The video provides a good explanation of the first-person story is very important. For example, for the residential school story, if those stories are all second-person or third-person stories, it can be hard to believe. Due to individual understanding and differences, everyone has their own point of view and opinion of those stories. However, if the person who experiences that posts their experience, then there are going to be fewer misunderstandings. Further, Brad Baker made a really good point about willing to be vulnerable. Sometimes, being vulnerable can be an advantage to learning and stepping back to see the truth. A lot of time, it is difficult to see the thing clearly once you are in that situation, but once you step out, the fog will clear up.
In my point of view, I had used Facebook to attach to my learning experience. For example, I had found my study group on Facebook through the Uvic channel and I sold/exchange my textbook through Facebook as well. It is not only helping myself but also helping those people who need those textbooks. Facebook is really helpful for daily communication. For example, we found rental places, second-hand chairs, and plumbing job support. People will give you support whenever you need it without waiting hours. People will just comment on your post no matter is a stranger or friends. I had never used Google classroom but I heard it is a very beneficial tool for teachers to post assignments and share grades. Teachers do not need to use the tense of paper just to print one assignment and announcement right away if they need to change something. In addition, I recently joined Discord which I had never heard of before. My friend had his own channel and I found classmates in the same class. I had struggled to find bits of help, but once I join discord I found so many classmates were chatting through that app.
Social media is a very protective space to share personal stories without shame or harm. There might be people judging you but people will not know who are you. It might be the best ideal for social anxiety in long run but it is really helpful for them to heal little by little. The Arctic example is really good. For their vulnerability, social media is going to help them to make money and build the economy. Maybe people just do not have enough knowledge about what the Arctic looks like. However, if they see those beautiful pictures, people will more likely to go visit. It is a good way to explore and share. Also, social media is helping self-direct and self-regulation. People are seeking help by themselves instead of a teacher guiding them. One teacher can only provide one or several ways but if people do it by themselves, there are hundreds of ways to reach the goal. It affects the fast learning and desire of learning.
Reference:
https://vut.oer4pacific.org/id/eprint/12/1/Emergence_and_Innovation_in_Digital_Learning.pdf#page=159
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