Hello everyone!

I hope the course readings and videos have begun shaping your understanding of Personal Learning Networks. This week, we will delve deeper into the topic of community engagement and explore how it connects to your personal learning network.

In the current era, our democracy is significantly shaped by the impact of public broadcasting and network newscasts. These influential factors are central to informing citizens and shaping public discourse. However, new questions and considerations arise as we transition into an open and intricate networked media landscape, which has replaced traditional top-down dissemination technologies.

One pertinent concern is the emergence of alternative platforms, standards, and practices that may replace or transform legacy public media. In this evolving media environment, exploring the potential shifts in how information is disseminated, accessed, and consumed by the public becomes crucial.

What platforms will rise to prominence?

What new standards will govern media content?

How will these changes impact the role and influence of public media institutions?

Addressing these questions can help us better understand the evolving dynamics of media consumption and its implications for our democratic society. It is imperative to critically examine how these transformations may shape the availability of diverse perspectives, the quality of information, and the overall public conversation.

We will learn more about the subject by reviewing this week’s reading.

Consider the following questions as you complete the reading and discuss the topic in the Mattermost group.

  • How does social media engage communications?
  • How does social media challenge communications?
  • Is it inclusive?
  • Does your PLN amplify the views of others?
  • The policies of employer social media communication expectations.
  • How can we better use social media to build PLN? Influencers & Commentators.

Reading for the week six

A New Vision for Public Media

A New Vision for Public Media Open, Dynamic, and Participatory (Chapter 4)

Jessica Clark and Patricia Aufderheide

https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1057/9780230119796_5

Podcast for the Week Six

This session, you will listen to interviews conducted by Jesse Miller. He is a social media educator and the founder of Mediated Reality. For those who may not be familiar with him, he is the founder of Mediated Reality.

Community Engagement and Personalized Learning Networks

An interview with Markiel Simpson

As always, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Mattermost is the quickest way!