There is an old saying said that "the wise, when leveraging the line"; this means that the wise should get support, and use tools to be successful. I feel like I am the wise, since I have learned how to use social media to be professional through ALES204 class. I am a second year university student, so it's really important to know how to introduce myself to the society. The ALES204 class provides many ways to let me involved in the society.
Before this class, I thought the function of Face book or twitter is chatting. Surprise me that Face book can act as a business card. On the twitter, I can follow the person who is successful in my field of study. As Julie said, I also see the value of twitter. Once, our class was on the "Gateway" newspaper since the new concepts of teaching, I was proud! Though the term, I twitted a lot, and gain a lot form others' twits. Since the ALES204 is a communication course, I did many presentations during the lab. At beginning, I am so nervous, and I did so badly on the Pecha Kucha presentation. After Dr. Wendy's class, I learned some efficient tips, and I did well on my poster presentation. Also I really enjoy MC's presentation; it was funny, clear, and memorable.
I have to say, this class is unpredictable. Every class gives me surprise. The assignments are not hard, but challengeable. For the wiki stub, many students were excited to edit a Wikipedia article, including me. I did a lot research about jasmine tea, and try to understand the code of wiki article. Finally I add my contribution on the wiki. ALES204 class is so helpful, it always introduces something around me but I do not know, like LinkedIn, Google docs, and so on. I really enjoy this course! Thank you to my lovely professor Dr.Laccetti and my TA Kaustav. I have commented the following students' blog:
This class is amazing!! If you are curious about this course, you can go to ALES204 blog:
http://ales-204.blogspot.com/
