I wanted to impart to you all the final key takeaways that I learned from this course:
- Social media:
- This was my first time that I had used social media significantly in a class. Starting my own blog has always been a dream of mine, but I was glad that Professor Lavian was able to push some of us in the right direction to really start our own platforms regarding patents. Now, I have a much better understanding how to work a blog and create engaging content that will allow others to want to interact. In addition, I really loved learning how to maintain my YouTube channel because it was so interesting to be able to talk and generate video content, which is a lot harder to do than print content! Overall, I have been able to start my online presence through these platforms, which I will touch upon next!
- Online presence:
- By having us create blogs, Youtube accounts and re-posting Twitter links, Professor Lavian is actually helping us to create a "following" through our social media platforms. This is extremely interesting to see considering how far your ideas can spread if you generate content that appeals to a wide audience. The intersection of technology and patents is something that I feel I have a good base of knowledge with now, and I hope to continue to build upon this knowledge set in the future to create an online presence.
- Individual vs. group activities:
- I really enjoyed the fact that our assignments were really a mixture of individual and group work. The individual work came in the form of creating blog posts and then creating new Youtube videos to accompany those. However, the true benefit from these assignments were the comments, where we all engaged as a class together. The structure of the class allowed for a great discussion and is something that I hope I can see in the future from other classes as well. When classes are just limited to individual work, it "silos" everyone and people cannot share their ideas and creativity.
Overall, loved this class! I feel that I came away with tangible skills on the patent world, while gaining a better understanding of the intangible aspects of the marketplace and the changing dynamics. I will be sure to keep up to date on the latest patent news because it has such a profound effect on our lives!
Best,
Payal
Great structure to your post! Everything was super easy to understand and follow. I particularly liked your third point about individual versus group activities. It was interesting to hear both from students in class and you on this post about how students really enjoyed the commenting bit on others' posts. This really did allow us all to communicate and interact with each other, something so difficult to do in a large public university like Berkeley. It provided an outlet to understand other students' opinions and make this large discipline a smaller community where we could discuss what you call the intersection between patents and technology!
ReplyDeleteHey Payal,
ReplyDeleteI thought your three takeaways were a great way to structure what and how we learned in our time through the class. Moreover, I liked how you tied your viewpoints into each other. Did you find any particular takeaway more useful or impactful to you than others? Your comment about the intangible aspects of the marketplace made me realize that we had learned a lot more than just patents. We learned how patents tied into the world and we spread that through social media. Your post was very insightful, nice work!
Hi Payal! Again, I really like how your posts are so well organized. It is very easy to take in what you are saying, and I really appreciate that. I also agree with all the things you said, especially on your last point that this class was a great mixture of individual and group work, in that the individual side came in the form of creating blog posts and also creating new Youtube videos. But yes, I agree that the true benefit from these assignments were definitely the comments, as I am writing now, where we all engaged as a class together to give feedback and encouragement. Great work!
ReplyDeleteHi Payal,
ReplyDeleteGreat structuring of this post! It is clear that you found three main takeaways, 1) Social media, 2) Online presence, and 3) Individual vs. group activities. You did an awesome job of explaining how these three ideas helped you learn and what you gained from them.
Comments (like what I am doing now) are definitely key in this class! I would also suggest adding what is the one key takeaway if you could only choose one!
Payal,
ReplyDeleteAgain, I really love the clear structure of your blog post! This was also the first time that the social media platform played a significant role in any of my classes, and I agree that it was extremely beneficial to better understanding and retaining key concepts that were taught in class. I also resonate with the feeling of coming away with tangible skills and knowledge from the class that can be used in the practical world. Great post as always, Payal!