Final Reflections, Page 2

Created by Chloe Cheung using Canva This module provided an opportunity for me to explore topics on the digital world from different perspectives. My attitude towards digital media and platforms have changed, altering my approaches to maintain online identities and profiles. I decided to use the reflective cycle framework created by Gibbs (Gibbs, 1988) to carry out an effective analysis of the module. Continue reading →

Introduction Whilst I am bidding farewell to UOSM2008, I am not bidding farewell to the array of digital skills that I have developed throughout this module. Undertaking a degree in criminology has taught me valuable life and study skills, however, arguably the most useful thing that I have done whilst studying is opting into this module. Employing the use of a stranded reflection strategy, I will now critically reflect upon the last semester on this module (Waring & Evans, 2015). Continue reading →

Introduction Whilst I am bidding farewell to UOSM2008, I am not bidding farewell to the array of digital skills that I have developed throughout this module. Undertaking a degree in criminology has taught me valuable life and study skills, however, arguably the most useful thing that I have done whilst studying is opting into this module. Employing the use of a stranded reflection strategy, I will now critically reflect upon the last semester on this module (Waring & Evans, 2015). Continue reading →

For my final post I am going to adopt the ‘Gibbs Reflective Cycle (1998)‘ as a framework of reflection on completeing the UOSM2008 course. Continue reading →

“Before we get down to business… I’d just like to express how far my digital skills have developed since starting this module.  I would never have dreamed of creating blog posts, least of all on topics relating to ‘Living and Working on the Web'”.    To describe, analyse, confront and evaluate my experience of blogging for UOSM2008, I will be using Smyth’s ‘Reflection on Action’ method of evaluation (1989). Continue reading →

I will be using Smyth’s (1989) framework for ‘reflection on action’ to understand my experiences of UOSM2008 at both an individual level and in relation to the broader context. Describe What have I done in this module? During my time on this module I have learnt an enormous amount about all things technology, which previously I was in the dark about. Continue reading →

I will be using Smyth’s (1989) framework for ‘reflection on action’ to understand my experiences of UOSM2008 at both an individual level and in relation to the broader context. Describe What have I done in this module? During my time on this module I have learnt an enormous amount, all helping develop my digital literacy. Continue reading →

  Sadly, this blog post marks the end of the #UOSM2008 module and the start of exams at university, but afterwards, I now have no intention of stopping blogging for reasons explained further. Continue reading →

Each topic of this module seemed like critical individual incidents of learning, and as such I am employing Strategy 1 to surgically reflect on my progress throughout the module. I will preface my reflection with a completion of my Digital Literacies Self-Test. ‘Digital Literacies Self-Test’, Graphic by Tom Pethick, 2018. I want to dive deeper into exactly what changed to cause this universal growth in digital literacy, however, and will do so through four strands of reflection. Continue reading →

This module has helped me to develop my skills, expand my knowledge and change my overall views of the internet. To discover just how far I have come, I will will be using Smyth’s ‘Reflection on Action’ method of evaluation (1989) to describe, inform, confront and destruct my UOSM2008 journey. Describe What have I done throughout this module? Over the last 12 weeks I have started a blog themed around the idea of ‘Living and Working on the Web. Continue reading →

Self-Made (2018)     I will be using Strategy 1 (de Cossart and Fish, 2006) in order to critically reflect on my experience on the UOSM2008 module. Factual Strand Prior to this module, internet usage hadn’t been very conscious as I am part of  ‘Generation Z’ (Strauss and Howe, 1991). However, The topics covered in this module gave a really far-reaching overview of the debates surrounding our usage of the internet. I highlight this below: http://tompaterson. Continue reading →

As we have reached the end of the #UOSM2008 module, we have covered a variety of interesting and thought provoking topics. The lessons I have learned from each topic are briefly summarized in the presentation below. Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that’s simple, beautiful and fun. Continue reading →

“In the planning stage of a book, don’t plan the ending. It has to be earned by all that will go before it.” ― Rose Tremain I believe Tremain’s quote can also be applied to the journey through UOSM2008. Continue reading →