It's official...

 

I know I haven't shared much of myself personally this semester. But I just wanted to say congrats to everyone who graduated today!!!

We have all worked so hard this semester, and throughout this program, so this day was well deserved. I feel I've accomplished so much more this time around. I know I'm walking away with more job readiness than I did last time. I'm not as lost. I might not have a game plan or job offer, but I have a purpose and a sense of fulfillment that I know where to start. 

I'm excited to further my journey by building up my personal learning network. I'm excited to go to bed before midnight. I'm excited to finally be a Florida State Alum. It's a great day to be a 'Nole!

F-L-O-R-I-D-A! S-T-A-T-E! FLORIDA STATE! FLORIDA STATE! FLORIDA STATE! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Job Titles

As we prepare for the real-world, post-graduate school, let us take a minute to wonder why it is so difficult to understand job titles.  Take this one I ran across today.

Academic Analyst.

The advertisement stated to pick up a copy of the job description from the local school board office.

Umm... ok. That's great. But maybe could I get just a smidge of an idea of what this job is? Because in the world of education, that is a very vague job title. 

Did you know that when I Googled that position just as it was written, seven different job titles were pulled up on page 1 of Google. Seven. Sette. Siete. I don't know any other languages but that's just crazy. 

Why do we make it so difficult for potential candidates looking for positions? Can there not be a universal language for job titles.. a singular bank of terms we pull from with a limited combination? Is that too much to ask?  Am I still on a sleep-deprived, energy-drink-fueled rant? Does this bother literally anyone else on the planet or am I the only one being sensitive to the subject? Bueller? Bueller?

Anyways, seeing as how I wasn't job hunting today and just happened to run across it, I haven't gotten my answers. So, sorry for anyone that reads this and is looking for a resolution, because you won't find that here. Unfortunately, I gotta leave you on a cliffhanger, kind of like

Canva Tutorial

For the Produsage Assignment, I had high hopes of completing the full version. But alas, my time management skills got the better of me (largely due to life) and I ended up only completing the concept version. My goal was to create a space and facilitate training on the use of the Web 2.0 tool Canva - a tool that it seems a lot of our classmates previously stated they were unfamiliar with. 

Since I didn't get the chance to see that to fruition, I thought I'd post a little snapshot of what could have been.... sigh.

The first tutorial was going to be on how to create a simple infographic using a Canva template.  I chose to record a video of myself creating an infographic using a screen recording program so users could follow along in real-time.

https://canvas.fsu.edu/courses/15/external_tools/25

I created it and I think I did a great job (not to toot my own horn)... but Kaltura is being mean and Canvas is supporting that decision so I can't download the video. I've been trying for 45 minutes. If I can ever get it to cooperate, I'll come back and upload it. 

So for now, just trust I made it, maybe you can access it through the above link but I doubt it since it's on Canvas. Enjoy the final product shown below :)

After that video, I would've created a second showing how to generate GIFs in Canva and other designs. Then assignments would have followed for the students to create their own and post them on the class page and Pinterest. It was a bit ambitious as I would have had to make all of the student examples as well as my own, but I was kind of looking forward to it since Canva is so fun to play with. But alas (guess I'm channeling my inner Capt. Blackbeard today), it wasn't meant to be. 

Out of curiosity, do you think this would have been a helpful resource for grad students in the ISLT program?