ENG221.000 Spring 2017
One of the interesting take-aways from the Equality of Opportunity project is that elite universities tend to accept fewer students from the bottom 20% than any other quintile. Although this information might be informative it is not particularly useful. It is much more import to answer the question of ‘Why?’. There are many plausible explanations … Continue reading Free writing about Equality of Opportunity project
It is easy to point out the technologies I use on a daily basis, but it is much harder to discuss why I use those technologies. The evolution of my personal technological growth raises some interesting questions that are important for my growth in the future. In my essay Technology Literacy Narrative: The Past I discussed … Continue reading Technology Literacy Narrative: The Present
As part of the Listening Project with SUNY-ESF, I was paired with Becca Soloman a natural resources management major from Massachusetts. During the project we discussed many things including new media, our schools, our majors, and our future careers. The direction of the assignment was largely left up to our discretion which allowed us to … Continue reading Listening Project
This is a hectic mapping of what I feel the breakdown of the Equality of Opportunity Project should be like. Every boxed topic focuses on college admissions and ever circled topic focus on leaving college. The methods used for each topic would vary.
This is a hectic mapping of what I feel the breakdown of the Equality of Opportunity Project should be like. Every boxed topic focuses on college admissions and ever circled topic focus on leaving college. The methods used for each topic would vary.
I began my research of Lynda by talking with my mother. I have not spent much time personally using Lynda, but my mother has. After getting a good feel about the usage of the site from a frequent user, I spent some time of my own on the site. This process was substantially different than my … Continue reading Lynda Podcast Reflection
The initial process of creating the podcast was confusing and ambiguous. Shiven and I began by spending several hours on the website FiveThirtyEight making sure that we knew everything the website had to offer. During this time our argument began to take it shape. However there was still a major question that needed to be … Continue reading FiveThirtyEight Podcast Reflection
mp3: In this week’s episode of The Web We Weave we discuss fivethirtyeight.com. In our analysis we discuss the structure of Nate Silver’s brainchild and its effectiveness as new media. Sources: “FiveThirtyEight.” GitHub repository. “FiveThirtyEight.” Wikipedia. Morris, Benjamin. “Brady vs. […]
As I began to think back on my past experiences with technology, emotions that I have not felt in a long time started to resurface. I remember being in absolute wonder of computers and their power. This memory reminded me why I am still infatuated with computers today. My narrative walks through the major developments of … Continue reading Technology Literacy Narrative: The Past
