you are building your digital identity. As Eric Stoller says, “digital identity is your presence online.” I like to think of it as a window into who I am, but that can’t always be…
What does technology bring to our attention, and what does it keep out of view? How might that shape what we learn from our PLN? When scrolling through Instagram, I sometimes get stuck in a trance because of how easy and effective it is at keeping me entertained. Instagram is designed to encourage users to…
How may diversity and inclusion contribute to a PLN? Growing up, I have always had access to the internet. To me, it was just another thing that was out there, and I never really thought about how privileged I was to have access to it. In reality, 42% of northern communities don’t have access to…