A prominent idea in social psychology is the social identity approach, which suggests that we all have different identities depending on the situation we’re in. Although there are clearly through lines through identities, to a certain extent these identities differ in terms of affect, behaviors, …
Month: June 2019
Me, Myself, and My Digital Identity
Something I have learned throughout the time I have spent building my digital identity is that it isn’t always easy to come across how you want to other people online. It’s almost impossible for every single person that reads a post to understand the tone …
The Reluctant Self-Promoter
The world is full of musicians happy to speak with anyone about their newest project, who they are performing with, who they studied with, upcoming auditions, etc. I am not one of those musicians. The instrument I play, the bass trombone, rarely gets the spotlight. …
Exploring My Digital Identity
Happy first week of DigPINS! I am very much out of my comfort zone when blogging so bear with me. Writing does not come very naturally to me, but I wanted to challenge myself with this. Enjoy my thoughts about week one! I am excited …
Week 1: complex digital identity
One of my loosely formed goals when I decided to apply for #DigPINS was to explore the evolution of our digital identity as our understanding of the Internet has evolved. How do we continue to curate our presence? As Pasquini states, “We can no longer …
ANXIOUS BLOGGER
I was twenty-eight years old when my great grandmother died at the age of 103. She was born while the Civil War was being fought here and her native Italy was struggling to come to unification. Thirteen days ago my mother celebrated her one hundredth …
#DigPINS Project
The opportunity to participate in the spring 2019 #DigPINS cohort experience changed the way I think about digital media, engage with technology in my everyday life, teach and do research. Throughout our weekly blogs, conversations, and frequent visits to IT, I was able to learn …
