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2015, Page 9

Summary Reflection (Is that my video?)

“Where is this mindset that everything online should be free coming from?” – Clinton Cheong After reading my classmates’ posts, I realise that in this society, people are very lucky to be able to have Open Access resources online. A frequent online researcher like me would wonder why publishers expect users to purchase their articles just to read them. Continue reading →

Time for reflection – Open Access can be good but… bad as well.

[Source: Google]  Honestly speaking, as each topic comes by, it is getting tougher and challenging – This subject on ”Open Access Model” have really challenged me to a certain extent and have aroused me to conduct a real in-depth research about it. However, after all the extensive research and reading, I’m sure I have gained substantial amount of knowledge about it. Continue reading →

Reflection Time! – Should one provide open access of information?

Living in a digital era whereby information is readily available online gives rise to a plethora of content producers competing on disseminating their publications to a wide audience, in an attempt to gain the most exposure and recognition for their research. After all, who wants their knowledge to go unrecognised? Therefore, this gives rise to open access publication. Continue reading →

Final Footprint; Reflective Summary (Topic 5)

There were a variety of things to discuss about in this topic. Hence, I felt that I should explore the other types of content that could be shared. This led me to crowd funding as it is both content sharing and relatable to business. This module is about social media and how it can affect us as users and businessmen, therefore this would be an appropriate topic to cover. After all in business, some risks are meant to be taken, and opportunities to be grabbed. Continue reading →

Topic 5: Reflect!

Source: http://blog.okfn.org/category/open-access/ Different people have different views about the open access to online materials. So at the end of the day, is it best to allow public to allow free access to online materials or not? Firstly, after reading Mabel‘s blogpost, it made me realised that the reason why publishers only allow paid access is because they have to cover up for all the expenses they spent in order to come out with the articles. Continue reading →

Le Finale Chapter

Source: Giphy.com . . . – The last – After reading Patrick‘s post, what intrigued me was informal learning. I agree with him to a certain extent that Open Access(OA) has enhanced the effectiveness of an individual’s informal learning process. Being able to access information online via websites like Youtube or Google to help in their learning. According to Jay cross’ model, it has stated that 80% of workplace learning is informal while 20% is formal. Continue reading →

Topic 5 – Reflective Summary

Photo Credit: Quotes Gram via Google The argument between paid and free content is inevitable. “If you have knowledge, let others light their candles at it.” (Margaret Fuller) This further strengthen my belief in the implementation of open access which will results in connectivity and the stimulation of engagement among individuals. In reference to Clinton post, I was captivated by his viewpoint of advertising through Google and Facebook. Continue reading →

Free or Not, You Decide (Reflective Summary and Comments)

It is interesting and enlightening how my colleagues have explained open access in different contexts. I feel as if my knowledge on open access have widened a great deal! A handful of my classmates has utilized YouTube as an example which quite clearly explains the concept of open access, it’s advantages and disadvantages.  And I did not know that some videos have to be paid to be viewed! (via Chloe’s blog) I’ve always thought everything was free on YouTube. Continue reading →

Topic 5 : Reflective summary

In my blog post, I took another approach in viewing free access content as an advantage in the business point of view. Paywalls have been built. However, New York Times showed how they played around the paywalls with the “porous paywall”. “In conclusion, there isn’t a definite yes or no of whether content producer should make their content free but it comes down to the objective of their content” quote from Jieyun’s conclusion sentence. Continue reading →

Reflection on Open-access to Content, Do I Feel the Same About it as Before?

Cruising through WordPress, I enjoyed reading about some friends who support open-access, while others argued from the stand of protecting the interests of the producer. What really resonated with me were the points beneath: While I did explore the pros and cons of open-access to content producers, a point I failed to consider was plagiarism, which Andrea  thoughtfully touched on. Continue reading →