How would you create a PLN prior to engaging in a social media campaign on a topic of your choice? Consider how you would introduce yourself to others, consider how you would engage in initial conversation to generate interest in your campaign professionally.
I would take the following steps to create a personalized learning network in a social media campaign on a topic of my choice.
- I will need to decide who I want to connect with, am I looking for an educational experience from professionals in the field or am I looking for a group of people like me to casually discuss issues and subjects together.
- I will decide on what social media platforms to use based on the first step. If I choose to communicate with professionals, I will choose to use LinkedIn. And if it is a group of people similar than me, I will then choose social media platforms such as Instagram and WhatsApp.
- I will try to post as much contents as I can, reach out to professionals and other people, liking and commenting on others’ posts, especially professionals, because this is an important way to get noticed online and strengthen my personal learning network.
- I will also pay attention to what I post, comment, and even like on those social media platforms, because inappropriate remarks are likely to have a negative impact on my digital identity.
- I will also pay attention to my data privacy and security to avoid leaking my professional data and information.