This course was challenging for me because I am not a
teacher and I do not have a classroom or group of learners in which to apply
some of the concepts learned. However, the concepts of monitoring your digital
footprint, developing a personal learning network, and searching for
professional development through social media and networking are applicable to
anyone and I was able to apply those to my professional life.
1)
Digital Footprint- while I feel I am careful to
monitor my online activity, I had not done a recent audit of my interactions
and this was a good reminder to be vigilant in that regard.
2)
Personal Learning Network – my PLN was rather
limited until I was challenged to think outside the box of my familiar
channels. I gained exposure to new areas of LinkedIn and Google+ that had not
explored before.
3)
Professional Development – I have attended many
webinars in the past for professional development purposes but had never been
exposed to Twitter Chats and am very intrigued by this methodology. I had mixed
results with the chats I attended but the ones that were good were SO good that
I plan to continue this method of learning in the future
Because I am not an educator, I won’t be applying my
learning in the classroom; however, I initially selected this course to gain a
broader exposure to social media and see how my college might use it for marketing
purposes and to better connect to current and prospective students. I was
exposed to several technologies that will directly assist in this endeavor.
Curation tools like Storify and Scoopit could be used to gather positive
articles about the college. Our college is always looking to find topics and methods
of communication that connect to students, and I could see us using these curation
technologies to curate on topics like good study habits or combating test
anxiety.
Furthermore, I can envision the college conducting our own
Twitter chats on topics like how to apply to the college or how to navigate the
financial aid process. I think it’s critical to meet students in the
technologies they are already using and Twitter is a great means to do so.
Blog Reflection
Part of our final assignment was to reflect on our blog
posts throughout the semester. I feel my posts were well written and met the
criteria identified by our instructor. I received positive comments from my
peers when linking my posts on our course Facebook page. I feel I should
receive full credit for my blog posts.
