Does the introduction of more diverse emojis really matter? My answer: kind of. While I think that it’s important that companies are moving in the general direction of equality, I think that there is more that needs to be done. Is that the responsibility of a social media mogul? Maybe. The more importance we place … Continue reading Thing 5 – Diversity →
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Thing 7 – Twitter
This week there were three options for this Thing: beginners activities, intermediate activities, and choose not to sign up. I think this kind of self-selection of activities is something we should see more in courses like this, although I would like to see an “advanced” activity list as well OR have a portion that relates…
Thing 6 – Accessibility
This week’s think is accessibility, particularly when it comes to creating web content. The 23 things site provides a list: When creating online content always keep the following in mind: Don’t only convey information through colour or an image. Ensure there are text alternatives to enable people with sight impairments to access the information. Ensure that text…
Thing 5 – Diversity
This week’s first thing is about diversity, in particular, representative avatars through unicode (emojis) and images (bitmoji). I have to admit I was probably late to the game in finding out the new emojis had come out from Apple as the functionality was added through “press and hold”, and the time it took me to…
Bonus Thing A
The bonus thing was to consider creating a definitive “About Me Page”. When I was in grad school I actually used about.me to create this page, and linked to other online profiles I had from there. About.me started out as a one page bio, and over time I saw it start to encroach on LinkedIn’s…
Thing 4 – Digital Security
I have to say that when I dove into my iPhone privacy settings I was worried that something would surprise me. In actuality, I am pretty responsible when it comes to the number of applications I download and the data that I allow each application to use. With that said, I am also very aware … Continue reading Thing 4 – Digital Security →
Thing 1 & 2
Why 23 Things? In addition to developing my own digital knowledge, I am interested in exploring the changing landscape of education through digital resources and open educational resources. There are many positives to digital learning, including greater accessibility to education, increased representation of marginalised peoples and groups, and the ease of knowledge sharing. I also … Continue reading Thing 1 & 2 →
Thing 4 – Digital Security
Not the first time I’ve quoted this song on this blog, but when a band writes a song based on Orwell’s 1984 and you’re talking about privacy and security in the 21st century it’s hard not to think of this song. Although, if we consider Neil Postman’s book Amusing Ourselves to Death we must consider…
Thing 3 – Digital Footprint
I was happy to find out that what comes up when you Google my name, Michelle Nelson von Euw, is exactly what I would want to come up. The three links that refer to me are my LinkedIn page, my Facebook page (which is private enough that only the photos I highlight are available), and … Continue reading Thing 3 – Digital Footprint →
23 Things – Things 1&2 – Blogging
In accordance with my previous post on the Year of Intention, I finally set time aside to work on completing the University of Edinburgh’s 23 Things for Digital Knowledge. I began my master’s program at the university in the Fall and I wanted to get the most out of the university’s provided resources. Unfortunately, because … Continue reading 23 Things – Things 1&2 – Blogging →
Thing 3 – Digital Footprint
Overview As I mentioned in the previous post, most of what we could read this week sounds familiar. From some of the warnings/cautions espoused by professors during my undergrad days, through to what I read a bit more widely online. Most of the advice circles social media, of course, the likeliness of people having FB,…
Leave only footprints…
So the most exciting thing about examining my digitial footprint was finding out that I wrote the script for this: which is all very exciting, if wrong (though I do remember watching the TV show as a kid). Pretty scary how much stuff is out there – and of course someone looking to contact me … Continue reading Leave only footprints… →