There is no doubt that we are part of an ‘information society’. Whether you identify as what Floridi (2007) describes as a “digital native”, who has been born into this current time period burgeoning with technological devices, smart technologies and constant connectivity; or a “digital immigrant” who has adopted and incorporated these technologies as they […]
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Social Media and the Rise of Celebrity vs Qualified Professional
Never before in history has there been so much ease of access to information. The information landscape is evolving at an “alarming rate” (O’Connell et al., 2021, module 2.2) and the amount of data created is growing exponentially each and every day (Desjardins, 2019). With the rise of various social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, […]
The Tool is Directing the User…
O’Connell et al. states that “the tool is directing the user” where built-in artificial intelligence (AI) is an embedded technology where “users don’t have to think about how to use it [the technology tool]”. She provides Google as an example of a platform which uses this AI feature, which limits search options based on a […]