{"id":159,"date":"2026-05-07T10:53:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/?p=159"},"modified":"2026-05-07T10:54:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:54:37","slug":"visual-networking-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/visual-networking-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Networking Map"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p>Starting this activity, I looked at examples from MALAT cohort before this; looking through, there were different ways that each person approached it. I&#8217;ve chosen to create my visual map in two different ways: specifically thinking about the modalities that I use to connect with others and where that network exists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"875\" height=\"708\" data-src=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Visual-Network.png\" alt=\"Netoworking Modalities\" class=\"wp-image-160 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Visual-Network.png 875w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Visual-Network-300x243.png 300w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Visual-Network-768x621.png 768w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Visual-Network-119x96.png 119w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 875px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 875\/708;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In considering the modalities, I focused on three primary areas of my life; work, education, and personal. There has been a lot of overlap between my work and personal life, and this is demonstrated even through the various technology use. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For demonstrating where my network exists, I exported my connections from LinkedIn and used Network Influencer to show the visual mapping in groups of people within organizations. This first image only shows organizations that I have two or more connections within, and it looks pretty limited. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"163\" data-src=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-06-170022-1024x800.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-163 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-06-170022-1024x800.png 1024w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-06-170022-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-06-170022-768x600.png 768w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-06-170022-980x766.png 980w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-06-170022-123x96.png 123w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-06-170022.png 1237w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/800;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I go one step further out to show connections to organization with one or more people, the network gets broader. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"994\" data-src=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-06-170219-1024x994.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-164 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-06-170219-1024x994.png 1024w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-06-170219-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-06-170219-768x745.png 768w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-06-170219-980x951.png 980w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-06-170219-99x96.png 99w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru311\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/293\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-06-170219.png 1158w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/994;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But even showing the expanded connections, it doesn&#8217;t say much about my network. While I as an individual have these connections, either personally or through work, it doesn&#8217;t show all of the ways that individuals within the system are also connected to each other. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting this activity, I looked at examples from MALAT cohort before this; looking through, there were different ways that each person approached it. I&#8217;ve chosen to create my visual map in two different ways: specifically thinking about the modalities that I use to connect with others and where that network exists. 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