A personality that I follow online is UVic Anthropology as a friend on Facebook and a follower on Twitter. UVic Anthropology posts links to interesting articles, blogs, events and news all pertaining to anthropology and archaeology, locally and globally. The online presence of UVic Anthropology provides insight to the current trending topics and news in the industry, as well as insight as to the local talks and social events that are happening. By following UVic’s Anthropology Department, I am becoming more engaged with the people, staff and organizations in my local field as well as becoming more inspired to dive into my research interests.

The UVic Anthropology Department is worth following online because all of their posts are extremely relevant and most importantly, useful. They always post reminders about social events with all of the details (time, location, cost, etc) and encourage socializing as well as academic research within the field. Having a presence on both Facebook and Twitter has given the department a lot more attention in recent times. The articles they post online are the item of small talk between faculty and students, on a daily basis, and receive a lot of shares and reposts on social media sources. UVic’s Anthropology Department is also being extremely effective in using social media, as they are able to “get with the times” and create more of a fetching bond and rapport with the faculty’s students. I would include UVic’s Anthropology Department as a source for my Personal Learning Network as a source of inspiration and insight because they are a strong example of the positive impact that technology can have in academia. Taking a students university experience to the next level by engaging with their peers and subject of study outside of the classroom.

UVic Anthropology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uvic.anthropology?fref=ts

UVic Anthropology Twitter: https://twitter.com/UVicAnthro