Week Nine - 28th April

Communications

Tutorial
During the tutorial we were asked to visit the Google website (http://google.com/) and click GROUPS and then search for a topic that interests you. I chose to look for Johnny Depp and some of the most relevant topics that came up with were:

• Johnny Depp to marry his longtime love
• Who is the real Johnny Depp?
• Johnny Depp - something of a pirate himself
• What happened to Johnny Depp?

After looking through the bulletin boards we were asked to view the messages posted on the topic and then record the findings.

• The sites were discussing Johnny Depp in general and different issues that have arisen since he'd stared in Pirates of the Caribbean and his recent marrying his longtime love Vanessa Paradis

We then were asked to visit a podcast hosting site such as http://podcasts.yahoo.com/, I entered One Tree Hill as my search term and listened to two podcasts on the given topic. I then looked through the libraries website (http://www.ecu.edu.au/library/services/podcasts.html)

The potential benefits of Podcasts for University Students

• Easy access for students
• Re-listen to lectures
• Easy to review on information given

Lecture
During the lecture we learnt the following :

• Communication in the world
• Communication between - individuals, individuals and organisations, within a business and between a business and an external organisation
• Chain Networks, Circle Networks, wheel networks and all-channel networks
• Four types of communication - "Place" Dependent, "Place" Independent, synchronous and asynchronous
• Merging Technology
• Net Etiquette

Week Eight - 21st April

Presentation Strategies

Tutorial Tasks
During the tutorial we were asked to view this website Laura Guertin's "Online resources for how to prepare and deliver a presentation" : http://www.personal.psu.edu/uxg3/blogs/undergraduateresearch/2008/02/online-resources-for-how-to-pr.html and list five top strategies to deliver a top-notch presentation.

Five Top Strategies

1. Speak Clearly and use volume to your advantage
   
2. Speak well paced and don't speak too fast or slow
   
3. Use the right tone to emphasise


4. Repetition on important words


5. Give eye contact to your audience
   

We were then asked to construct a PowerPoint presentation on our ideas on how to give a low impact presentation.

Click to enlarge screen shots of presentation

Lecture
During the lecture we learnt the following important points when presenting a PowerPoint:

• Do not overcrowd your slides and only dot point the most important key words
• Don't write out your whole speech and use complementary colours
• Keep animations simple and don't over use effects
• Use clear fonts and remember to use spell check
• Be specific and have a certain structure - Use Subtitles / titles
• Engage your audience and make sure you rehearse beforehand
• Use eye-contact and don't directly read off the slides
• Don't have anything too distracting!

You also have to make sure that during presentations you are:

• Engaging
• Using compelling data
• Using relevant information
• Creating an impact on the viewers

Resource - PowerPoint Tutorial
We had to view the PowerPoint tutorial resource in case you didn't already know how to use PowerPoint and it gave you a step by step guide on how to use PowerPoint. It would be very useful for beginners and children, for their first time learning how to use it.

Week Seven - 7th April

Using EndNote

Tutorial Tasks
During the tutorial we were asked to review the online referencing guide and include examples of five different types of electronic format:

Review of Online Referencing Guide

The online referencing guide is very helpful when using the APA style of referencing - it goes into detail and tells you exactly how to set the references out, showing examples to make sure you use them correctly. The guide also explains the differences between in-text and end-text referencings and when and when not to use them so that you don't get confused.

Five Referencing Examples-
Harris, R. (1997). Encouraging students to use technology. Vanguard University of Southern California.
Retrieved July 24, 2000, from http://www.vanguard.edu/rharris/techuse.htm

Mulligan, D., & Bickmore-Brand, J. (1998, July). Outreach, access and support programs for socio-
economically disadvantaged people at Curtin: A feasibility study. Retrieved November 27,
2007, from http://eesj.curtin.edu.au/local/documents/les.doc

Preston, N. (2002, May). Euthanasia: Issues and Ethics. Retrieved March 30, 2008, from
http://onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=1885

White, K. (2007). ECE1120 Lecture notes. Retrieved April 8, 2007, from Edith Cowan University, School of
Education and Arts web site: http://www.edu.edu.au/fjo/ecepr/units/pff1120.html


Wilkinson, R., & Marmot, M. (Eds.). (2003). Social determinants of health: The solid facts (2nd ed.).
Retrieved December 2, 2007, from http://www.euro.who.int/document/e81384.pdf

Tutorial Tasks (Second Half)

We were then asked to go onto blackboard and complete the "Endnotev11 Exercises for Vista" and then to do "Cite while you write EndNote Exercise".

EndNote Library-




EndNote Word Doc-



Lecture
During the lecture we learnt the following:

• How to use EndNote
• Referencing
• Citation
• How to use EndNote is different programs
• The basics of EndNote