Month: December 2022

Can your PLN be used to help professional development post-course?

I believe my PLN used for leisure purposes and as a social media will not be useful for a professional development post-course. However, with everything I learned in the course for EDCI 338 I believe I am able to create a useful PLN in a specific topic in doing so. With things in mind like focus, the type of followers, tags, and content I choose to come in contact with I can properly create a PLN that can be beneficial for professional development. By learning and being able to apply what I learned, I can properly create a more professional PLN that can help me grow post-studies in the field of work I am planning to choose. I have learned a lot and it has been a great journey. Life is about moving forward and to accumulate everything you have learned and to use it for your own benefit and growth.

What is media literacy?

Media literacy is the ability to use media to create messages while also being able to interpret and understand other creator’s media. In comparison it is reading someones essay and understanding the message it is trying to portray.

·       Why is it important?

In today’s society, media is used everyday to portray messages and information to users of all ages. It is important to have useful media and the ability to watch a media and know if its a joke, untrue, myth instead of believing it.

The 5 steps for media literacy are: Access, Analyze, Evaluate, Create and Act.

Media literacy helps us understand the content that is out there, what we choose to read and how we choose to absorb the information. Some media can be used as forms of entertainment with false information inside to bring out entertainment. It is important to be able to differentiate between what is true and what is false in order to not absorb misinformation and spreading it.

 Identify the risks and benefits of engaging with a public audience in a media space what are the risks for a public figure or person in a position of trust (educator, lawyer, government official)?

Benefits of engaging with a public audience in a media space is to promote ones own profession, brand, and company. A lot of professionals are now using TikTok as a form to advertise their profession and company. However, there are also risk that arise with it. For example, it is important to filter what to say on it to avoid criticism or slander. In addition for people in a position of trust there is very little they can say for the company they work for because it might be in breach of contract. However, they could talk more about how the for example a big bank, how banking works, investments, how money makes money but nothing specific of the bank they work for.

 How do notable individuals use social media?

·       What are the benefits of being in the public eye and having a PLN?

It helps share their vision, their train of thoughts and what they have positive to offer to the world to share and bring awareness. For example, Arnold Schwarzenegger promotes a healthy lifestyle with his activity in body building forums, YouTube videos, Reddit and more. He is very professional in a sense that he speaks of his own experiences and gives motivations to generations after him.