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How did the use of an AI tool influence your approach to graded work in the course? Explain. I’ve used AI in past courses, but I liked learning new prompting techniques and seeing the AI’s different responses. I don’t think the tool influenced my approach to graded work that much, but I can see myself…

What did you read or watch that surprised, delighted or disappointed you? Why? There was a lot of useful material in these past two weeks that helped me understand switching up the tone of voice in a piece of writing. In particular, the video called “The Four Dimensions of Tone of Voice” was extremely helpful…

What did you read or watch that surprised, delighted or disappointed you? Why? This week, I was delighted to read the article “Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate.” I find it interesting to think about how as time goes on, languages change, and people resist those changes. I can imagine that it’s…

In this last blog post for my Digital Content Strategies course, I’ll reflect on my experience with the class. I’ll talk about the most important thing someone learning about content strategy should do and the most important thing someone learning about content strategy should not do. Finally, I’ll talk about the most meaningful aspect of…

What did you read or watch that surprised, delighted or disappointed you? Why? In my previous blog post, I wrote a little bit about AI. More specifically, I talked about some of my fears and hopes when it comes to AI entering the workplace. In this week’s instructional material, I was delighted to find an…

What did you read or watch that surprised, delighted or disappointed you? Why? In the instructional material this week, we learned a bit about designing web content for accessibility. Coming from a software development background, I was surprised to learn about all of the criteria frontend developers should bear in mind when designing web content.…

What did you read or watch that surprised, delighted or disappointed you? Why? I was delighted to read that content strategists are focused on content quality over content quantity. It’s nice to hear that there’s a job focused on thinking about the audience instead of being focused on churning out vast amounts of content. It…

What did you read or watch that surprised, delighted or disappointed you, Why? I found the overall steps for developing a content strategy and starting an audit to be interesting, especially when talking about agile and waterfall methods of project management and organization. In my undergraduate program, I studied computer science, and we talked extensively…