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Hello Kevin, I really enjoyed reading about your personal PLN! It was interesting to hear about how your PLN and digital identity has created opportunities for you to connect with people within your field and also allowed others to reach … Read More

Hello Bruce,  I liked how you mentioned the gradual nature of building a PLN. I think it’s important to note that taking one’s time to determine their purpose for connecting with others, who to reach out to, the method they … Read More

This week, our discussion surrounds Personal Learning Networks and the ways in which we could utilize our PLN to further our learning needs as well as open up future job opportunities. We will begin by introducing Wakelet and the PodCast … Read More

Hey Kate, I enjoyed reading your concise post on media literacy. In the interview with Miller and Smith (2021), I also found the discussion on the misleading nature of news converge and the supply and demand aspect to be interesting. … Read More

Hey Yuxin,  Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I completely agree that in many cases people tend to neglect the importance of understanding their audience as well as how vital fact checking is. In a world where faster media converge is … Read More

Introducing Julia Smith… Background: Educator at Webster University: School of Communications Facilitator for Media Studies Major Speaker/ Presenter Author of: “Master the Media: How Teaching Media Literacy Can Save Our Plugged-In World” Social Media Apologist Media Literacy Evangelist Socials: Website: … Read More

Hey Jinwei,  I found your points interesting. While I understand that at times social media activism does not lead to real world change, I think it’s important to note that social media has proven to be a great source for … Read More

Hey Nat,  I think you summarized the interview between Jesse and Sophie really well. I enjoyed reading about the points you found interesting/ informative.  I liked your opinion on how to handle online negative replies. I think acceptance that there … Read More

Introducing.. Sophie Lui Background  News Anchor at Global BC in Vancouver  Journalist for more than 20 years Graduated from BCIT in 1995 Advice: Hustle to get various jobs Cold calling people instead of emailing Following up with prospective employers to … Read More