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GEN 2243: Exploring Your Digital Portfolio with Kyle Calderwood at Stockton U

As our semester comes to and end and we wind down to our final few weeks, we begin to look back at what we have learned and the key ideas that we have taken from the courses we were in. However, one class stood out to me in particular with the information that I learned and the content that I can actually apply into my life with a purpose and effect. This class was Stockton University ’s GEN 2243 course known as Exploring Your Digital Portfolio. Professor Kyle Calderwood made this class an extremely interesting and diverse experience where we learned about modern digital tools that we can use in our future professional lives. In Professor Calderwood’s course, we were introduced to a wide variety of digital tools that we are able to use in our current academic environment at Stockton, as well as in the future in whatever professional field we decide to pursue. Another big idea in this course was the idea of social media etiquette, which is the way that we portray ourselves to the soci...
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Tips & Tricks to Creating Your Own Great Website

Creating your own website is a fantastic way to put yourself out to the world and share your thoughts, ideas, products, etc. Taking advantage of the online world we live in is important and crucial in the marketing and advertising of businesses. Multiple different marketing strategies can be incorporated into your website in order to grow your business, and since the platform of a website has the most versatility, it can become the centerpiece of your business. Using a website to represent your brand not only strengthens your credibility, but it will also allow your customers to see a scope of what your business is all about. No matter how big or small your business is, a website is an easy way to portray your brand in a professional manner, and it can give a positive impression to the customer that your company is bigger and more successful than it actually is. Many have argued that websites play an essential role in self-branding, although they are only just tools. According to Brady...
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The Use of Augmented and Virtual Reality at Work and School

Technology has become a part of everyday life for people across the world, and it is impossible to deny the fact that the digital world is going to take over the future. There are many key elements that go into the treatment of social media and the digital world, including the proper ways to maintain your persona online and how to use technology in a beneficial manner. Last week in class, we talked about the overall impact of new technology on the modern world, and how this technology can be used advantageously to benefit and learn in new ways we had never thought of before. The future of training and recreating scenarios potentially lies on the hands of virtual reality and augmented reality. Considering that there are many scenarios in the workplace that are impossible to recreate, training via VR could be the new norm of the future. For example, a trainee in the surgical field can only experience so much on a two dimensional level, which would never really give them a feel for what ...
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How to Successfully Complete Your Job Interview With Style

There is much more to hiring people and conducting interviews than we think. The science behind job interviews is focused on one proving themselves and their worth to a company, and the goal for somebody to get hired is to stand out from the group of highly curated candidates. It is important for everyone to come prepared and ready to succeed when coming to an interview, for showing your potential manager that you’re professional and the right fit for the job is the key to getting hired. In order to master a job interview, one should demonstrate a set of traits in order to succeed . The first step in conducting a job interview is to pull people from that group of candidates that are highly curated, which saves time browsing through LinkedIn profiles and resumes. Saving time in these departments is key because of the fact that it allows for more quality time for a candidate to connect with their management, and it allows for more conversations and overall will help narrow down the right...
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Russell Berger's Career-Ending Mistake & How To Get your Audience More Engaged

“Social network platforms almost tripled their total user base in the last decade, from 970 million in 2010 to the number passing 3.81 billion users in 2020.” This means that more than half of the people on Earth are using social media. Since we live in the digital age and social media has become a part of everyone’s daily life, it is important to note that what you post can be seen forever and can have everlasting consequences on any situation you see yourself in. There have been many cases where people have had ruined careers because of a social media post, and most if not all of these cases could be avoided with the proper use of social media etiquette. One prime example of somebody ruining their career through social media that I have been researching is a former CrossFit trainer and spokesperson by the name of Russell Berger. Berger, born and raised in Alabama, grew up a strong Christian believer with strong, historic, orthodox values and morals. In June of 2018, a CrossFit gym ...
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Modern Tips for Effective Presentations in 2020: Why is Microsoft Powerpoint Not It?

For years, Microsoft Presentations have dominated the classroom, and students have gained countless amounts of knowledge from these Powerpoints. There are many other platforms, however, that people can use to create presentations in order to convey information to an audience. Examples of these platforms include Prezi, Google Slides, Canva, and many more. Switching up your presentations from the common, bland Microsoft Powerpoint to a new software could be the difference between a decent presentation and a fantastic one. One of the biggest challenges that an entrepreneur faces is conveying their brilliant ideas to their audience for whatever reason, whether it be funding, a promotion, etc. A company’s success could depend on the quality of a few slides of a presentation, so it is key to develop these skills to be able to create a good presentation. In the 21st century, there are so many platforms for creating presentations so that an entrepreneur can craft their information any way the...
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The Importance of Proper Formatting and Maintaining a Professional Outlook

Some of the most common questions from students in the classroom when it comes to midterms and finals include “What type of paper am I writing?” or “How do I set up my paper?”. The reason that teachers and professors stress so much about the proper format of a paper is because these papers should adhere to the strict details and regulations of specific papers, especially if it is APA format. Also known as the American Psychological Association, APA format is one of the most frequently used types of papers. Including specific sizing, spacing, placement, etc, APA is a style of writing that involves meticulous detail in order for the paper to come out looking nice. Stockton University’s Tom Kluxen provided a guide for the use of APA style with the University Writing Center. Used in most social sciences, APA style involves research-driven writing with credible, peer-reviewed sources. From top to bottom, APA style writing sees specific details of papers that other styles do not see. The wri...
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