Getting hands-on!

For the Week 4 Challenge, we’ll do the LinkedIn Days of the Week Challenge.

This challenge is designed to help you intentionally develop your professional identity, expand your network, and actively participate in professional conversations online.

If you don’t want to use your personal LinkedIn profile, you may create a separate professional account or gradually update your current profile throughout the week.

At the end of the week, write a blog post “LinkedIn Wrap-up” with screenshots or LinkedIn links embedded in posts sharing about their week’s experience.

Power Monday - Professional Presence 

Your LinkedIn profile is often your first professional impression online.

Today, focus on strengthening your professional identity.

Tasks

Update at least:

• Your headline.
• Your “About” section
• 3 skills.
• Profile photo/banner (if you have one).

Optional:

• add projects 
• certifications 
• experiences 
• portfolio links 

TNT Day - Transforming Networking on Tuesday

Today is about intentionally building your professional learning network.

Tasks

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• Connect with at least 3 classmates of EME 6414 and, if possible, with more than 5 professionals related to your field. 
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• Optional: Send at least 2 personalized connection requests.

Possible fields:

• Instructional Design 

• Educational Technology 

• Higher Education 

• AI in Education 

• Online Learning 

• Learning Experience Design 

Suggested Connection Message

“Hi! I’m currently a student at Florida State University, and I’m expanding my professional learning network. I’d love to connect and learn from your work.”

Wednesday Talk Show

LinkedIn is not only a place to consume information, but it’s also a place to contribute to conversations.

Tasks

• Comment thoughtfully on at least 3 professional posts. 

• Add value to the discussion by: 

• asking questions 

• connecting ideas 

• sharing experiences 

• expanding the discussion 

Avoid:

• “Great post!” 

• emojis only 

• generic comments 

TBT - Throwback Thursday

The idea of this challenge is to revisit and share something meaningful from a study, project, research experience, or academic work they have already produced, or even a study/resource they recently discovered and would like to highlight publicly.

Today, you will share knowledge publicly through LinkedIn.

Tasks

Create and share one original LinkedIn post featuring: (Choose one or more).

• A past research project.
• A class assignment.
• A conference presentation. 
• An infographic. 
• A paper/article summary. 
• Key findings from a study. 
• A professional or academic reflection. 
• Educational insights or takeaways. 
• A resource you believe others should know about. 

The goal is not perfection. It is to practice translating academic or professional knowledge into accessible content for a broader audience.

You are encouraged to:

• Explain why the topic matters. 
• Highlight lessons learned.
• Connect the content to their professional interests. 
• Make the post engaging and easy to understand.

Forward Thinking Friday

Today is about exploring possibilities and reflecting on your professional growth.

Tasks

Create a short LinkedIn post sharing one of the following: (Choose one or more).

• An area you are currently exploring.
• A question you have been thinking about.
• A professional topic you want to learn more about.
• A skill you would like to develop.
• A trend or innovation that interests you.
• A direction you are curious about in your field.

Again: the goal is not perfection. It is to practice translating academic or professional knowledge into accessible content for a broader audience.