Reflection

This course has finally come to an end, and I can only say I'm exceptionally pleased about that. I won't have to waste anymore time jumping through pointless hoops practicing seldom-used skills that I already have or could easily figure out unassisted had I either the need or the desire to do so. It would seem that my views run contrary to those of many students, including Samantha Chambers, but such is life.


Honestly, the online portfolio is of limited value to me. I already have an electronic copy of my hard copy employment portfolio, and it comes complete with items demonstrating computer proficiency.

For all that Facebook, Twitter, etc. can be used to make one look more professional, the reality of the internet is that they seldom are used to that end, and I still believe the perception of most employers is that the use of such media is a distant tertiary at best as a qualification in anything but public relations.

I have learned nothing about my writing ability; only confirmed that it is above average, and I have learned nothing about myself as journalist, as I was already very proficient in using media to research ends. I see the role of technology in my own research remaining large, as it has been for the last several years.

All in all, this course has added nothing to my life, save perhaps for a stomach ulcer from the agitation at having to give up time to engage in media forms that do not pique my interest, and the general banality of which irk me. I suppose my feeling are most accurately expressed in the following blog:
http://rptrcub.blogspot.com/2009_04_12_archive.html

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7h8b3zfxcfbPMGJTburg-l9zWWlxAuj5InGazrEj47GJJdNKDcRT_UUGPCt6kfGdfvhZwJqXKHfz5kMU61quhSFxM89aLWb3PSChZhW89rTDEx8j8gJlYFRwoaxbIzocOeHMeIPJaldBG/s200/twitter-bird-dead.png

Here are the links to pages I commented on. Trying to figure out this junk extended me past the deadline. Again, I am so glad that this damned course is over.
http://ales-204.blogspot.com/2011/11/social-media-and-ales204-students.html

http://ales-204.blogspot.com/2011/10/lecture-19-reviewing-science-articles.html 

http://ales-204.blogspot.com/2011/10/infographic-world-food-crisis.html?showComment=1323304567385#c719400758159365985

http://ales-204.blogspot.com/2011/10/lecture-16-cv-writing-workshop.html


http://ales-204.blogspot.com/2011/09/lecture-11-guest-lecture.html