It was fascinating to learn about the visitor-resident typology model created by White & LeCornu (2011). It defines visitors as people who come to the web for a specific purpose and then leaves. In contrast, residents are active members of online communities and maintain their digital personas while offline.<\/p>\n
I spent some time mapping out my technology use to determine where I fall on this visitor-resident continuum and discovered that when I use the web for personal purposes, most of my activity falls into the visitor-personal quadrant. Here are a few points that stood out for me. First, Twitter and LinkedIn are two of my favourite social media sites. Initially for personal use, I now use these platforms for both work and personal engagement.<\/p>\n
I also noticed that in my visitor-institutional quadrant, I listed technologies like Caseworks and OTN, which are used in digital health. The Ontario Telemedicine Network (OTN) allows doctors to consult with patients virtually. Caseworks is a cloud-based digital client repository.<\/p>\n
Additionally, LinkedIn Learning fits into all four quadrants. For example, I use it to learn new technologies. With that, LinkedIn Learning enables me to share updates and engage with my online LinkedIn community. This engagement spills over into the resident quadrant.<\/p>\n
This excellent exercise forced me to pause and consider how I interact with these digital technologies. I look forward to exploring further as I spend a significant amount of time each day interacting with digital technologies for work and personal activities.<\/p>\n