Blog #10 – Reflection

Reflect on your experience in the course, your development of PLN, your use of social media platforms and
networked publics, any changes in your perspective of social media in professional settings and personal use.

This course has helped me tremendously in viewing social media in a different light. It has made me understand how social media can be used to build PLNs and how these PLNs can be a great resource not only for learning but also to help build a professional career. Because of this, I have made a better effort to connect with others on LinkedIn and have seen my network slowly grow. In terms of networked publics, I have also been trying to attend more networking events recently and it has been an eye-opening experience to talk with others from different walks of life and build connections. In terms of my perspectives on social media, this course made me realize the importance of security and privacy. Before this course, I was less strict on my privacy settings on social media websites but I have recently been making an effort to ensure the information I do not wish to share publicly stays restricted. Another thing is that I have been putting in an effort to build my professional social media account which I have been neglecting as I thought it was not that important.