Emily L

I found the execution and editing process of the second podcast to go much more smoothly and efficiently than the first podcast. Overall, I felt much more comfortable with the process from start to finish only from having one prior podcast under my belt. This was very interesting because usually feeling like you’ve “nailed” a … Continue reading The Web We Weave x The Skimm: Podcast Reflection

I believe that my group has been successfully progressing through our project and towards our projected goal regarding university endowment and mobility. The biggest challenge so far has been in the comparison between private and public schools and the differences in endowment between those different institutions. It is not level grounds for comparison as public … Continue reading In-Class Free Write: Equality of Opportunity Project

My experience with the Listening Project was not one of my most productive experiences in New Media Writing this semester. Although it seemed like a good idea at the start, I worked for nearly a month to just get in touch with my “pen pal”. After finally getting in touch with my paired student, our … Continue reading The Listening Project Reflection

I found that writing my technology literacy narrative of the present in comparison to writing about the past presented me with a bit more of a challenge. While the prompts for writing were very clear, I found myself challenged to define my present relationship with media. Whereas, in the past i had a much more tangible … Continue reading Technology Literacy Narrative: The Present – Reflection

Our process for developing our podcast on The Odyssey was to sit down and very carefully plan out our ideas and sequence of the podcast as opposed to just sitting down and continuously speaking. Since this was a collaborative podcast, we took that approach at all steps of the process and worked together throughout mostly … Continue reading The Web We Weave x The Odyssey: Podcast Reflection

This data image I generated on Tableau really sparked my interest into looking at the Equality Opportunity Project data through the lens of schools that have the highest percentage of parents in the top one percent. I believe that as a starting point, these statistics can allow us to dive in to the data and the reasons … Continue reading Equality of Opportunity Project: Data Visualization Idea

During the pre writing and writing process for my “Technology Literacy Narrative”, I implemented many personal reflection strategies to create a story  of my most meaningful technological milestones. Such story required self-reflection, communication with my parents, and a dive into technological pastimes which filled my childhood. Looking back, I feel as though for this type … Continue reading Technology Literacy Narrative: Reflection

Image Source – Flickr CC “VV_WatercolorPack01_09” I chose the water color image because I believe that simplicity is a key element of design and I especially like simplistic water color prints. I am also a simplistic person, therefore I believe that the simple yet colorful and calming brushstroke pattern below represents me well. I used …

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