Creating a digital map using the visitor-resident typology (White, & Le Cornu, 2011), allowed me to reflect on my digital presence and where I am dividing my time when contributing in and on social media, online platforms, and applications. I observed that within my personal digital presence, I am often a visitor when perusing recreational apps that serve no other purpose than to entertain or amuse. As a visitor within the institutional context, I noted that the majority of items being mapped in this area were utilized for communication or acquiring information and were much more purposeful in nature. The items that fell under the resident designation were starkly different from the two perspectives, with my personal use being related to day-to-day tasks such as online banking and shopping and interactions with friends and family; as opposed to the institutional presence consisting of prescribed platforms that support my faculty role. I plan to revisit my digital presence throughout my graduate studies and anticipate that these classifications will oscillate in relation to my learning experiences.
White, D., & Le Cornu, A. (2011). Visitors and Residents: A new typology for online engagement. First Monday, 16(9). doi:10.5210/fm.v16i9.3171
A good reflection on your use of social media platforms – it was interesting to note your use of the different platforms in your different roles on the net. As White and Cornu point out; the use of the platform is dependent not on simple codification of a one self, but that purpose at the time of use really defines the platform user. Great post.
Like Earl I was interested to read that your digital presence was task specific when it applied to your personal use, and role specific when applied to your institutional as a faculty member.
I hadn’t considered that in my analysis of my use of social media platforms, focused on what platforms that I use (personally, and institutionally) rather than what task is it that I want to complete. Something for me to explore. Thank you.