Emma'sIDMblog

 For week 4 I watched 3 videos about digital media and digital literacy. In the first video it was discussed the importance of digital literacy in the world today. Digital media is an importance now days as its needed in most places of employment, and as the years go on technology is getting more advanced and is becoming more necessary to have these skills. Before watching these videos I wasn't very aware of the importance to have digital media skills but as the technology is developing more and more its becoming a necessity to have. The tools I think that are needed for someone working in the digital media field is coding skills knowing how to not copyright as was explained in video 3 when people assumed they were using the photo without giving the person as share of the profit. Copyright is important as for people working in the media industry they need to be wary that using some sounds or artists songs could lead to their work being taken down. I think that people like to create...

For this weeks task, week number 3 I have reviewed 3 videos about different study skills and also about media literacy. The first video that's called "three best science -based study tips " this video was broken down into 3 parts to study more effectively these methods were recommended by Augustine to study medicine. Firstly they talked about the quizzing style also known as active recall Quizzing can also be used as a method of studying by using flash cards, practise questions and notes this method forces the brain to go through motions  The second method that was talked about in the video was spacing also known by spaced repetition this is a method that is used overtime to retain information. If knowledge isn't revised there's such thing known as the 'forgetting curve' To prevent this from happening he mentioned the use of revision timetables. The final method talked about in this particular video was the method of mixing. This method is also known as in...

 Hello, My name is Emma Connolly and I live in Donadea in Kildare and I started studying creative digital media in TUD in Blanchardstown, I am 18 years old and I completed my leaving cert in 2021 during the pandemic so it wasn't a traditional leaving cert that I took part in. I am starting this course with no background into any sort of  CDM insights so its all going to be very new to be but I am looking forwards to learning everything that's on this course I am most looking forward to learn about photography and hopefully be using to the college cameras where I can put the skills ill be learning to use. I am also looking forward to my visual creativity as I feel in this class I might be able to express some of my art skills in sketching and hopefully get to learn new skills that I can use in sketching also. I chose this course as I felt drawn to it whilst reading the potential career paths that I could potentially achieve within doing the course.in the future I hope to get in...

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