Reflection about Delicious bookmarking

Delicious is a web service on which it is possible to save, share and discover bookmarks. In this website, we can save the links we are interested in.  It is also possible to make some comments about the saved link, either to read it later or for people who are following us. There is also an option to create some tags on the subject or links saved, so people can see what are our interests and can decide if the article or blog or link saved worth to be read. The number of characters is limited which is positive in a way because this mean we have to be concise on the comment made about a link.

Another good point about using this bookmark is the possibility for the teacher to see online our work and what we wrote and links we have saved. It’s a kind of platform where the teacher can check our reflection or the comment made about a specific article for example.  Although, the extend of use limited because we can follow or be followed by people who know our user name or if we know them and if they use this tool. 

Reflection on use of email in academic study

Email protocols are used in university that’s why it is an essential knowledge to acquire.

Having studied nursing and worked in the west lead me to communication appropriately with my teachers and colleagues. It’s important for me to be able to deliver in a proper manner my work and this in order to demonstrate my capacity to be efficient. When sending email, I need to be clear about the subject line which gives the recipient a good idea of the mail content. For me being efficient in sending emails also mean to be brief and specific. For example writing an email with proper subject line will be easy for the teacher to recognize what is the email all about and will be efficient to search the document attach in email in the future. However, I have certainly learned some new features which will help me in my future academic studies and profession. For instance, insert file name on the footer helps me to be more organized and gain access to the file conveniently. In general, in the attached document the advantage of using footer and header helps to skim the document and know what it is about, when it has been written, who wrote it and where the document has been saved.

I have also learnt the importance of privacy when sending out emails using the blind copies to protect the recipient’s privacy and other parties involved in the group email.  This will be very useful when I have to work in group for a presentation for example. However, using the two step verification can also protect my own privacy by setting up an automatic SMS code verification sent out to my mobile as well as entering my email password beforehand. In conclusion, I certainly learnt new features following the above guidelines which will assist me in my future studies and profession.

My first post

This is my first post in EAP blog.