Reflective Journal for UNI

The purpose of this blog is to explore and critically reflect on digital communications and how we use it today. As technology has developed we have had to develop our skills as well to participate online. As we evolve with the online community we all have become a Netizen’s that means, ‘Citizen of the internet’, were we are all forming a community online. We can be either a ‘immigrants to technology’ or ‘migrants to technology’. ‘Immigrant’ meaning we have grown up with technology and ‘migrant’ meaning we are new to the community of technology. Online has provided us another world where we can now be social such as Facebook, share photos on Instagram, write what we think like on blogs, create events, read the news, watch and share shows and movie clips. In this blog I look into two driving questions. 'Could I live without Digital and Communication Technologies' & 'Does a picture really paint a thousand words?' Also I will proide my understanding of how changes in technology impact on the way humans communicate, and the ethical issues that surround these changes. I will draw from inspirations and research as well as give my view on what I believe.  STATEMENT OF ACADEMIC HONESTY September 12th 2018. DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY ... By submitting this assignment for assessment, I acknowledge and agree that:1.this assignment is submitted in accordance with the University’s Academic Regulations, Assessment Policy and Academic Honesty Policy. I also understand the serious nature of academic dishonesty (such as plagiarism) and the penalties attached to being found guilty of committing such offences.2.         no part of this assignment has been copied from any other source without acknowledgement of the source.  3. no part of this assignment has been written by any other person, except to the extent of collaboration and/or group work as defined in the unit outline. 4. this assignment has not been recycled, using work substantially the same as work I have completed previously and which has been counted towards satisfactory completion of another unit of study or credited towards another qualification, unless the Lecturer in Charge has granted prior written consent to do so. 5. a copy of the original assignment is retained by me and that I may be required to submit the original assignment to the Lecturer in Charge upon request.6. the Lecturer-in-Charge may, for the purpose of assessing this assignment: 6.1.reproduce this assignment; 6.2. authorise the reproduction of this assignment; 6.3.  provide a copy of this assignment to another member of the University; and/or 6.4. communicate, or authorise communication of, a copy of this assignment to a plagiarism checking service, such as the “Turnitin” service operated by iParadigms LLC (or such other service utilised by the University at its absolute discretion). I acknowledge that a plagiarism checking service provider may then retain a copy of this assignment on its database for the purpose of future plagiarism checking.

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Blog Post 4: Re-write / Could I live without Digital and Communication Technologies?

I personally could not live without technology. There is not a day that goes by in which I have not used or relied on digital and communication technologies.  There have been various advancements with technology, which has evolved and become part of my everyday life. It’s changed the way I think, eat, sleep, communicate, study, shop, play and behave (Stojanvoc, Zlatko 2017).

Mobiles have become a necessity and I couldn’t live without my iphone. My iphone may be one device but it has multiple functions and features that make it so addictive. I can communicate by a voice call, video call, message, send and receive emails, pay bills, play music, games, videos, use it as a torch, calculator, alarms and the list goes on.

Dr Katherine McKnight states Communication has evolved due to technology, which has impacted “today’s world which is all about Blogging, Facebook, and Twitter”. The Internet has created platforms where I can interact and communicate with my family and friends. My family and I love group chat on Messenger. This has aloud family in Melbourne and Italy to communicate and share important events in our lives with each other.

Digital and Communication Technologies have also developed in how I learn and study. Back in 2006 finishing high school, communication and learning was face-to-face and I was left with a mountain of textbooks, papers and written assessments. Fast-forward to 2018, I’m now at uni and I’m loving the development of digital and communication technologies and don’t want to go back. The advancements are phenomenal. There are now “interactive textbooks, web-based sites that include assessments, additional materials and videos”. (McKnight, 2013). Interactive textbooks and web-based sites have improved the accessibility of content and resources.

Digital and Technology Communications is a big part of my life and has helped widen communication barriers with the use of mobile phones and the internet which allows for successful studying and learning. I couldn’t and don’t want to live without it.

References

Stojanov, Z. and Stojanov, Z. (2018). ‘The 6 Main Ways Technology Impacts Your Daily Life’. TechCo. Available at: <https://tech.co/6-main-ways-technology-impacts-daily-life-2017-02> [Accessed 13 Sep. 2018].

McKinght, Dr Katherine. (2013). Top 12 Ways Technology Changed Learning. TeachHUB. Available at: <http://www.teachhub.com/how-technology-changed-learning> [Accessed 13 Sep. 2018].

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Blog post 1:  Could I live without Digital and Communication Technologies?

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I personally could not live without technology. There is not a day that goes by in which I have not used or relied on digital and communication technologies.  There have been various advancements with technology, which has evolved and become part of our everyday lives. It’s changed the way we think, eat, sleep, talk, study, shop, play and behave (Stojanvoc, Zlatko 2017).

Communication is a missive form of way in which we interact and engage with one another. Mobile Phones have become almost a necessity and more and more people own one. Mobile phones may be one device but they have multiple functions and features that make them so addictive. You can communicate by a voice calls, video calls, message, send and receive emails, pay bills, play music, games, videos, read current news, use it as a torch, calculator, clock, set reminders and the list goes on.

Dr Katherine McKnight states Communication has evolved due to technology, which has impacted “today’s world which is all about Blogging, Facebook, and Twitter”. The Internet has created platforms where people such as these sites where everyone is able to interact, communicate and voice opinions and thoughts from all around the world.

Digital and Communication Technologies have also developed in the way we learn and study. Back in 2006 finishing high school, communication and learning was face-to-face and I was left with a mountain of textbooks, paper books and written assessments. Fast-forward to 2018, I’m now at uni and I’m loving the development of digital and communication technologies and could not go back. The advancements are phenomenal. There are now “interactive textbooks, which are web-based sites that include assessments, animations, additional materials and videos”. (McKnight, 2013). Interactive textbooks and web-based sites have improved the accessibility of content and resources.

Digital and Technology Communications is a big part of my life and has helped widen communication barriers with the use of mobile phones and the internet which allows for successful studying and learning. I couldn’t and don’t want to live without it.

References

Stojanov, Z. and Stojanov, Z. (2018). ‘The 6 Main Ways Technology Impacts Your Daily Life’. TechCo. Available at: <https://tech.co/6-main-ways-technology-impacts-daily-life-2017-02> [Accessed 13 Sep. 2018].

McKinght, Dr Katherine. (2013). Top 12 Ways Technology Changed Learning. TeachHUB. Available at: <http://www.teachhub.com/how-technology-changed-learning> [Accessed 13 Sep. 2018].

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Blog post 3: An understanding of how changes in technology impact on the way humans communicate, and the ethical issues that surround these changes

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Technology has widely impacted in the ways in which humans communicate today. Technology has opened up another world, ‘the Internet’ and with it we are all now able to communicate faster to one another. With the extraordinary development of technology we are now able to make voice calls, video calls, emails, messages, communicate on blogs, social pages such as Facebook and even share images.

Vijay Sharma (2017) highlights that with the technology, it has changed the way we go about our daily lives. He explains that “30 years ago people would have time for friends and families”, and due to the expansion of technology today we have become “busier than ever”. This is all because of the constant access and distractions from communication technologies through the Internet. Most people now are constantly checking emails, sharing what they eating for dinner, chatting up a new date for the evening, updating where they are, what they are wearing and catching up on friend’s events. We all seemed to be more detached from what is happening around us and concentration has moved to our technology devices.

Due to all these forms of sharing and communicating, major ethical issues have arisen, surrounding how we communicate with others and how we treat and respect each other’s online presence. The different communication technologies have exposed users to cyber bulling, aggressive language, images that may be confronting, verbal intimidation and online harassment. It is very important that what you write and communicate online is not harmful to anyone in anyway.

On a more positive note, if everyone is respectful, communication technologies have been a great success in that it has given people the opportunity to connect with others that may not have been possible without it.  Be kind online...

Reference:

Sharma, V. (2018). ‘Top 12 Examples, How Technology Has Changed Our Lives. Retrieved September 15, 2018 from http://www.klientsolutech.com/examples-of-how-technology-has-changed-our-lives/

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Blog post 2: Does a picture really paint a thousand words?

A picture can most certainly paint a thousands words. A good picture will show a viewer an image but an extraordinary picture will produce more than just an image. An extraordinary picture can be visual, emotional, make you think and question what you are seeing, as well as letting you put together your own story and assumptions on what is going on in a picture.

When looking at this driving question, TIME magazine conducted a project of the ‘100 Most Influential Photo’s Of All Time’, which further supports this driving question. Going through the list I found myself being shocked, happy, emotional, scared, overwhelmed, sadden, and questioning the world from past to now. All that by viewing an image!!!

TIME’s stated that “some pictures can be influential because they are the first of their kind, they shape the way we think and changed the way we live”

As well as making me feel emotions from my reaction to the images, it made me think of deeper meanings to the images. For example the #3 Starving Child And Vulture, by Kevin Carter, 1993, shows a young child, very malnourished and in a curled position on the ground as a vulture watches close by. Just this image can provide 1000 words and feelings. Sad, helpless, vulnerable, sick, starving, animal kingdom, where’s the kids family, why is the child alone and more.

I could not talk about this driving question without talking about one of my favourite images. #10 V-J Day In Times Square, by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1945. Without knowing the history surrounding this image the ideas and feelings that came to my mind was romantic, cute, spontaneous, love, reunion, celebrating, happy and victorious.

A picture that can make you feel an emotion or raise questions and assumptions is what I believe proves that a picture can paint a thousands words.

Reference:  

Glodberger, B., Moakley, P., & Pollack, K (2018). About the Project, “100 Photographs – The Most Influential Images of All Time. Retreived September 14, 2018, form http://100photos.time.com/about

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Blog post 1:  Could I live without Digital and Communication Technologies?

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I personally could not live without technology. There is not a day that goes by in which I have not used or relied on digital and communication technologies.  There have been various advancements with technology, which has evolved and become part of our everyday lives. It’s changed the way we think, eat, sleep, talk, study, shop, play and behave (Stojanvoc, Zlatko 2017).

Communication is a missive form of way in which we interact and engage with one another. Mobile Phones have become almost a necessity and more and more people own one. Mobile phones may be one device but they have multiple functions and features that make them so addictive. You can communicate by a voice calls, video calls, message, send and receive emails, pay bills, play music, games, videos, read current news, use it as a torch, calculator, clock, set reminders and the list goes on.

Dr Katherine McKnight states Communication has evolved due to technology, which has impacted “today’s world which is all about Blogging, Facebook, and Twitter”. The Internet has created platforms where people such as these sites where everyone is able to interact, communicate and voice opinions and thoughts from all around the world.

Digital and Communication Technologies have also developed in the way we learn and study. Back in 2006 finishing high school, communication and learning was face-to-face and I was left with a mountain of textbooks, paper books and written assessments. Fast-forward to 2018, I’m now at uni and I’m loving the development of digital and communication technologies and could not go back. The advancements are phenomenal. There are now “interactive textbooks, which are web-based sites that include assessments, animations, additional materials and videos”. (McKnight, 2013). Interactive textbooks and web-based sites have improved the accessibility of content and resources.

Digital and Technology Communications is a big part of my life and has helped widen communication barriers with the use of mobile phones and the internet which allows for successful studying and learning. I couldn’t and don’t want to live without it.

References

Stojanov, Z. and Stojanov, Z. (2018). ‘The 6 Main Ways Technology Impacts Your Daily Life’. TechCo. Available at: <https://tech.co/6-main-ways-technology-impacts-daily-life-2017-02> [Accessed 13 Sep. 2018].

McKinght, Dr Katherine. (2013). Top 12 Ways Technology Changed Learning. TeachHUB. Available at: <http://www.teachhub.com/how-technology-changed-learning> [Accessed 13 Sep. 2018].