1. How well do you think you are able to
collaborate with others through digital media (like the Internet, phones)?
I think myself and others are able to
communicate extremely efficient through many different kinds of technology
today because it surrounds us. When
working on class projects, trying to find time when everyone can meet outside
of class can be difficult however, with cell phones and email it is much easier
to come in contact with that person. As
for the Internet, there are so many different ways we can connect with another
and applications we can use to see other documents and files in a much simpler
way.
2. How well can you work with electronic documents (email, word processing)?
I have almost little to no
struggle at all when working with electronic documents such as emails and word
processors. I use these documents so
much on a daily basis for school work and staying in touch with others that it
has became a daily routine and a life style that makes communicating and doing
work much easier. They are very easy to
use and are always easy to come in contact with.
3. How well can you use/create online and digital databases (using search tools like Google, searching through the online library, using wikis)?
For the most part, I can easily
navigate my way through certain databases however, I had not made my own
blogs/wikis before until this class.
Even though making and using these databases was new to me I was still
very easily able to follow instructions and figure out how to work the databases
extremely easily with almost no problems at all.
4. How well can you use/create spreadsheets (create and use to make graphs)?
I do not create spreadsheets
often however, during one of the class labs we were to create a graph for one
of our blogs. I do know how to create
spreadsheets and graphs with very little issues, so for the most part I would
say I understand how to create them without difficulty.
5. How well can you use multimedia like videos, audio files, and PowerPoint presentations?
I have been working with PowerPoint
and many multimedia for quite a long time.
I had previously taken a Computers class in high school so I had learned
much more about programs I could use.
Especially with being in that class I had to have background knowledge
on a lot of computer information so overall, I can use multimedia such as video
files from YouTube and pictures for many projects.
6. How comfortable are you with comparing one type of technology against another- like one website against another and one method of creating a spreadsheet against another (such as Google docs versus Office)?
I think for the most part I am
good with comparing one document to another.
I have a lot of knowledge behind many different programs and documents,
so with that behind me I can figure out how to use them and be more efficient
in comparing one to another.
7. How well do you think you understand legal, ethical and privacy issues in information technology?
I do understand the legal,
ethical and privacy issues in information technology to a certain extent. Technology is so big now-a-days that people
have found many loop holes and can get past many privacy and legal issues
however, I feel that I would be interested in learning more about the basic
information of legal, ethical and privacy issues in technology.
8. How would you change the course for next semester?
If I were to change the course
for next semester I would create a much more simple syllabus. The syllabus had far too much written on it
making it very difficult to understand.
If the work was broken down into when it was due it would make
assignments much more understandable. I
would have also liked to learn more about the topic “Women Studies”. I feel that in this class we did not do much
and many of the class discussions were unplanned and off topic. Many of the articles and books that were
purchased for the class were barely used so, a more useful textbook next
semester would be much better. Also,
instead of focusing so much on the technology aspect and blogging every other
day, learning about the actual topic of women would have been more
interesting. In general I felt the class
was very unorganized and thrown together last minute. Assignments were very vague and difficult to
follow without having a set assignment.
It was also difficult to constantly follow emails, especially when not everyone’s
blackboard email worked. There should
have been a much easier way to communicate with other within the class
including the professor.
9. Should there be more of a focus on Women and Community or on Technology?
There should be much more focus
on women and the community other than technology. The era we are in now has such a high
standard for technology that learning about it in a classroom is almost a
review for everyone. We should be able
to learn about something new instead of going over what everyone basically
already knows. Learning about women and
the community would have been a great learning experience and I wish that the lectures
and topics were related more to that instead of just plain old technology. Honestly, I feel that the class was just a
technology class with little to no information about women study what so ever.
