2016, Page 2

Final Reflections

When I started this module, I had no idea I would love blogging so much. Creating my own content, engaging with others and continuously working to broaden my personal learning network throughout UOSM2008 has significantly improved my digital confidence. Developing my Online Profiles This module, and particularly Topics 2-4, have given me insight and knowledge into how to become a conscientious social media user as well as utilising these tools for my personal and professional networks. Continue reading →

UOSM2008 Final Reflection

Today is a sad day. I will miss UOSM2008! I have made the Powtoon video below as my final reflection. I think the fact that I was able to, and chose to make it shows just how far my digital literacy skills have come with the help of this module. Continue reading →

Final Reflection: Every ending has a new beginning…

So the module is coming to an end but this is by no means the end of blogging or my life on the web.   I definitely underestimated the amount of new, useful skills I would learn from this module. I’ve learnt so much about living and working on the web and seen lots of progress in my digital skills from week to week. Continue reading →

Final summary. Living and working on the Web

To summarise my progress during the module course and some of the key points I have learned, I prepared a Prezi presentation (click on the image to continue to the presentation).   I also decided to re-assess my online presence using coordinates by White and Cornu (2011), discussed in Topic 1.   It can be seen from the charts that the weight in my use of the Internet has shifted since the start of the module towards the middle of the coordinates. 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 Piktocharts, Vlogs and Powtoons! In your final assessed posts (due by midnight on 22nd May), 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 Reflection – Goodbye UOSM2008

At the beginning of this module, I was excited but still nervous about blogging for this module because (1) I deemed myself digitally illiterate!! (2) I thought the internet was for social media purposes alone. To explain just how far I’ve come since January, I’ve made this PowToon video: Richard and I also made a brief video to discuss our thoughts on the module as a whole. Continue reading →

Topic 5: Reflection

Looking back… This past weeks topic has completely opened my eyes to a new debate. The debate between whether materials online should be freely accessed and re-used by all. It only occurred to me last week when I was sifting through countless research articles online for to my research proposal, how infuriating it was to be presented with a pay wall in between the article and myself. Continue reading →

Topic 5: Reflective Summary

You can find my reflective thoughts on OA via the YouTube video I made below: You can read my comments on other blogs here: https://allpressisgoodpress.wordpress.com/2016/05/06/drowning-in-a-tidalwave/#comment-43 https://fabshaheer.wordpress. Continue reading →

Topic 5: Reflections

When first approaching this week’s topic exploring the disadvantages and advantages of a content producer making their content freely available online, my first student-orientated thoughts led me to assume that only positives could eventuate from this. Who doesn’t love free stuff? However when reading around this topic further, and considering it from a wider perspective, namely that of a content producer, my opinions started to change. Continue reading →

Reflection on Topic 5

Open access is a topic that I have studied previously during my course, and last week’s blog post caused me to revisit the debate. Previously, my focus had primarily been on open access within academia, but after reading the blog posts of others, I have now realised that the debate can be extended to all online content in some respects. For example, the music industry is one that has been rocked by innovative new methods of distribution, namely streaming. Continue reading →

Topic 5 – Reflection

As a student who analyses work for my degree, reading as many opinions as I can help me ground my knowledge on the topic or area. If I had limited access to these papers, it would hinder my ability to get a range of views and add to the work confidently. Having just completed my dissertation, this topic has really allowed me to acknowledge the impact of open access on my research. Continue reading →

Topic 5: Reflection

In my blog post this week, I came to the conclusion that I am for open access; I was able to reflect on past experiences of being unable to access journal articles, and I can sympathise with those who cannot access these important academic resources. It is very frustrating! However, through collaboration with my fellow students, I was able to see the topic through multiple points of view. Ellie’s comment on my blog made me consider things from the content producer’s financial point of view. Continue reading →

Reflection on “Open Access”

This week’s topic about open access to online content was extremely relatable. I constantly find articles online, which may be extremely useful to my work. However, find that I either have partial access or have to pay a large amount of money to download them. Since this is a daily inconvenience to me, I am fully aware of the advantages and disadvantages of having open access myself. So, it was interesting to look into this in the perspective of the content provider. Continue reading →

Reflecting on Open Access to Online Content

The topic of open access to online content was something I was familiar with, as a student and music lover, however, a lack of research into why content is open access or not made my knowledge of the topic biased. My own research and the work of my peers has broadened my view of open access and allowed me to come to my own conclusions as a content user not producer. Continue reading →

Topic 5: Reflection

This has been a very interesting topic to discuss. I think one of the reasons why it was so engaging is because everyone was talking from their own experiences as well as the research they have done. A lot of students and just members of the general public come across pricey content when doing research. But it is not only academic journals that come under the open access debate. Continue reading →

Reflection: Topic 5

Source: Open Access Belgium This week’s topic was particularly interesting as all students have been confronted at least once in their life to the problems that lack of Open Access can cause. However, considering the problem from the writer’s standpoint pushed us to think deeper about the issue. The majority of the blogs  compared the advantages and disadvantages of OA in the academic field, but Rofini and Rebekah have addressed the topic in a different way. Continue reading →

Topic 5 – Reflection

Aston University Library (2016) This week and final topic for the UOSM2008 module was all about Open Access, a revolution trying to encourage academic content to be made available “ free of charge, and free of most copyright and licensing restrictions” (Suber, 2015). I explored both for and against the topic and also evaluated two models that showed how OA could be executed. Continue reading →

Reflection Post: Topic 5

I decided to discuss the advantages & disadvantages of providing free music available online. I’ve acquired 6 main points attributing to this topic. Source: Rofini Zainal (Created by me on Piktochart) Recognition. This has come a up lot in the discussions. After reading through Stuart’s, Kemi’s and Jodie’s blogs. I have come to a conclusion that for a content producer, they would be able to gain more recognition, locally or globally, for their content. Continue reading →

Topic 5: Reflecting on Open Access

At the beginning of this topic I found it extremely difficult to settle on which type of content I should focus on, initially I was going to keep it quite general and discuss all content on the internet.  However, after I had written a first draft of this I realised that it lacked focus.  I subsequently decided to focus on Open Access, as I am a student I felt it was something I could relate to. Continue reading →

Topic 5 reflection

My post this week gained multiple comments from different people. It was great to interact with others and hear their opinions. Many people on the course decided to discuss the pros and cons of the open access of academia. However Rofini and I both discussed if music should be open sourced or not. As an aspiring artist Rofini gave a great perspective, we both agreed that for artists just starting out the best way to gain a wider audience. Continue reading →