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This is Me or how do I look on the internet?. Shirley Williams University of Reading. DI. Digital Identity. We use the term "digital identity" (DI) to describe the persona an individual presents across all the digital spaces that he/she is represented in. Facets of DI.
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This is Meor how do I look on the internet? Shirley Williams University of Reading
DI Digital Identity • We use the term "digital identity" (DI) to describe the persona an individual presents across all the digital spaces that he/she is represented in.
Facets of DI • There maybe a number of facets to a person’s DI • What sort of DI should you and your students have?
Have you Googled yourself? What did you find? Was it what you expected? Exercise
Learning Activity: email account • If you were an employer with hundreds of enquiries about a single opportunity and had mail from the following hotmail accounts: • ireallydontcare • thirstyferret • blondandbusty • dduck237 • Which would you discard?
Learning Activity: Sleuthin’ time • Students, in a computer lab, are cast as spies needing to find out about targets (without the help of their HQ). Various targets given: • John Smith • Workshop facilitators
Discussion Points • Should an e-Portfolio be accessible by anyone searching on the internet? • Can material on the internet support an ePortfolio? • Should you encourage students to lock down their Facebook profile?
Acknowledgements • The This is Me Project was originally funded by Eduserv • Team members include: Pat Parslow, Sarah Fleming, Richard Hussey, David Stanbury, Finbar Mulholland and Sarah Morey • Other contributors are from the University of Reading and beyond
You can find me at: Email: shirley.williams@reading.ac.uk Twitter, delicious, Skype: shirleyearley Blog: http://redgloo.sse.reading.ac.uk/ssswills/weblog Second Life: Rosie Luna etc Thank you
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