It has been a LONG while since I last posted anything... nearly a year! That is a long time to neglect one's blog. ALES 204 is over and that was the original reason for creating this blog, that said, I will have to come up with a new reason to write on here.
When I think of something I will let you all know!
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Monday, November 28, 2011
ALES Final Reflective Post
Hello again,
We are nearing the end of term and the means ALES 204 is coming to an end. Throughout the term, we learned about various types of social media, some of which I had used before (or at least heard of!) and others that were completely new to me. If I hadn't been in this class then I likely would never have tried out any of these new platforms because I didn't know anything about them. I didn't know what I was missing out on! I have learned how to use Facebook for a more professional purpose, LinkedIn, Twitter, Delicious, Flickr, Tag Clouds, learned how to edit Wikipedia article stubs and more!
It seems like everyone has discovered a lot of really interesting things through this class, you can see some of the blogs that I found interesting in a blog post I had written earlier, or click this link to go directly to that post. Alternatively, you can click these individual links to go to each blog separately: Paula V. in ALES 204, Eat Me! - The Road to Registered Dietician, Love, K, Phantastic, and finally, Naomiblogs. After checking out other people's blogs, you will see how diverse everyone's interests are and how that has led to differences in what people post and the overall appearance of their blog.
We also had a series of labs throughout the semester (1 per week) where we could try out our new and developing social media skills and receive feedback from our TA. This was a great way to put into practice what we were learning about, especially since some things are easier to learn when you can ask questions and not be panicking at home because you can't figure something out!
Social media applications like we were using with Twitter and Google Docs are really useful for sharing our work and thoughts. For example, earlier this month I was thinking about getting a Blackberry Playbook, so I sent a tweet to #yeg (Edmonton) to see what people here thought about the device. It's really easy to get information from anyone, anywhere with these communication mediums.
We are nearing the end of term and the means ALES 204 is coming to an end. Throughout the term, we learned about various types of social media, some of which I had used before (or at least heard of!) and others that were completely new to me. If I hadn't been in this class then I likely would never have tried out any of these new platforms because I didn't know anything about them. I didn't know what I was missing out on! I have learned how to use Facebook for a more professional purpose, LinkedIn, Twitter, Delicious, Flickr, Tag Clouds, learned how to edit Wikipedia article stubs and more!
It seems like everyone has discovered a lot of really interesting things through this class, you can see some of the blogs that I found interesting in a blog post I had written earlier, or click this link to go directly to that post. Alternatively, you can click these individual links to go to each blog separately: Paula V. in ALES 204, Eat Me! - The Road to Registered Dietician, Love, K, Phantastic, and finally, Naomiblogs. After checking out other people's blogs, you will see how diverse everyone's interests are and how that has led to differences in what people post and the overall appearance of their blog.
We also had a series of labs throughout the semester (1 per week) where we could try out our new and developing social media skills and receive feedback from our TA. This was a great way to put into practice what we were learning about, especially since some things are easier to learn when you can ask questions and not be panicking at home because you can't figure something out!
Social media applications like we were using with Twitter and Google Docs are really useful for sharing our work and thoughts. For example, earlier this month I was thinking about getting a Blackberry Playbook, so I sent a tweet to #yeg (Edmonton) to see what people here thought about the device. It's really easy to get information from anyone, anywhere with these communication mediums.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Audioboo
Today was our final lab in ALES 204 so as a wrap-up assignment we were to create an Audioboo account, record ourselves using our laptops or cellphones and then upload the file to Audioboo. I decided to do an interview with one of my classmates, Steph (you can view her blog by clicking here), on what a typical week looks like for each of us and how we manage the stress that comes from our week. You can listen to the audio file of me interviewing her here.
I found this to be one of the more interesting labs, as we worked in groups and learned about a new social media tool that I had never heard of until earlier this week. I can see how Audioboo could be useful, especially in preparing field notes if my future job requires it. I would have to upgrade my account to do that though, as the free account only lets you record for three minutes at a time. Audioboo is definitely a very easy tool to use in uploading short sound file.
You can also link to other people much like Facebook and Twitter, or alternatively, just listen to what they have posted. You can also comment on their files and start a conversation with the owner of the file and others who listen to it, which is quite similar to Flickr which can have extensive conversations around pictures that people have posted on their account.
I found this to be one of the more interesting labs, as we worked in groups and learned about a new social media tool that I had never heard of until earlier this week. I can see how Audioboo could be useful, especially in preparing field notes if my future job requires it. I would have to upgrade my account to do that though, as the free account only lets you record for three minutes at a time. Audioboo is definitely a very easy tool to use in uploading short sound file.
You can also link to other people much like Facebook and Twitter, or alternatively, just listen to what they have posted. You can also comment on their files and start a conversation with the owner of the file and others who listen to it, which is quite similar to Flickr which can have extensive conversations around pictures that people have posted on their account.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Blogs that are of Interest to Me!
In our ALES 204 class, I have had the pleasure of reading and commenting on several of my classmates blogs. I find them quite interesting and useful in that fact that I can easily learn more about people in my class and find people in my program that I may not have known before. One such example can be found here on Paula's blog. The second blog I commented on was Nick's Blog, here I found a good amount of information about him and information on his online presence. I found this great blog done by Kate and have commented on her Wikipedia Article blog post, you can check it out too by clicking here. Here's another great blog post done by Linda. She is a Human Ecology major and is really interested in nutrition; you can check her blog out here. Naomi also has a very well written and developed blog. She is a nutrition major and has found the social media we use to be quite useful already.
Our ALES class is a very diverse group ranging from nutrition majors to land reclamation majors. It has been very interesting reading about my fellow classmates and where their interests lie. I especially learned a lot from the Wikipedia articles everyone had to contribute to a few weeks ago. You can check out these articles by clicking on the links above!
Our ALES class is a very diverse group ranging from nutrition majors to land reclamation majors. It has been very interesting reading about my fellow classmates and where their interests lie. I especially learned a lot from the Wikipedia articles everyone had to contribute to a few weeks ago. You can check out these articles by clicking on the links above!
Wikipedia Entry
Our next assignment in ALES 204 was to continue the work already started on a Wikipedia "stub" article. We were to choose a topic we were familiar with and had some background in. I chose to write on the John Howard Society as I find the work they do to be quite important and very relevant when looking at it from a Human Ecological Perspective. Reintegrating offenders into society and giving them a chance is very important if we expect them to become contributing citizens who follow the laws and have the resources available to them to become self-sufficient. You can read my contribution to the Wikipedia article here.
You will also be able to see that I contributed to this article by selecting the "View History" tab near the top on the right hand side. My alias is lisaa0590. Check out another example from Marissa here. I found that editing a Wiki was more complicated that I thought it would be in regards to what you have to do to get italics, bold etc. The Wiki Code is easy to learn though and can be done quickly with the 'helper' tools they have made available when editing stubs.
I think I will definitely keep working on updating this stub and others as I develop new interests in my field!
I think I will definitely keep working on updating this stub and others as I develop new interests in my field!
Monday, October 17, 2011
Wordle2
Hey!
This is the link to my new Wordle I've created based on the text from this blog since it's creation in September! You can also view it in my Flickr photo stream at the bottom of this blog. It's cool how it turned out since it automatically generates something similar to a tag cloud, but out of my text rather than information I have tagged in my blog. You can compare it to my actual tag cloud which can be found near the top of my blog on the right side of the page. It's also animated so it's extra cool!
I also like how it has made some words larger and others smaller depending on how frequently I have used them. You can really see what's on my mind when I'm blogging! I think it would be great if everyone had one of these so readers could tell what topics were on the blog so they would know if they had come to the right place for what they are looking for. Happy viewing!
This is the link to my new Wordle I've created based on the text from this blog since it's creation in September! You can also view it in my Flickr photo stream at the bottom of this blog. It's cool how it turned out since it automatically generates something similar to a tag cloud, but out of my text rather than information I have tagged in my blog. You can compare it to my actual tag cloud which can be found near the top of my blog on the right side of the page. It's also animated so it's extra cool!
I also like how it has made some words larger and others smaller depending on how frequently I have used them. You can really see what's on my mind when I'm blogging! I think it would be great if everyone had one of these so readers could tell what topics were on the blog so they would know if they had come to the right place for what they are looking for. Happy viewing!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Delicious..
Ales 204 strikes again! This week we were asked to register for a Delicious account, you can view mine here. These accounts are interesting, since you can add "tags" to links that you like and share them with others through the tags. All someone has to do is search your tag and they can find websites and such that others have added on their accounts.
I have added two links one to Human Ecology Review and one to Science Journalism Perspectives. Both of these links are interesting to me, the first because I am in Human Ecology and thus interested in what is going on in the field and the second because of the pure interest in science and focusing on making it understandable rather than keeping with the technical jargon of the discipline.
I have added two links one to Human Ecology Review and one to Science Journalism Perspectives. Both of these links are interesting to me, the first because I am in Human Ecology and thus interested in what is going on in the field and the second because of the pure interest in science and focusing on making it understandable rather than keeping with the technical jargon of the discipline.
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