{"id":175,"date":"2024-04-20T17:57:08","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T23:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru297\/?p=175"},"modified":"2025-10-20T08:40:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T14:40:14","slug":"conceptual-map-of-my-use-of-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru297\/conceptual-map-of-my-use-of-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Conceptual Map of My Use of Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As I mapped my use of technology as it pertains to the resident-visitor typology (White & Le Cornu, 2011), I realised that my use of some platforms and services fluctuates. I used varied weighting of sizes to reflect my current use of these entities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Chart<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Email and searching likely have the heaviest footprint. They also span more than one quadrant, since they are vital to both personal and institutional pursuits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The personal-residents quadrant is the most populated, which is expected, as social-media platforms (or platforms that have a social element) have become prevalent in our digital lives. I note that while Reddit appears in this mapping, there is not a digital trace to personally associate its use to me. Like most Reddit users, I use a non-personal username to keep my identity concealed. I also avoid including personally-identifiable details in the content I post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some entities featured in the map are smaller, due to my waning use of them. Twitter\/X, for example, is something I once used heavily but have now scrubbed (deleted 11,700 tweets from 2008 onward) and parked\u2014but it still exists as part of my footprint*.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Alternative Tension Pair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If I were to use Dave Cormier’s alternative analogue\/digital tension pair<\/a>, my mapping would change dramatically, as it would reflect a more wholistic view of my life. Depending on the types of technology mapped (home appliances, vehicles, clothing, etc), it could be a vastly larger map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will save that for another day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*I have since deleted my Twitter\/X account.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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References<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Cormier, D. (2018, March 31). Digital Practices Mapping \u2013 Intro activity for digital literacies course.<\/em> Dave\u2019s Educational Blog. davecormier.com\/edblog\/2018\/03\/31\/digital-practices-mapping-intro-activity-for-digital-literacies-course\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

White, D. S., & Le Cornu, A. (2011). Visitors and Residents: A new typology for online engagement.<\/em> First Monday, 16(9). doi.org\/10.5210\/fm.v16i9.3171<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Attributions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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Meta. (2016). Instagram logo. Wikimedia Commons. Retrieved from commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Instagram_logo_2016.svg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noun Project. (n.d.). Binoculars.<\/em> Ex Eyecon. Retrieved from thenounproject.com\/icon\/binoculars-898688\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Noun Project. (n.d.). Email.<\/em> Kids Boy. Retrieved from thenounproject.com\/icon\/email-5366276\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reddit. (n.d.). Reddit logo. Retrieved from worldvectorlogo.com\/logo\/reddit-1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wikipedia. (2007). Wikipedia W logo. Retrieved from commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wikipedia%27s_W.svg<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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X. (2023). X logo. Retrieved from commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:X_logo_2023.svg<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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