YouTube is one of the platforms I frequently use to explore topics that interest me. One feature I have noticed is how its recommendation algorithm gradually adjusts the videos shown on my homepage based on my viewing history and interests. For example, when I watch several videos about a particular topic, I start receiving more…
Platform Choice and Justification I chose Wikipedia for my social learning platform analysis because I have always been curious about its role in education. Since starting university, I have often been told that Wikipedia is not a reliable academic source and should not be used as a reference in assignments. However, despite this reputation, Wikipedia…
I rarely open social media knowing exactly what I want to learn. Sometimes I open YouTube or RedNote for one thing, and twenty minutes later I am watching something completely different because one recommendation led to another. I still made the decision to click on each video, so technically those were my choices. But this…
Affordances of Platforms that Support PLNs Technology has influenced my PLN by allowing me to connect with people and information that I probably would not have access to face-to-face. Most of my face-to-face PLN comes from my university environment, such as classmates, instructors, and professors. My digital PLN is much broader. For example, I have…
Diversity and Inclusion in PLN I think diversity and inclusion can contribute to a PLN by exposing us to perspectives that challenge the limits of what we already know. As an international student studying psychology, this has been an important part of my learning experience. Before coming to Canada, I was used to a culture…
After creating my Visitors and Residents map, I realized that my cultural background influences both the platforms I use and how I interact with them. As a Chinese student, I use Chinese platforms such as WeChat, RedNote, and Bilibili more often than some English platforms. RedNote and Bilibili are mostly on the Visitor side for…
Before this week, I mostly thought of digital identity as what we choose to show about ourselves on social media. However, after going through this week’s materials, I realized that it is much broader than that. In Eric Stoller’s video, digital identity is connected to our presence and footprint online, what we post and share,…
Current Coordinate I am currently a fifth-year undergraduate psychology student, and I transferred from college to university during my degree. Throughout my studies, I have realized that learning does not always happen effectively for me through in-class lectures alone. For example, when I took computer science courses, I sometimes found it difficult to fully understand…