The first FISh (focus-investigate-share) model being under way in our group it was interesting to see that so many agreed with the problem of public vs private personalities on social media; and even of the question which tool is a public vs a private one in teaching. It was stirred up by the question of digital literacies (as in this TED talk) and my note of the fact that few of us in this ONL course identify as online educators. Rather, at the university level, we are subject matter experts first. For more on the topic, have a look at this blog that dissects the issue further.

So far the best suggestion for keeping one’s personal sanity with this in mind, was to separate private from public accounts and platforms. What is your suggestion?