Riley :)

Grow through what you go through.

[callie1305]

Original Content Writing Prompt #4

“What are you most proud of with your writing process?”

Specifically for my analysis, I had to look at the data I found and then understand the “Psychology” behind it. Metrics regarding social media are a lot more than just the numbers. Each like, comment, and share, is a person behind a screen, and they all engaged with content for a specific reason. I was able to recognize that and then reflect it in my analysis, which is something I don’t think I could have done before this class!

[rirmore]

I think this is great and I am so happy that you were able to understand the "psychology" behind the data!

[merlejohnh]

What do you like the most about your essay?

What I like most about my essay is that I have the freedom to answer the questions true to me, as well as elaborate on my writing process. I also really like how the essay is a list of questions, that we then respond too, with the responses being subjective to what we learned and what we gained from the course. I also like this format for a final assignment because it allows us to answer how we would answer, but also is set up like an interview, and can help students prepare for a job interview.

[rirmore]

I really liked how you said you had the freedom to answer questions true to you. That is something I also enjoyed about this class.

[rirmore]

What do I like most about my learning?

What I liked most about my learning is that I was learning a subject I had never really known existed. Before taking this class, I did not have a really good idea on how deep and intricate web writing actually goes. What I thought was really cool was that I was able to talk to one of my friends who runs the axid instagram page and talk to her about a content strategy we should focus on more. I would not have known what a content strategy was until I learned it in this class.

[rirmore]

What do I like most about my essay?

What I like most about my essay is the data analysis I did. I had a really fun time going through the different accounts and collecting the data. I liked being able to talk about the data and know what I was talking about. I thought I did a decent job at trying to get all my points across.

[rirmore]

What am I most proud of?

In regards to my writing, I am most proud of pushing myself to answer and analyze the questions that we had to do in this class. I have definitely improved a lot on how I can make my writing more meaningful and not just doing it because I have to. I was taking more time and thinking deeply about the content I was creating. Since writing was never my strongest area of education, I am just so happy that I was able to do this.

[rirmore]

Hello @npfannen! My only question about web writing moving forward after this class is how can web writing be used for my future profession as an elementary school teacher?

[rirmore]

This is my conclusion and I think that it is the weakest part of my analysis draft. I was very unsure of what to say that could add to future conversations about data analysis and why this matters. How can I express more?

[rirmore]

This is my methods section. I think it is lacking a better flow of steps to take in order for the audience to repeat this data collection if they wanted to. Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could make it easier to follow?

[rirmore]

This is my introduction. I had a little trouble figuring out how I should start it so I think it needs a lot of work done to it. Does anyone have any helpful tips or suggestions?

[rirmore]

Check In!

Hello @npfannen for this weeks check in I was not seeing any prompt to answer. I am not sure if there was not one or you wanted us to use the prompts from week 3. I hope you had a great week!

[rnolenn]

Narrowing Account Choices

I narrowed my account choices by first deciding on a clear content space: teaching and education. From there, I looked for accounts that target a similar audience and share comparable goals. I paid attention to content themes, visual style, and posting consistency to make sure the accounts could be fairly compared. I also chose accounts I already enjoy following so the research process would feel sustainable and interesting. This approach helped me balance academic requirements with personal engagement and long-term motivation.

[rirmore]

I like how you first chose a topic to focus on and then looked for accounts with similar themes and content. I am glad that this helped you balance academics with personal engagement!

[mfrick]

How are you narrowing your account choices? Walk us through your process of selecting these - keep in mind, I don't want you to stop liking something you love because you spend weeks researching it. So really pay attention to your process. Help us understand, help yourself understand as practice for the reflections!

I’m narrowing my account choices by starting with teacher Instagram accounts I already follow or enjoy, since I know I’ll be spending a lot of time with this content and don’t want to lose interest. From there, I’m checking that each account has enough recent posts and clear patterns I can actually analyze, like consistent topics, caption styles, or visuals. I’m also thinking about whether the account has a clear purpose and audience, because that will make the analysis stronger. Overall, I’m trying to balance choosing something I genuinely like with choosing an account that gives me enough variety and structure to work with.

[rirmore]

I really like your process! I think that this is a very thorough way of collecting data along with looking at content that interests you!

[taliajoy]

Scrolling with Purpose

The digital space I will be using for this project is Instagram! I've been using Instagram personally for a while now, so using the space is easy, and I feel comfortable navigating it and collecting data from different creators. Instagram is great for data collection as I have access to public posts, captions, comments, likes, etc. All of these things will be super helpful when I gather my data. The platform also really encourages community and interaction amongst users, which will help with researching the influence on users. All in all, I'm excited to use Instagram with this project and to expand my research abilities!

[rirmore]

I am also using Instagram! I think it is one of the easier platforms to get data from because you can pretty much view all the data you need just by looking at the post!

[rirmore]

Narrowing Down Choice

When thinking about what accounts to collect data from, I knew I wanted to do accounts that were affiliated with Millersville. I wanted to do this because before this project I was just looking at the posts and really not paying attention to the thought that went behind them. Looking at them now, I am seeing the purpose behind each post and thinking about why they were posted. I wanted to look at the sorority panhell instagram just to see how much interaction there was on there compared to my individual sorority. I also wanted to see the interactions between that instagram and the fraternity instagram. After looking at those two, I wanted to see if there was a difference in interaction looking at the campus life instagram page. Even though two of the pages are based on greek life, I still think I can gather good data from comparing all three.

[rirmore]

What space am I focusing on?

The space that I decided to do my data collection from is Instagram. I chose to do instagram because that is the platform that I spend most of my time on personally. I also think that it is a platform that people our generation use the most. I figured that I could get more data from the content posted on instagram. It is also the easiest platform for me to access and find all of the data needed.

[rirmore]

Check In!

Hello @npfannen the only question I have about the assignment is how do you suggest we split it up so that way we are staying on track but it is not too overwhelming?

[merlejohnh]

Share an example of a data piece you recorded that surprised you

A piece of data that I recorded that surprised me is that on the page I was collecting data there were a lot of likes on posts, some even getting over 30 but not very many shares and even less comments. The account is getting a good bit of engagement, but it is mostly likes. 

[rirmore]

I have also noticed this as well as I was collecting data!