What digital platforms are students currently using to develop their professional network?

Students are currently using Facebook, Twitter, Instagram to develop their professional network. There are also some other digital platforms which are used by a few students who are looking for jobs and careers. Tools such as Office and Zoom are also digital platforms which help students develop their professional network.

What could the student consider in expanding their professional learning network?

When students are expanding their professional learning network, they could consider the safety of their personal information because as students expand deeper and further in their professional learning network, their personal information and profile are becoming more detailed and accurate, which has a risk of privacy leaking.

How does data privacy and security limit and/or promote a PLN?

On the one hand, data privacy and security make it more difficult for students to find and view online. It will take students more time and energy to search what they want or need. On the other hand, data privacy and security increase the safety of the online environment. Students could be less worried about their personal information and profile being hacked by others.

In your network, how can you create a digital identity/ reputation?

Firstly I will post my basic personal information such as date of birth, sex, nationality and so on. It is like the real world when I am going to sign up for an account. Personal information should be real and valid otherwise I will be attracted and recommended to wrong groups of people. Creating a digital identity is a process of building a new individual online. Pepole can build a different type of individual from the one they play in the real world but they need to remember their build.

Consider how an employer would respond if you applied for a job with them and they assessed your social media presence via your digital identity.

It depends on what type of social media presence it is and what type of company it is, which means whether my social media presence can create values for them. If they do not need my social medai presence then they will not consider my digital achievement.