UOSM2008 2015

The Finale Wrap-Up – (Final Assessed Post)

And so it’s time for the blogging adventure to come to an end. The legacy lives on in the skills I have acquired during my exploration into the various topics proposed in this module. When I started this module, I was curious as to how such a learning experience could be implemented solely online. The result has been a thoroughly enjoyable virtual community of fellow bloggers, debating the big questions regarding online usage and identity. Continue reading →

General feedback on Topic 5

For topic 5 we challenged you to push yourselves a little harder and try something different – it was good to see a number of you responded to this with Prezis, Vlogs, Powtoons and Storifys! In your final assessed posts, you might like to reflect upon any specific value you obtained from these tools that you will take forward to future modules or to the building of your own professional online profiles. Continue reading →

Final Blog = Good things end so quick…

First of all this semester has passed like the flash of lighting! I can’t believe that this is my last blog for this module. However, when I look back this semester I can say that I have learned and achieved a lot from this module. I have acquired many useful skills that would be applied to the rest of my university life and beyond. Continue reading →

Final edition

I’ve decided to present my final post as a newspaper-style Prezi with a video post incorporated. Organising the layout on the Prezi was far from simple, and my camera and onscreen presenting skills prove rather shocking, but I decided that it was better to test out something new than do things the standard way! So, enjoy. UOSM2008, it’s been a pleasure. Continue reading →

Living and Working on the Web 2015-05-13 10:48:28

It isn’t often a Humanities student completes a module and thinks: wow, what I’ve learnt is really going to help me in my professional career. Unlike analysing literature or studying history, UOSM2008 has given me some solid skills and new ways of thinking that will be directly applicable to my future job. Continue reading →

Final Module Reflection: “Goodbye is not the end of everything but merely the beginning of something…”

2015… 2015 has indeed been a remarkable year so far. Half way round the year I undoubtedly have a lot to say. Perhaps because it was the year that marked my two decades existence, or because it was the year my country had its first ever free and fair election or simply because it was the year I started this module: Living and Working On The Web! Over the period of this course, the development of my own online professional profile has been tremendous. Continue reading →

A Final Reflection: Living and Working On The Web

As a goodbye to this module, I thought it would be useful to summarise with a presentation. Continue reading →

Topic 5: Reflection on Open Access

This week the topic shifted slightly in its outlook from how we work and integrate ourselves into using the web, to ethical dilemmas faced by grad students and the education system worldwide in regards to open access information online, with the web once again acting as a gateway to giving possible solutions. Reading the posts of others on the subject drew my attention to different sides of this debate. Continue reading →

Topic 5: Reflection

Before researching open access, I was unaware of its various advantages and disadvantages. I have spent three years at university researching various topics and yet I have only ever encountered a few restricted journals. However, I never considered why these journals were off limit and what affect this had. Through the university I have read hundreds of academic journals, but I have never given any thought to the cost that the university must have paid in order to provide this access. Continue reading →

Topic 5: Reflecting on Open Access

The blog posts this week have produced divided opinions and highlighted the debate that exists around open access. All the blog posts agree that open access is a fantastic concept, but it is not as simple as it seems. Though public funded access should be freely available this is not a utopian society and people have to make money and research grants can only stretch so far. Continue reading →

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