What I am hoping to learn/gain from this class

What I am hoping to learn/gain from this class: COMM 485 – Communicating with New Media

As I understand it, we are supposed to have a minimum of six blog posts for this class.  I am not sure if we are supposed to begin our own blog page, or if we may post here…

I am trying to make a habit of getting a jump on things when I am moved to… and this morning I was ‘nudged’ by Andrew’s  words yesterday about a blog post… so here goes.

I have created one blog before (this past November) http://printheuk.blogspot.com/ and I post to it irregularly. I have not exactly stuck to the subject matter for which it was created… and I hope to change that with time, experience, knowledge and focus.

So, for this class…

I am excited to learn about the variety of new media tools that are available to us as communication professionals.  I hope to learn how to take a message (or messages) supporting an idea or cause, and develop, shape and channel that message into the specific media in which it will be dispersed.

I have not extensively used a wiki before to communicate, but more importantly, to consolidate thoughts, words and ideas from different people into a single coherent message.

I am interested in:

·         Learning how to begin, maintain, and develop a blog into a solid, focused tool for communication. 

·         Developing a better understanding SBCC and the participatory paradigm.

·         Beginning with a nearly non-existent, unknown organization/project, and finding out how far we go in the development of a campaign of advocacy in 16 weeks.

·         Learning how to effectively communicate and idea online, and how to change/shape the form of the message based upon the media in which it is presented and the audience to which it is directed.

·         Find out how to effectively use Twitter (as it seems to simply be Facebook in shorthand).

Just some thoughts as I begin a day of studying and project work.

Great day all!

Nik