Through the blogs and video posts, I was able to show development in looking at important patent issues such as the impact on technological innovation and business development. I realized this tool could then be helpful in demonstrating the other people how I can articulate my analysis on topics like patent engineering. In comparison to traditional tools, the video blog can allow me to incorporate tone and emotion to better engage the viewers. The traditional editorials can convey ideas but cannot show the added emotional depth that videos are able to provide.
In addition, the social media tool can provide more intellectual conversation compared to the traditional learning tools. If one was just writing reports on the different weekly topics, there would be virtually no interaction with the other students. Through blogs and videos, students in my class were able to start engaging threads that helped me get a better understanding of some of the more difficult topics such as obviousness.
For personal improvement, I can use the full potential of the blogs and video tools by engaging more people in the comment threads. Given a diverse background in the classroom, people were able to add unique insight into the conversation on topics. It is a two-way learning experience since I was able to learn from other people's discussions and other people were able to learn about my thoughts on the given topic. I can continue to make use of the collaborative nature of the blog by continuing the current blog or making a new blog that addresses technological innovation.
From this class, I have truly enjoyed the experience of using social media in an academically constructive manner. I hope to employ some of these skills in my future endeavors.
Thank you.
Hi Norman. It has been a great experience getting to know you and the rest of our classmates via this great social media avenue. I agree with you wholeheartedly in the idea that comments bring us closer to a deep understanding of the concepts we study in class. All in all, I am grateful that I took this class and was able to learn from your blog!
ReplyDeleteHi Norman! Similar to your experience, my greastest use of social media before this class was Facebook. While I watched videos on YouTube regularly, I didn’t make these videos myself (so I wasn’t really interacting with YouTubers). These assignments really allowed me to get a glimpse on how hard it is at first to make a YouTube video—I kept saying um all the time and had to record it several times. It is also true that the video blog allows us to incorporate tone and emotion, which is much harder to do in a written blog. That is why I enjoyed watching everyone’s videos! It was fun to see what topics excited people and what topics made people mad.
ReplyDeleteI agree with all your points on the positive aspects of using social media in this class and future classes. However, I don't think I utilized the commenting feature as well as I should have. Many times I found myself convinced and simply agreeing with the author of the post or the video. I think many times engaging in a debate could have been even more effective in seeing a certain issue from all perspectives.
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