Mapping my digital use of technology was a helpful process of reflecting on my digital identity. My map illustrates that I am a frequent internet visitor searching for tools to enrich my personal and professional life. As a professional, I am a media creator and collaborator. I use social media for student projects and team-based learning case studies. As an instructor, I facilitate the construction open digital resources. I take part in building a community of practice by co-creating blogs and podcasts.
The personal resident part of my online life is sparse. This result is not a surprise to me as I perceive myself as a private person. On the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator, I am INFJ. INFJ is Introverted, Intuitive, Feeling, and Judging personality traits. I generally find social media exhausting and hard to keep up with.
I am thinking about the importance of attention after reading Attention, and other 21st-century social media literacies by Rheingold. Rheingold (2010) explained that how we direct our attention leads to how we become active citizens for social good. I am reflecting on how I will focus my attention and nurture meaningful relationships. I appreciate the tone of Dave White’s Just the Mapping video (2013). That is fostering a digital identity takes time and a willingness to be vulnerable.
References
Rheingold, H. (2010). Attention, and other 21st-century social media literacies. Educause Review, 45(5), 14.
White, D. (2013). Just the mapping. [YouTube].