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Uploading my reflection to Peer Scholar

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I actually already have a Canva Pro account that I created recently for another module where I had to make a poster, thank to hearing about it through DigiLife. I will be able to use this account to create my infographic.

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- Pretty much 0% of young people understand what they signed up for on Instagram

- 1/3 of the internet’s users are children but it was not meant for them

The 5Rights:

1. The right to remove that which you have put up;

2. The right to know who has access to your data and for what purposes;

3. The right to safety and support, or knowing where to go when things go wrong;

4. The right to informed and conscious use, or knowing that the internet wants to keep you on it and how to avoid that;

5. The right to digital literacy, understanding the use and purpose of what you are using and/or creating.

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Signing up for LinkedIn on the web.

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Adding my education in UCD to my profile.

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I followed some accounts that focus on advertising available jobs, such as jobs.ie. I also adjusted to make sure that my account looks for student internships as I am hoping to do one next year.

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Here is a look at my account profile, I choose as wave as my picture because I love the sea.

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Updating my profile; including photos, current education and current job.

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Downloaded the application on my phone to allow my contacts to be synced.

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In this tutorial I learnt about Data Visualization for Novice Researchers.

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This tutorial looks at the Foundational Social Media Analytics for Research.

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I found in information throughout this tutorial very interesting. It helped me to understand how applications change depending on the users and there activities, even something so minor as how they interact with a post. This then can be used to analyze how different posts and actions are received by the users.

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I chose to create a Padlet with a peaceful, private forest background to emulate the opposite of social media and how it can make someone feel. I added a shelf template to allow for a clear divide between each section.

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I learned through this tutorial some key facts about what to include in an info graphic, making sure it is readable by all but still portrays the results needed. I will make sure to include this new knowledge when creating my own info graphic.

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Phase 1. Create = complete

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I made sure to include 3 scholarly sources and 3 popular sources as mentioned in the grading rubric.

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1. All original  information that I post or include in my account (images, videos, personal details, contact information, address, texts, etc.) belong to me and therefore I have the right to remove, alter or request it be forgotten on Instagram.

2. My data is mine, if it is shared by Instagram I must be informed and have the right to cancel the action no matter the circumstances. If this information provides income for Instagram I must be included in the payment options.

3. Information must provide and update their contact details of where I should go if any of my rights are not being followed. This contact must be managed accordingly by Instagram and always respond to queries.

4. I have the right to be forgotten on Instagram therefore can request at any stage that information be cleared off the internet. I must be provided with information on how to do this by Instagram and a detailed outline of where my information has spread on the internet.

5. Instagram should allow adverts to be blocked at the users desire and an option to select my own interests for these adverts instead of using my information for me. Therefore allowing its users transparency in the information that is taken and give them the option to provide this instead.

6. I will be provided with all information in regards to my actions on Instagram and have the right to alter or adjust how this is being used.

7. I will understand what the purpose behind my actions are on Instagram.

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Result in E-Tutorial 1: 100%

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Result in E-Tutorial 2: 100%

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Sending invitations to friends on LinkedIn

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I made sure to upload my work and thoughts onto the class Padlet. I found it very interesting and insightful to have the opportunity to look at my classmates work. This gave me new ideas on the topic and allowed me to change and update my work based off of their arguments.

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Building my network, here is a snapshot of some of my current connects!

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My Rationale for the Creation of my Privacy Policy:

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My Rationale for the Creation of my Privacy Policy:

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In order to write my privacy policy I read the Anderson article and made note of the 5Rights. I then used these 5 rights to think about what I want from Instagram as an application. The format of my privacy policy is simple with each point numbered and limited to a few sentences all  written in clear and concise language. I chose to do this as I wanted the policy to be understood by all, allowing for complete transparency between Instagram and its users. I split my policy up into 7 points, some on which I drew inspiration from the 5 Rights but also added some extra points that relate more to Instagram itself, such as the way that Instagram provides its users with advertisements.

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https://padlet.com/annacloney/portfolio-b-anna-cloney-x7hb0lqig3olyuq1

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Reading and assessing my peers works.

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Adding skills to my profile, some of my connections from work have endorsed these skills!

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Adding my work experience

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Link to my LinkedIn account

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Phase 2. = complete

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Reading and re-writing my reflection based on comments/points from my peers.

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Question: How can I apply my learning on this module to create a Personal Digital Strategy which supports my control of my digital presence?

Entering into this module I had very little understanding of what a digital strategy is and how I can control my own digital presence. Working through the multiple applications this modules introduces you to has allowed me to grow my own online presence and utilise these to make to most out of my university learning, while connecting to the world in new ways.

Correani et al., (2020, p. 1), defines digital strategy as a formal policy that allows one to use creative technologies to achieve your future goals. Although this paper is talking about the use of digital strategy for companies and business it can easily be applied into ones everyday life in terms of what we want to get out of our online presence. This module has opened my eyes to the wide range of opportunities that my digital presence has. I had never before crated a LinkedIn account, so was very happy to get the push to create one for this module. I have seen a constant growth through my account in building connections, and am further exploring the possibilities throughout the application itself. I am hoping to do an internship for a semester next year, LinkedIn has given me another place to search and reach out to possible companies. I have total control over everything I upload and post on my account, and am now a part of the some 900 million professional’s in the world that have added their own details to the app, (Dempsey, 2023). This in itself is a new branch on my digital presence tree, one that is ever growing.

In addition, this module has provided me with new information about the privacy policy that is so commonly glossed over by everyone when creating a social media account. Anderson, (2017), discusses the 5Rights (https://5rightsfoundation.com/) that everyone should have when joining a new app, these include safety, access to data, digital literacy, ownership and transparency. This article is shocking upon reading and is something that I never before gave a second thought to. After writing my own privacy policy, of issues that I believe should be standard to do, I chose Instagram as an example because like the children questioned by Anderson I joined the app at a young age, giving my consent to all of their rules without a second thought. Now I am much more aware of what I am signing up to and am slowly learning to read the information given and think critically if these conditions are actually suitable to consent to. This will in turn benefit my future online presence as I will have control over what I am doing and understand the why of these sites.

I have always been a creative person, so when I get the chance to work using these skills I see it less as a task and more as an outlet. Therefore, when I began to create a Padlet board for this E-Portfolio I was immediately at ease with the task. This is a result of the using the same process for E-portfolio A, I was much more comfortable the second time round, in uploading my information and creating my template.  Furthermore, the opportunity to create an infographic was another aspect of this portfolio that I enjoyed. I previously created a Canva account for a different module so decided to stick with that for the creation for my Infographic. I found it difficult to breakdown my own digital strategy into a smaller, easier to read list. I decided that in order to determine my digital strategy, I had to understand the word and my own digital literacy. According to Fulton and McGuinness, (2016), digital literacy is the ability to use and understand multiple formats of different digital sources.

This module has allowed me to expand the number of digital sources that I can confidently use from Padlet to LinkedIn. By completing the two E-Tutorials I was given further insight into the background of different applications with social networking and understand the necessary information needed for an infographic, both of which I had no prior knowledge about. Since attending the Social Media Analytics for Research tutorial I have not been able to stop thinking about how every single action I make on my accounts effects how the application will run for me, such as adverts and priority of posts that I see. Liu et al., (2018), look at the impacts of social media envy in terms of tourism and how that people are more likely to travel to places they see online. This is a key element in advertising and is just one example of what social networking research can show a company, but on scarier note shows the information that we have unknowingly consented to these apps to give away without warning.

After completing all aspects of Peer Scholar I feel a stronger sense of ownership over my work. I had time to think, read and adjust my reflection before submitting. I love reading other people’s work to see how they thought about the module and the different ways questions can be interpreted.

In conclusion I greatly enjoyed this module and have a much more in depth understanding on my digital presence.

Bibliography

Anderson, J. (2017, January 6). A lawyer rewrote Instagram’s privacy policy so kids and parents can have a meaningful talk about privacy. Quartz. https://qz.com/878790/a-lawyer-rewrote-instagrams-terms-of-service-for-kids-now-you-can-understand-all-of-the-private-data-you-and-your-teen-are-giving-up-to-social-media

Correani, A., De Massis, A., Frattini, F., Petruzzelli, A. M., & Natalicchio, A. (2020). Implementing a digital strategy: Learning from the experience of three digital transformation projects. California Management Review, 62(4), 37-56. https://doi.org/10.1177/0008125620934864

Dempsey, M, (2023, April 19). How LinkedIn is changing and why some are not happy. BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65123115

Fulton, C., & McGuinness, C. M. (2016). Digital detectives: Solving information dilemmas in an online world. Chandos Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2014-0-02094-1

Liu, H., Wu, L., & Li, X. (. (2019). Social media envy: How experience sharing on social networking sites drives millennials’ aspirational tourism consumption. Journal of Travel Research, 58(3), 355-369. https://doi.org/10.1177/0047287518761615

5Rights Foundation, 2023, https://5rightsfoundation.com/

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Phase 3. Reflect = complete