Digital Literacy & Gwyneth Dunsford

One of my recent Instagram photos.

This podcast was a challenging project. With journalism's focus on brevity, it has been tricky to create a three minute narrative about myself.

I value my privacy, so I have mixed feelings about sharing this content with the class. That said, it is clear how much of my identity is already online.

I am also realizing how easy it is to manipulate my identity with social media tools. I can portray myself however I like, by carefully selecting what I am sharing. 

References:

Dunsford, G [Gwyneth Dunsford]. (2011, June 23). How to tell the story of the Oslo terrorist attacks, July 22, 2011 (video file). Retrieved January 10, 2016, from https://vimeo.com/26819033. 

Dunsford, G [gwynduns]. (2014, November 24). Rick Scott campaign stop in Tampa met with protests [audio file]. Retrieved January 10, 2016, from https://goo.gl/0LrmeJ.  

Gibbs, W. & Ringstrom, A. (2011, July 23). At least 91 dead in Norway shooting, bomb attack.  Retrieved January 10, 2016, from http://goo.gl/ru6E7v.  

  

Paramount Pictures. (2013, April 29). Catch Me If You Can - Trailer [video file]. Retrieved January 10, 2016, from https://youtu.be/71rDQ7z4eFg.  

M, Kevin [Kevin M]. (2014, June 4). Belle & Sebastian - Santa Claus, Go Straight to the Ghetto (James Brown cover) [video file]. Retrieved January 10, 2016, from https://youtu.be/OpxZv5KAiuo.  

Digital Literacy & Me

Digital Literacy & Me

Some questions that were constantly on my mind while working on this autobiographical podcast assignment: who will be listening to it, who am I addressing primarily and why should anyone care?

The main challenge for me was how to address the issue of web presence and volition i.e. how many bits and pieces of ourselves are online often without our knowledge or permission and at times crossing the line between the personal and professional.

I also wanted to tell the story of how my technostalgia has played an important role in my overall online activity and digital literacy. For example, my previous knowledge of MIDI editing or sound mixing allowed me to quickly develop an understanding of how GarageBand worked.

I used GarageBand to record and edit my podcast and it was simple to import it into audioBoom.

Some Podcast-related links, appearing in the order in which they were mentioned in the podcast:

Link to the musical introduction
https://archive.org/details/DebussysFreakoutCorner

Link to YouTube Quincy Jones and Herbie Hancock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6QsusDS_8A

Bio notes I wrote for francophone singer-songwritter Alexis Normand

www.alexisnormand.com

Boing Boing’s Referral
http://boingboing.net/2009/11/26/wwi-images-from-libr.html

Best of Both Worlds Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu4rhMLZvQc

Making of the Best of Both Worlds
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auT2MdsPxXk

About Delcampe.net
http://www.delcampe.net/en/why-delcampe

About Postcrossing.com, Postcrossing francophone Community Group on Facebook
https://www.postcrossing.com/about

Voicing my opinion on Radio-Canada (live radio interview made available for everyone to access online)

Two of the videos I mention in my podcast (one in French, the other in English)

My digital footprint is bilingual.

I love writing about contemporary photography artists, some of my articles make it online sometimes.

  

Working in communications means you are being interviewed sometimes for print and radio. What you say may appear online too.

 

  

Digital Literacy & Me

I’m part of that first generations to grow up with the internet in my own home, where technology and online communities has almost always been a part of my life.  When I was younger I didn't really care what it was that I was joining as long as my friends were doing the same, and privacy was not the concern for me like it is today.  I started my first blog at 13, which is now luckily lost to me (that’s my story, and I’m sticking to it).  I have no idea what content went on there, and I'm fairly certain I stopped updating it pretty quickly.  I had a Myspace account (it's still active, oh the shame).  Now I have a Twitter account (two actually, but only one is public), Facebook, Instagram and a number of other accounts that I do not actively use, such as Pinterest, LinkedIn, etc.  

Most of my online community experience has been for social purposes only.  I have, and still do, manage social media accounts and websites for my work, but they are completely separate accounts from me and the work I do is mostly anonymous.  I don't enjoy publishing or creating my own content or sharing with the world past some pictures of my choosing.  I've always been a behind the scenes person when it comes to work, and personally I'm credibly introverted. Trying to follow a script and record something other people will listen to leaves me feeling fairly panicked.  So I need to apologize now for any pauses that took too long, for tripping over my own words or talking too fast.  I recorded this podcast multiple times/tried editing trying to improve, but it wasn't getting any better.

I can say for a fact that podcasts will never be my choice way to create or contribute to an online community.  I like listening to them.  I don't like creating them.  This was an assignment that largely pushed my barriers of comfort.  Even if it's nothing fancy, and the audio probably isn't that great, I'm glad I went through this experience to say I've at least tried.  But it's not something I'll be looking to do again.

I enjoy online communities, social media and different platforms, but I prefer to pick what I share and how I share it.  I’m more likely to use the accounts that are ‘private’ as opposed to open.

This is the first photo I ever posted on Facebook.  High School Graduation, 2005

  

 The most recent photo I posted on Facebook, New Years Eve 2015