Thursday, April 14, 2011

Question I (1-35)


What tasks/aspects of your academic life are impossible without the Internet?


-- Email:           Notification of class cancellations
                        Questions for professors
                        Corresponding with classmates
                        Explaining class absence due to illness
                       
-- eCampus:     Online quizzes
Reading assignments (also on e-Reserves)
Participating in discussion boards for class
                        Assignment submissions
                        Class Powerpoint slides
                        Class notes
                        Viewing grades

-- Research for homework (library website; EBSCOhost)

-- Online-based classes

-- Watching videos for classes


-- University event updates                  

-- Computer coding classes

-- Accessing library book call numbers

-- Blogging for classes

-- Online textbooks

-- Accessing school accounts

-- General information about college

Creative Gallery

For my creative project, I'm planning to do a practical demonstration of some of the ethical and unethical uses of photo editing software.

Some examples of ethical modifications that I'll apply are:

--minor cosmetic alterations for personal or professional use
--removing obtrusive objects from photos (only if they aren't important to the meaning of the photo)
--photo enhancements like improving lighting, contrast, etc.

Some examples of unethical modifications that I'll apply are:

--major cosmetic alterations for professional use, like extreme thinning of models
--removing or heavily altering photo components that are important to the photo's meaning
--photo enhancements that alter the meaning of the photo's situation

I'll probably ask my friends to donate pictures of themselves or of anything that can be modified.