Photo by Tsessoms on Medium My Starting Point At the beginning of this term, I was honestly a bit confused. I knew the course kept talking about PLNs, digital identity, and networked publics, but my goals were pretty simple: I wanted to figure out what a PLN really is, whether I already had one, and…
A presentation of the Final Project by Thomas Northeast, Dominik Larson, Kian Adair, Xiangyu Yang, and Wenchu Kan. I hope you enjoy!
Hi Xiangyu Yang, you have done a great job on your Blog 9 about PLN privacy, and I think it is very clear and thoughtful for me, and makes me think a lot. By the way, in basic, your blog is easy to follow, and you answer the three main questions of this week step…
While I was working on my CSC Turing machine programming project, my PLN basically became my “learning engine.” I watched YouTube videos to review the idea and check examples, and I used Reddit to read other students’ explanations and practice-style discussions. The learning part is simple: I’m trying to implement a machine with states and…
This week, while browsing YouTube, I did encounter some very strange things. This is a story about leaked data linking some members of the Canadian Armed Forces to a “white only” dating website. CBC conducted an investigation into this matter, and ISD concluded that CBC analyzed the leaked data and discovered files related to active…
Figure 1. Online Testing Background Vector Illustration With Checklist, Taking Exam, Choosing Answer, Form, E-learning and Education Concept Online Testing Background Vector Illustration With Checklist, Taking Exam, Choosing Answer, Form, E-learning And Education Concept Royalty Free SVG, Cliparts, Vectors, and Stock Illustration. Image 178526429. For me, the two most commonly used PLNs in reality are…
1) Who needs to know about my PLN? At first, I think PLN is just my personal thing. Like nobody really care. But after this course, I feel it is not fully private, because what I follow and what I share can show my thinking and my values. If I apply a job or join…
After watching Incorporating&Accounting for Social Media in Education by Harry Dyer, I realized that we often treat social media as extracurricular learning. If we don’t understand something, we can search online and even watch instructional videos. In other words, it has long influenced people’s learning. In this way, students will not only learn from the…
Photo by Alicia Steels on Unsplash Risks & benefits of engaging a public audience This week made me realize that making it public online is actually a transaction. We can quickly connect with people, establish communities, and learn in public places; Progress can also be made through feedback. At the same time, risks also exist. For different audiences,…
Think About Inclusion At first, I thought that ‘tolerance’ in the topic was a respectful and distant attitude. I think the so-called tolerance is actually an open attitude towards different opinions and a form of respect. But when I truly examine my PLN, I notice that most of the voices I frequently come into contact…