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The map above represents my current use of digital technologies across the visitor-resident continuum and the personal-professional axis. I must confess that coming up with this map was more complex a task than I thought. The actual design of the map was simple, but my reflections left me really questioning where my digital identity stands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While I found the framework helpful for organizing my online practices, I agree with Dave White and Le Cornu’s (2011) observation that such maps can be overly simplistic representations of complex digital behaviours. This concern is also found in broader research on digital literacies, which suggest that digital engagement is multiple, evolving, collaborative, and determined by context, making it difficult to capture in a single continuun. (Cope & Kalantzis, 2015). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My engagement with many tools shifts depending on the context, and platforms like Zoom or Google Docs can move between personal and professional use. Also, I believe there are more nuanced ways to design this map that could better capture frequency, purpose, or emotional engagement with technologies. As White and Le Cornu (2011) note, the visitor-resident typology is not meant to be a fixed categorization, since it is not static, and does not capture only one moment in time. My map has been evolving, and it will continue its evolution as my professional and personal roles change, as new technologies are developed, and as I construct and negotiate meaning online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

References:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cope, B., & Kalantzis, M. (Eds.). (2015). A Pedagogy of Multiliteracies<\/em>. Palgrave Macmillan UK. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1057\/9781137539724<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

White, D. S., & LeCornu, A. (2011).\u00a0Visitors and residents: A new typology for online engagement<\/a>.\u00a0First Monday<\/em>, 16(9).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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