If I’m too take a good look at myself, I need to compartmentalize the specific areas I will assess myself in.
Participation Criteria Evaluation (Reference here)
1) Proper Online Presentation of Information
I felt that majority of my posts have followed a writing style that is professional and succinct enough to get to the point before losing a reader’s interest, but still creative enough to have personality.
2) Basic HTML Design
I think my prior knowledge of C++ programming was a huge asset. It allowed me to use a premade theme, but make specific adjustments to cater to my preferences. I don’t think I’m capable of coding in CSS right off the bat, but I have enough knowledge of it to be able to read the code, and make adjustments where I need it to be, and in a professional setting, I can easily communicate as a graphic designer or team leader to my programmer, and that is definitely an asset if I were to enter the industry.
3) Designing for Purpose
My blog isn’t overly decorated, meaning the reader’s attention is directed to the text and buttons. Wording is clear and the buttons on the left side, meant to direct users to specific key areas of interest are good. Unfortunately, due to time constraints, I was not able to develop those pages, but the design structure is there.
4) Designing for Style
My blog might be simplistic in style, but I feel that the simplicity complements it. The appearance of a blog, communicates before the audience even reads a single line of text. Int hat communication, I have, in a aesthetically pleasing way, chosen a style that is both personal without being overly casual.
5) Discipline
I could have done better here, it wasn’t as regular as I’d like.
6) Expansion in ways of presentation
I feel I have adequately experimented with different writing styles, using imagery and hyperlinking.
Posted February 15th, 2012. Add a comment
My goals: Here
Previous reflection: Here
1) I don’t think I’m having any trouble with the way I present my information. I think I’m just very good at writing professionally.
2) I think I’ve gotten a really good grasp of this, especially since I’ve taken charge of programming our hypertext essay website.
3) In terms of my blog’s design, I feel that it presents a professional image though I have neglected updating the pages on the sides. I should work on it.
4) I like my blog’s style, so I think this has been pretty successful, though I should note that it was not made from scratch. However, at least I’ve looked into picking a style carefully.
5) I have been so behind on updating my blog. I should have a minimum of 42 posts (including Annotated Bibliography) but only had 38 as of the start of this week. This will be my 40th. I’ve been busy with all my projects, but I should’ve at least used my blog to post my updates on my projects.
6) Expansion in ways of presentations… I’ve definitely used more media. So I think it has been a success for me.
Posted February 6th, 2012. Add a comment
With reference to this.
1) Doing it alright so far.
2) This is admittedly been rather slow for me, I might have bit off more than I can chew and now I feel behind. Gotta catch up in this area.
3) After much consideration, I think I’ll go for a more casual purpose, and use the blog has a place to throw out ideas, rather than to write proper articles.
4) I tried, but I felt it wasn’t very professional, I’ve gotten a new theme and will edit it over the following weeks.
5) Discipline-wise, I’ve been pretty regular but I recently fell sick (I’m still sick and in class by the way) so I think a little drop in the quality of my posts are excusable.
6) Yeah… Haven’t really tried putting up anything other than writing.
Posted January 18th, 2012. Add a comment
Network Media helps further my career goals by giving me experience in managing and presenting information online.
Goals:
1) Proper Online Presentation of Information
Presenting information means the need for a proper format. Unlike the linear style of books, film and sound, which has a very strict narrative, online information needs to be able to hold the audience’s attention and a writer cannot expect readers to go through it in a fixed way, as it works with a database structure where hypertext links can bring users to different texts.
2) Basic HTML Design
Useful to know to be able to do basic web design, at least so that I can understand web designers.
3) Designing for Purpose
Presenting in a way for a particular audience, using certain ways of presentation, etc.
4) Designing for Style
Text needs to hold one’s attention to compete with other blogs.
5) Discipline
Discipline required to constantly churn out posts.
6) Expansion in ways of presentation
I am entirely too comfortable with writing, but need to be more forward with linking video and images
Posted January 11th, 2012. 2 comments
