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I’ve always found the topics intertesting but I think perhaps because this is the last topic with UOSM2008 before moving to the next part of the module, I’ve carried out the most research about Open Access Materials and it’s uses. The number of articles and material I read made me further research into who acturally produced the research that I was reading to be used for my blog. Continue reading →

There are a number of key skills required for the role to be a content producer, including an awareness of ie. how web pages are built as well as knowledge of video/photo editing techniques(1). It is also essential that they are able to think creatively about using the content at thier own disposal and to recognise how to communicate with the audience to increase their engagement with the programme. Open access is free, immidiate online availability of materials with full reuse rights. Continue reading →

Upon researching on this new topic, I was able to realise that there is so much more in using social media than Educational uses. Seems obvious at first but the more I read blogs by my fellow colleagues, I realised that use of social media today takes a turn where it affects so many people at once, the number of ethical concerns continue to increase. Continue reading →

Focusing on making social media an effective and efficient method in learning and teaching come with few concerns regarding its use in their practise. I consider cyberbullying and Interllectual property in social media to be the most significant issues raised by educational use of social media. The balance between freedom of speech and censorship: cyberbullying occurs when cyber-disinhibition which comes with being online, especially when people are unknown to one another. Continue reading →

Unlike the two previous topics, I’ve found this the most thought-provoking. It made me think about the future. The thought of being employed, in the real world, with a full time responsibility where I’d make five to six figures a year got me worried. I realised  that unlike the previous topics, I shouldn’t just stop at reading two or three blog posts by others so I read pretty much all of my collegue’s blogs for this topic. Continue reading →

By the end of my degree, there will be 300,000 other students graduating along with me from University of Southampton as well as many other universities across the UK. Continue reading →

There are many ways in which people come across to others online; publish themselves to the world via photos, comments, posts and other social media. Likewise, there are many ways in which others try to protect themselves online. I realised a very important thing when reading Jens’s blog about the choice we make when publishing information online. Continue reading →