Considering how heavily intertwined and integrated social media is within contemporary society, I consider myself to be a fairly digitally literate individual because I am very conscientious as to what I post and what opinions I share. While studying in my undergrad, I learnt how social media has impacted people’s lives years later when “skeletons …
I had previously Googled myself but never while being signed out of all accounts. I have always tried to keep a low digital profile and to that end I was satisfied with what I discovered in my search for myself… Continue Reading →
My audio recording experience to date includes a background with using Voice Memo on iPhone, some music dubbing on GoPro and video interview/essays via YouTube; and by far, my experience with this exercise was the worst. I can appreciate the intention of this exercise to familiarize ourselves with various mediums and tools to communicate or …
I chose a very simple Main Menu with dropdown menus so that I can easily navigate my website to find the course and content that I am focusing on at any particular time. I chose to have all of my courses for this year in the drop down menu under TWU Courses. I feel that …
The Annotating exercise was fun because it gave me the opportunity to participate in the online community and discuss an issue that faces contemporary society as well as my current learning experience. I think that it is good that we have tools to use that enhance the public sphere and to assist in the exchanging …
Hi everyone, my name is Norm Beange. You might be wondering how to pronounce my last name – pretend there’s no ‘e’ at the end and pronounce it like “Benj” in “Benjamin.” I’m 71 (I think that’s the definition of “mature student”) and my wife and I have 3 adult children (our eldest son was …
In all forms of non-digital communication, I have developed the practice of “think before I speak”. I am continually amazed however that I have the temptation to respond quickly or spontaneously to a social media post or other digital platform… Continue Reading →
Though Georgeena Mathew Palackamthundthil is her official name , she recently changed her social media profile title to Georgeena Alphine by adding her husband’s name . Her google search highlights that she is active in social media especially in Facebook, and of course she is great at using it wisely to share pictures, events what […]
Hello everyone, Thank you all for digging into the orientation and for your depth of insight. While we are a little spread out over a few activities in the orientation, that is fine. A few of us are just getting started while others are well on their way. I think that it is worth noting […]