By Eden Solarik on December 2, 2022 | Tagged with Digital identity, Mental Health, Social media
Loneliness is universal—we all have experiences where we yearn for connection with others. Momentary loneliness is normal, but feeling chronically lonely can negatively impact mental and physical health. According to a study conducted by the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2020, young adults of university age were the hardest hit by loneliness from the […]
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By Maitreyi Bodkhe on March 25, 2022 | Tagged with Digital identity, LinkedIn, social_network, success, Work
Building Your Digital Avatar Using LinkedIn Guest Post by Maitreyi Bodkhe After more than a year of Zoom school and professors encouraging everyone to turn on their cameras, I’ve spent a lot of time pondering my social media usage and digital identity. One of my favorite pandemic activities has been creating quirky Zoom backgrounds for […]
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By Rachael Bradshaw on August 26, 2021 | Tagged with Digital identity, education, online profile, professionalism
Presentation for Educators: Managing Your Online Profile Educators and future educators: This presentation is designed and adapted for you to help you learn how to build a digital profile that expresses an authentic “you” while maintaining a professional profile that can help you connect with your community and even help you advance your career. Presentation […]
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By Rachael Bradshaw on July 27, 2021 | Tagged with big data, data, Data, Data Collection, facebook, google, Online Presence, Politics, privacy, Search Engines, Social media, surveillance
Algorithms & The Death of Democratic Discourse by Christian Koch Our entire digital history tracked— and is still being tracked. Platforms like Google, Facebook, and others collect data from links clicked, time spent on a particular page, whether or not the content is shared, and even the most seemingly inconsequential choices— all to build pictures […]
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By Rachael Bradshaw on June 1, 2021 | Tagged with data regulation, law, privacy, Regulation, sharing
Understanding Internet Regulation in Canada by Alexander Howes There have been several recent movements in Canada surrounding internet regulation. As nations around the world continue to develop policies that protect their citizens, it is important to be aware of what and who is being protected. In Canada, legislation is currently in the process of being […]
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