Jake Ginter

@jakemg

student, reader, education major

68 posts

What is content

Content is a piece of media or information. It can be created, artificially made, or naturally exist. Everyone's lens of what content is to them is different. Content can draw emotions from viewers, gain opinions, and be promoted or ridiculed. We all live our lives with content constantly around us. Every article of clothing, wall painting, lines in the road, can all be considered content. It is one of the most broad concepts in life and is up for interpretation constantly.

What is learning

Learning is a constant in all people's lives. It happens consciously and unconsciously non stop. Whether we are interpreting information, taking in a new fact, forming an opinion, learning is everywhere. Without learning, humans would not be able to progress as beings. Learning is needed to keep the world moving and to develop society even more than we already have! You can improve learning strategies on a daily basis and benefit greatly from it!

How I understand collaboration

Collaboration is one of the most fundamental skills of working. Being able to work closely with teammates, provide feedback, receive feedback, and designate roles and responsibilities is a lifelong skill. The earlier that it is taught and used, the better those skills become. Being able to collaborate is a highly needed skill for almost all employers and benefits your success in life as well!

How I understand creativity

Creativity is a skill that can be developed over time. It involves the process of creating and developing designs or projects with the motive being to make them as visually stunning and interesting as possible. Creativity can be worked on and inspired. Some people are born more creative than others but it only matters how it is applied.

Making changes

For my how to write guide I focused on YouTuber content strategies, specifically scheduling uploads and posts to improve community engagement, work-life balance, and quality of content. I’ve had some trouble with how to title my work. The tips that I created can be used by the demographic that I focused on of history-related content creators, but it works for all YouTube content creators. Should I re-word this title or is it good as is? I feel like I should make it focused on history-related YouTubers but overall my tips and tricks are applicable to all content creators. Any tips?

How can I make this better?

This slide is a follow-up example of my point that creating and following a schedule as a content creator is important. I feel that I exemplify what I mean with the examples of content but I am unsure if I should add more to the text section at the end. I think that perhaps going more in-depth into what the scheduling process looks like on YouTube or providing some more reasons why it is important to schedule and organize how videos are uploaded would maybe be the correct direction but I am unsure. Any thoughts on how I can improve or reorganize this section?

Peer Input

I think that this page is solid but it could use some improvements. I feel like I could minimize the amount of text I have on the page but I am not super sure of what I need to cut or shorten. I also feel like the ideas that I have written are super important points that I need to cover but I’m undecided on if I want to create an entirely separate page or just reduce my current situation. Do you think I should reformat this page or is it good as is? Any suggestion would be appreciated, thank you!!

How did content creation go for me and what I learned that will help me write my tips & tricks

Overall, content creation went very well for me. As mentioned last week, I felt that content creation was going well. After completing the how to write guide, I can say that content creation went great. I feel that having a wide array of content forms worked in my favor and let me explore different options. I learned that it was easier once I formalized my tip to create content that catered to said tip. This helped me specify my examples and help support the tips that I provided. Content creation was difficult at times but once I found my rhythm it was a successful and insightful process.

Tip or trick I’m offering that is useful to all of us

One tip or trick that I mentioned in my how to write guide is the importance of scheduling. In this context, content creators are the primary audience but the concept of scheduling is universal. For students, maintaining a calendar and schedule helps to see the bigger picture and allows for a more precise approach to task management. When your life is scheduled it's more under control and manageable. Being aware of important upcoming events, big project due dates, and whatever else is important in your life is a big skill that helps manage the busy lives we live a bit easier than without.

how I will integrate my created content so it's meaningful in your HTW guide

The created content is an essential part of the how to write guide. Making content that is a solid example that can be easily interpreted and realistic to how the real world is will need to be integrated meaningfully. In my how to write guide I am planning on describing the strategy I would like to show and then following it up with “real world” examples that could be seen online. The relationship between the created content and my overall message needs to be clearly seen and understood. Having a brief description followed by an example can help viewers make a quick and easy connection with the content at hand.

How having a good revision process will help me in future classes

Learning how to have a solid revision process is something that will always help me in future classes. Being able to reflect on your work, improve upon it, and get constructive criticism from peers is something I will most definitely be following. I’ve learned from this class the value of having multiple drafts, building upon them, and finalizing a piece of work that I am proud of. Holding yourself to your pre-determined standards and following through is great for not only writing skills but skills in the real world as well. Revising is almost as essential as creating the piece itself!

How I’m rethinking style for my HTWG

For the how to write guide I had to rethink my entire strategy style-wise. Instead of writing in an academic format, I had to write to appeal to content creators. The amount of writing is much lower than the Content Analysis project but still needs to be impactful and strengthen my points. Also, instead of being in paper form, my how to write guide is in poster/flyer form. Keeping the text brief is the objective and changing my writing style to fit this was needed.

How content creation is going

For the how to write guide project, I feel that content creation is going great! I am trying to use a variety of forms to help create a bigger picture for my audience. I had some trouble formulating a strategy of how to best explain my ideas but I like how it is going as of now. Instead of uploading videos, I’m using the different resources that YouTube provides content creators. The community tab, polling, and other parts of YouTube that tend to be less spoken about are what I’ve started looking into.

What my final revision process looks like

My final revision process involves a full check of the rubric and a deep read of my paper. I go sentence by sentence and read it. The questions I tend to ask myself regularly are as follows: “Is this sentence necessary?”, “Can this sentence be stronger?” and “How does this sentence/paragraph support and further strengthen my focus?” These keep me in check and hold me accountable when writing. I also like to get a peer review, especially if the person peer-reviewed one of my earlier drafts. Getting an opinion from someone who hasn’t read my previous drafts is fine, but having someone who has experience with that specific piece is great.

Digital Spaces

For the content analysis project, I plan to use TikTok for my focus and analysis. I chose TikTok because this is the social media app where I experience content from content creators the most. With other apps like Instagram and Snapchat, I am only interacting with my close friends, which would not fulfill the goals of this assignment. TikTok will allow me to track content creators and the videos they produce and be able to create the guide to produce similar content.

I think this is a great reason to go with TikTok for your project. I feel like TikTok accounts focused on 1 subject are a solid source of data.

What digital Space I am working with

YOUTUBE!!

I think that YouTube is one of the biggest digital spaces that is out there. It is a very old space that has adapted very well over time. I am choosing to focus on YouTube because there is not algorithm like Tik Tok or Twitter. Everyone can see everything at all times. I am curious to see how content production affects engagement with the videos!!

I'm also going with YouTube, it's longer history and vast amount of content is gonna be the best for me to do this project well!

What I learned about writing a research question

Through social media data and content strategy ideas, I learned about how to write a research question. Social media is relatively transparent. The data that is available about channel metrics is public and readily available online. With this major resource, I needed to direct my research question to be an evaluative topic. Analyzing content with data and backing my reflection is essential, and phrasing my research question with this in mind will lead to an answerable question. Using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods of data collection is essential for extracting the most important and essential points that I am trying to explain.

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