Post by mishaalabbasi on Oct 27, 2014 18:12:08 GMT -5
This global health and social media course taught me a lot and proved a point I’ve been trying to make for some time: every aspect in life, and society as a whole, relate to each other. When I would tell my peers about the course, many would question what sort of link could exist between ‘Global Health’ and ‘Social Media’.
Utilizing technology (which is continuously developing), and integrating it with the many facets of advancing some other aspect of life is a proven future that this course helped define. Social media goes beyond being a personal medium of posting what you had for lunch and what you’re wearing for the day - the interaction between personal networks can spark a conversation about social, political, and global health issues at a grassroots level, though still parallel with larger societal conversations. The power of the people is exemplified through audience engagement. However the issue of ‘content overload’ has also become more apparent for me.
The most challenging aspect of this course was the group project. With a number of people who have a variety of schedules and member who were unresponsive, getting on track as a team was difficult. However after identifying the unresponsive individuals, there was a more consistent workflow towards completion of the report. I was also able to future develop my skills with certain Adobe software in order to create a more visually appealing repot for our final presentation.
Overall, this course has pushed me to keep up-to-date with developing technologies, social mediums (i.e. Ello,) and global issues. The insight gained from the multiple guest speakers we had this semester has been valuable - especially coming from established professionals within the industry. I’ve definitely learned a number of ways to engage on social media (particularly Twitter,) in a more strategic manner.
Utilizing technology (which is continuously developing), and integrating it with the many facets of advancing some other aspect of life is a proven future that this course helped define. Social media goes beyond being a personal medium of posting what you had for lunch and what you’re wearing for the day - the interaction between personal networks can spark a conversation about social, political, and global health issues at a grassroots level, though still parallel with larger societal conversations. The power of the people is exemplified through audience engagement. However the issue of ‘content overload’ has also become more apparent for me.
The most challenging aspect of this course was the group project. With a number of people who have a variety of schedules and member who were unresponsive, getting on track as a team was difficult. However after identifying the unresponsive individuals, there was a more consistent workflow towards completion of the report. I was also able to future develop my skills with certain Adobe software in order to create a more visually appealing repot for our final presentation.
Overall, this course has pushed me to keep up-to-date with developing technologies, social mediums (i.e. Ello,) and global issues. The insight gained from the multiple guest speakers we had this semester has been valuable - especially coming from established professionals within the industry. I’ve definitely learned a number of ways to engage on social media (particularly Twitter,) in a more strategic manner.