How diverse is your PLN?
My current PLN is not particularly diverse. Most of my PLN are my classmates and friends, as well as some friends on the Internet. Most of these friends have the same hobbies as me, so maybe the topics we interact most frequently cannot be separated from those we are interested in, such as music, movies, and so on. Sometimes I think it is good that PLN is not diverse, which will make my social life easier and more enjoyable. But at the same time, I will get more friends when I am in UVIC campus, and that might be change my PLN. In addition, through social media contacts, I also can know how happened in other countries on the Internet right now.
Are you learning from a variety of diverse voices voices and are you expanding your understanding of the views of others?
In my PLN I am a relatively quiet person, especially in a not very familiar environment, such as in some discussions in class. I rarely take the initiative to express my own opinions and suggestions, and more often than not I act as a listener to what others have to say. On the contrary, when faced with someone or something I am familiar with, I will actively express my opinion and discuss it with my friends, which can also enhance our friendship.
I think this course provides me with a good way to broaden my understanding of inclusiveness. By expanding our PLN and participating in more discussions, we can gain a lot of new perspectives and different understandings. If we just keep discussing in an environment with the same ideas, we may not make much progress. In fact, visiting the blogs of many classmates through this course allowed me to see a lot of different ideas, which make me think more.
What is a learning outcome of your PLN and how are you ensuring your exposure to diversity and inclusion?
Through this week’s videos and reading materials, my understanding of inclusion and diversity in learning has improved a lot. I used to think that inclusiveness is just accepting all the suggestions and opinions from others, but in fact it is more than that . Inclusions to recognize and accept that every student is unique, and to create more possibilities through these diversity.
The learning outcome of my PLN is that I need to work more hard to expand my PLN diverisity. Relatively speaking, my PLN is very monotonous, which means that some of the content in my PLN doesn’t work. I am just learning on my own and rarely engaged in some discussions. Fortunately, some courses require me to join different groups on Reddit or Discord. I have access to inclusive and diverse content. In the future, I hope I can be more active in class discussions.
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