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Thinking about how I engage with the digital tools and platforms I currently use has helped me evaluate my current digital identity. The Visitor \u2013 Resident typology not only acknowledges the tools we use but also how we engage with them (White, 2013). This is a great starting point for planning how to shape my digital identity going forward.<\/p>\n
I find it interesting that everyone\u2019s map is so different even though we use many of the same programs and platforms. Our modes of engagement with the programs can be very different and will evolve. For example, Linked In is a platform I currently have very limited interactions in. However, if I was looking for a job I would be connecting with others, making posts, updating my profile, and responding to posts. Then, I would have to place it much further along the continuum towards resident. I found it interesting that Moodle (as a student) and Moodle (as an administrator) placed in the same spot. Moodle also straddles the line between visitor and resident. I can use it as a place to submit an assignment or assign an elearning course. It can also be a place where I share a resource or take part in a discussion forum.<\/p>\n
As a regular consumer of information and someone who uses several digital tools for work, I had not considered, what am I contributing? My natural tendency is not to put myself out there or go out of my way to contribute. Now, I see that the people who do this are the ones keeping these spaces alive and interesting. Through this program, I look forward to cultivating an intentional and authentic digital identity. I think the biggest change will be taking up residency in some new spaces.<\/p>\n
David Cormier presents an alternative tension pair, \u201cI was looking for something that looked at the whole of someone\u2019s practice rather than just the digital stuff\u201d (Cormier, 2018, para. 8). I feel both tension pairs can be useful depending on the goal for the mapping activity. I find David Cormier\u2019s approach to mapping would answer the question, how do you incorporate digital tools into the things you need to do? and Dave White\u2019s approach would answer the question, what digital tools do you use and how do you engage with them?<\/p>\n
References<\/strong><\/p>\n Cormier, D. (2018, March 31). Digital Practices Mapping \u2013 Intro activity for digital literacies course.<\/em> http:\/\/davecormier.com\/edblog\/2018\/03\/31\/digital-practices-mapping-intro-activity-for-digital-literacies-course\/<\/p>\n White, D. (2013, September 13). Just the Mapping <\/em>(video).Youtube. https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MSK1Iw1XtwQ<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Thinking about how I engage with the digital tools and platforms I currently use has helped me evaluate my current digital identity. The Visitor \u2013 Resident typology not only acknowledges the tools we use but also how we engage with… Continue Reading →<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":212,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lrnt521"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0218\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0218\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0218\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0218\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/212"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0218\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0218\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":237,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0218\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189\/revisions\/237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0218\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0218\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0218\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}