One of the assignments that I found the most interesting and valuable was Pecha Kucha. Before being introduced to Pecha Kucha in class I had never heard of it. I have had to do many PowerPoint presentations and I think that my future holds many more. I really feel that Pecha Kucha is a fantastic to give a PowerPoint presentation that keeps peoples attention rather than puts them to sleep as many PowerPoint presentation do. Having the opportunity to practice Pecha Kucha in a safe environment really put me at ease and gave me the confidence and desire to want to try using Pecha Kucha again. This is definitely one of the skills I have developed during ALES 204 that I will take with me!
I find that many university courses do not teach students practical skills and that's where ALES 204 is different. Throughout the semester I have been able to develop skills and learn about technologies that I will most likely use in my career. As technology continues to rapidly change people must also adapt and change with it. Some of the best tools used by businesses today were mostly likely not around 10 years ago and may no longer be as useful in 10 years from now. That is why it is so important to keep up with new technology and new was to grow businesses. One way to do this (since I can't take ALES 204 every year!) is to search the internet for helpful tips. One great website I found is 50 ideas for using Twitter for business. This website and others like it will be a very useful tool for me in the future. Jen has a similar take on the use for on-line communication for professionals. Check out more of what she thinks here.
On that note, it's now time for me to step into my future as a professional. I will take all of the skills I have learned in ALES 204 with me as I'm sure they will be useful in my career one time or another.
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Blog post comments: The Endeavors of Hannah, shannon fox, Steph Nash in ALES 204, Becky Bohlender, and kikirt.
I also did not know what to expect walking into Ales 204, and I found it interesting that the focus was directed towards sites such as facebook and Twitter. However, as you mentioned, many businesses and professionals have taken to these sites and it made sense to introduce it to us.
ReplyDeleteI agree with both of you, having to take ALES 204 as a requirement, all I knew about the course was it was to be based on social media. I also agree with your position on the Pecha Kucha assignment. This assignment was a great way to view an alternative method of presenting information to an audience while maintaining their attention. Glad to hear you enjoyed ALES 204 as much as I did!!
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