I left our workshop today feeling pressured if not inspired to pay more attention to the world around me. I have already discovered that the world is so involved in media in their everyday lives, but today I was once… Continue Reading →
Today we discussed technology in regards to culture. Culture meaning: social organisations, traditions, art, religion etc. And technology mediums such as: writing, print, radio, cinema, TV and internet. Not all cultures have access to certain technologies, so we looked at… Continue Reading →
They say time flies when you’re having fun (an obvious cliche), but four weeks have raced past me as I have been stimulated and enthralled in this blogging experience. Starting with only the most basic knowledge of blogging (Facebook posting and… Continue Reading →
Today’s workshop consisted of us signing up to Hootsuite. This site is a social media platform which manages all of your personal sites in the one place. It seems like a pretty great invention to save time and ensure that all… Continue Reading →
What is an online community? The very basic thought that comes to mind is Facebook groups. A shared experience where people can be connected through common interests and likes. Another experience of an online community stems from the Websites such… Continue Reading →
A simulation of our galaxy. There’s nothing like a lecture room filled with people to make you feel extremely small and then again, there’s nothing like an image of a galaxy to make you feel miniscule. The impressive nature of… Continue Reading →
“We must write with an awareness that we are writing in the presence of other texts.” -Landow, George P. Hypertext 3.0: Critical Theory and New Media in an Era of Globalization. Baltimore: John Hopkins University Press, 2006. Print. It’s like… Continue Reading →
Hypertext is complicated and extensive. It allows cross-referencing (of theoretically any text on the internet) through in-text links to outside texts, including images and video.
Today in our workshop we discussed a few blogging options that were added onto the end of our lecture. Prezi was an example that I actually really like. It’s engaging and visual and provides a different way to gain information… Continue Reading →
This week our lecture was online. Not really my favourite form of taking a lecture but I understand reasons behind it. I just know that I’ll get distracted by other work that needs to be done if I don’t have… Continue Reading →
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