{"id":231,"date":"2021-04-27T23:24:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T05:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0219\/?p=231"},"modified":"2021-09-06T10:08:25","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T16:08:25","slug":"myrnas-digital-presence-unit-2-assignment-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0219\/myrnas-digital-presence-unit-2-assignment-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Myrna’s Digital Presence – Unit 2, Assignment 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Considering my digital presence, I reflect on a specific question raised. \u201cSchryver (2013), Will you be \u2018Googled\u2019 well?\u201d (para 18). I often ask myself questions that impact the posts I make, or the precautions I take. I am very new to the various Social Media platforms, in comparison to the online friends or acquaintances I am linked with. I view others posts, see what I like, and what I don\u2019t like. I try to determine how I want to present myself and what I want to take away from the information. Recently, I\u2019m asking myself, what is the value of this page, this friend or contact, or the purpose?<\/em> There is so much information and conversation on the Internet and if I do not consciously make an effort to choose what I do, time can easily be wasted on what I describe as dead content.<\/span><\/p>\n

Time is precious. I try to choose what I engage in and groups to follow, based on my interests and places that provide value, education, and opportunity. I quickly disengage with groups that push to sell cosmetic products, rant and rave chaos, and through trial and error, find what works for me. Unless I am passionate or have an intrinsic urge to illustrate a perspective I feel needs to be told, I try to avoid negative online interactions, knowing the audience may perceive my thoughts through another lens.<\/span><\/p>\n

I agree with Schryver that misunderstandings occur most often due to the lack of visual cues like body language, timeframe, or changes in a person\u2019s tone (Schryver, 2013, para 36.). A post can be interpreted in many different ways, based on the readers mood, the context, or what captions are used within. Examples are the use of capital letters and exclamation marks, or a specific emoji or choice of punctuation, like a question mark instead of an actual question written out.<\/span><\/p>\n

With the above in mind, I try to make a conscience effort in where I spend my time, what I spend my time doing, continually questioning where I want to go, and what I want to share. I relate to Jenkins\u2019s description of Participatory Culture, engaging and growing where enjoyment is present, while sharing together experiences and stories (Jenkins, 2013, 2:00).<\/span><\/p>\n

Just as those interviewed around the world by Jenkin\u2019s Master students, I too have a richer intellectual creative life outside of <\/em>work where I may spend most of my time, and in their case school. (Jenkin, 2013, 0:01). Creativity is powerful and I need non-digital creativity too, which I believe allows digital creativity to blossom. This is the vision I have in using experiences mixed with digital technology to help me achieve my goals.<\/span><\/p>\n

Not too long ago, reaching an audience or educators, required a plane ticket and a rich pocket to get there. When it comes to an audience, \u201cHargittai and Walejko (2008) said, while eyeballs for viewership are not guaranteed, the prospect of reaching large audiences is more within the realm of possibilities than in earlier times.\u201d [para. 1]. My interest is to learn through others experiences, and share stories, projects, and new developments to increase opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n

The MALAT program offers a unique experience in allowing self discovery and embarking on a personal cyberinfrastructure journey (Campbell, 2009, para 13), opportunity at our fingertips. My digital pathway can be imagined as navigating a river to reach an ocean with wide open possibilities. My goal is to build upon my current digital presence to uniquely promote opportunity for businesses I own with 2021 Technologies, and share Indigenous knowledge to a wider audience. Along the way it is inevitable that there will be struggles and teachable moments, time to evaluate, re-evaluate and modify my path, always reflecting on how far I have come to push me further.<\/span><\/p>\n

Plan Towards a Digital Presence<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I plan to work towards my goal by determining the digital presence that suits me, works for me, makes me more efficient, and provides the most benefits. Following are four steps I know I need to take and room for more as my path takes shape.<\/span><\/p>\n

LinkedIn<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Increase my connections on my LinkedIn Page, as a business owner, this is a useful tool for the purpose of making connections in business<\/span><\/p>\n

Approach <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n