Online Learning Journal
Evaluation With billions of people linked to the internet and able to interact via social media, such as Twitter and Facebook, the networked world of today is a big reality. However, since the terms social media, social networks, and Web 2.0 have become commonplace, to provide some clarification in this challenging world, it is worth knowing about these terms (Canty, […]
Read moreI considered this article Cutting Edge: Technology’s Impact on Library Services. What is the potential for the future? The proliferation of technical innovations would enable organisations to “unite across international borders and work towards common goals” by embracing these new applications. This suggests that we will see more cooperation across the globe, helping libraries to have greater access to resources […]
Read moreFirstly how do we know if information is credible. One important thing to consider is the credentials and expertise of the sources writer. According to the article by Tseng and Fogg (1999 as cited by Shen et al., 2018),it is argued that integrity or “belief” is not the objective nature of the information itself, but ultimately the opinion of the […]
Read morePhoto by Ryunosuke Kikuno on Unsplash Over the last few years, debate on this issue of the “core competencies” required by Librarian 2.0 have emerged in LIS professional’s blogs. Eight themes emerged from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council’s research project as key to “librarian 2.0”: technology, communication, collaboration, user attention, business experience, […]
Read morePhoto by Uriel Soberanes on Unsplash Librarians have long been renowned for their ingenuity and resilience. Though many thought that libraries would ultimately disappear, as the Internet became open to the general public, librarians were able to learn how to integrate it into the programmes they provide and turn the situation to benefit them (Santos & Esposo-Betan, 2017). The word […]
Read moreI have chosen to discuss the ways in which change has impacted the Australian government. For the Australian Government social media has been a significant benefit. 2019/2020 in particular, have proved this in the form of crisis communication with the Australian prolonged bushfire disaster and even more recent Covid-19. With most on the edge and glued to their screens, things […]
Read morePhoto by William Iven on Unsplash The article I was interested in and read was Social Media and Fear of Missing Out in Adolescents: The Role of Family. The article describes the phenomenon of FoMO, Fear of Missing Out, in conjunction with its effects on adolescents, and the family environment (Bloemen & De Coninck, 2020). Today’s adolescents love to stay […]
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