{"id":261,"date":"2017-05-05T12:03:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T19:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0006\/?p=261"},"modified":"2017-06-14T12:47:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-14T19:47:13","slug":"digital-identity-and-presence-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0006\/digital-identity-and-presence-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Identity and Presence Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have many years\u2019 experience in creating and managing internet content, and consider myself both digitally literate and digitally competent, based on my \u201cconfident and critical use of digital technologies for learning, work and leisure.\u201d 1<\/sup><\/span>Ryberg. T., & Georgsen, M. (2010). Enabling digital literacy. Nordic Journal of Digital Literacy<\/em>, 2(5).<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n

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1. Gerd Altman (2013) CC0, My networked self<\/p><\/div>\n

On the other hand, I have about three weeks\u2019 experience formally analyzing my past practices, and my future intentions in working with my networked public. 2<\/sup><\/span>Networked publics are publics that are restructured by networked technologies. As such, they are simultaneously (1) the space constructed through networked technologies and (2) the imagined collective that emerges as a result of the intersection of people, technology, and practice. Boyd, D. (2011). Social network sites as networked publics: Affordances, dynamics, and implications.<\/em> In Z. Papacharissi (Ed.), A Networked Self<\/em> (pp. 39\u201358). New York, NY: Rutledge.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n

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Introduction<\/h2>\n

In his discussion of social media literacies, Rheingold\u00a0states, \u201cThey also understand the notions of reputation and diffuse reciprocity, which are increasingly important online.\u201d 3<\/sup><\/span>Rheingold, H. (2010). Attention, and other 21st-century social media literacies. Educause Review<\/em>, 45(5), 14.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n

Protecting my reputation\u2014and in many cases, my privacy\u2014online is extremely important, and included in my plan. I\u2019m not overtly interested in wide dissemination of my content, so I haven\u2019t placed as much emphasis on reciprocity.<\/p>\n

My plan introduces the structure I currently maintain, and four action items to undertake as a MALAT student.<\/p>\n

History<\/h2>\n

I have had a web site since 1992. One of my first sites was a gaudy purple thing, but I was so proud of it! I started developing an online presence in earnest in 1995. I wrote monthly articles about design software for an online magazine called Windowatch, and served as a contributing editor for the magazine until its retirement in 2002.<\/p>\n

By then, I had written my first couple of books, so my focus shifted back to my web site where I hosted content about my books and user files.<\/p>\n

Those were the days of paper books, and a CD in a sleeve on the back cover. It was striking\u2014and damaging to my Amazon reviews\u2014how often there were errors in the attached CDs, so the site featured corrections as well.<\/p>\n

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2. Lokena, 2016. CC0<\/p><\/div>\n

I switched from building a site in Dreamweaver and uploading it to my host server to building online with WordPress in about 2004. I currently use WordPress to manage my professional blog and a hobby blog. I keep my coding wheels turning as technical editor for the For Dummies<\/em> <\/a>books on WordPress.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to this year, and now I am a MALAT student, building a new blog.<\/p>\n

So now what?<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Branding and Messaging<\/h2>\n

Kleppinger and Cain define a personal digital brand as \u201ca strategic self-marketing effort, crafted via social media platforms, which seeks to exhibit an individual\u2019s professional persona.\u201d 4<\/sup><\/span>Kleppinger, C. A., & Cain, J. (2015). Personal Digital Branding as a Professional Asset in the Digital Age. American Journal Of Pharmaceutical Education,<\/em> 79(6), 1-4.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n

I have worked for many years to create and promote my personal digital brand, and adding MALAT content and information can enhance my brand across various platforms.<\/p>\n

Focusing my Activity<\/h2>\n

In Campbell\u2019s article on developing a personal cyberinfrastructure, he states, \u201cTo get there, students must be effective architects, narrators, curators, and inhabitants of their own digital lives.\u201d 5<\/sup><\/span>Campbell, G. (2009). A personal cyberinfrastructure. Educause Review<\/em>, 44(5), 58-59.<\/span><\/span><\/span>\n

I\u2019ve extrapolated these four roles to apply to\u00a0me as a working professional, to help organize my existing internet experience and plans going forward.<\/p>\n

I reworked a portion of my Visitor-Resident Typology map to include my MALAT blog and identify areas where I can extend or tether new content online.<\/p>\n

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3. Extending my MALAT blog<\/p><\/div>\n

Four\u00a0online areas where I can include my MALAT activity are<\/p>\n