PLN’s in Education
Sarah’s original post.

Hi Sarah,

Really nice post and thorough understanding of the PLN and social media’s functions on the issue of vulnerable sectors. I like it that you mentioned Dr. Baker’s idea that the value of social media is to hear the true story of individuals that are told by individuals rather than what the main stream media tells people.

I think this view has two sides because it is good that individuals’ stories are told and people could see more opinions rather than one unified view created with certain purposes, however it is also likely that sometimes the small voices and views by minor individuals are false and misleading. I think it depends on us individuals to both respect and value the stories from the vulnerable sectors, and be mindful about the false ideas that sometimes mislead us for certain purposes.