week 8 [10/27 – 11/02]

this week’s training was on WeVideo. i found the tool pretty simple and straightforward to use and will have no problem helping my peers learn how to use it. i did find myself getting frustrated with a few of the site’s quirks like the seeker jumping to where it was previously in the clip you […]
march professional development

this month, i chose to work on StoryMap JS. since my project for this year uses ArcGIS StoryMaps, i wanted to try an alternative and see what I could make. i appreciated the fact that the UI was pretty straightforward to use and that adding points on the map were easy, but i did come […]
week 10 [11/10-11/16]

this week’s training was in audacity. I have had some experience using the program so it was not that difficult to get back to using it. as such, I think that helping someone learn how to use the program will be pretty straightforward. I found it interesting that you could download the app through muse […]
week 9 [11/03-11/09]

This week, we worked on documentation. I made documentation for the first StoryMap I made for my project – the management timeline. I think good documentation clearly outlines information users will need to access content and create new content – if there is any. I also think good documentation needs images, or some sort of […]
week 5 [09/29 – 10/05]

this week, i worked on the ArcGIS training. i found it to be interesting as StoryMaps is also hosted by Esri and may be the primary platform i use for my project. when looking at the data provided, i noticed that the data on the first line of the file contains all the headers related […]
week 4 [09/22 – 09/28]

this week, I worked on the omeka training. it wasn’t really difficult to learn how to use, but i would say that adding an item and filling in its description became tedious (especially because there is no way to save descriptions if you navigate backwards, which happened more times than i would like to admit). […]
week 3 [09/15 – 09/21]

i visited CERA this week to gain a better understanding of what happens at CERA and the different projects and prescribed burns that occur. it was a very educational experience and i would like to thank Jake and Emily for agreeing to take me out there. i have also started learning how to use storymaps […]
week 2 [09/08 – 09/14]

this week’s training focused on accessibility. the perspectives videos helped me understand the importance of features i hadn’t really considered when building websites like keyboard navigation or screen reader use. the readings also introduced me to a few features that are necessary in order to make a website accessible. an example of a technical feature […]

project work

week 8 [10/27 – 11/02]

this week’s training was on WeVideo. i found the tool pretty simple and straightforward to use and will have no problem helping my peers learn how to use it.

i did find myself getting frustrated with a few of the site’s quirks like the seeker jumping to where it was previously in the clip you selected instead of staying where you placed it and the fact that you are not able to replace clips by dragging one on top of the other, but i mostly got used to them and don’t see them as an issue for someone who is unfamiliar with video editors.

in my case, the narration/recording features and the callout text did not work on either my default browser (Firefox based) or safari – and so i resorted to a few workarounds to solve the problems that these issues created. i hope to be able to use these features better as they either update the program or improve browser compatibility.

project wise, i continued the work i have been doing with renaming and organizing image files – and met with Jake and Emily to share any updates and learn more about activities going on at CERA.

see you next week 🙂

⋆˙⟡ steph

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