I’ve realized that I haven’t spent as much time engaging with the “What’s in my bag” task that I wanted to. Two things jumped out at me from Steph’s post.
- The immense amount of “stuff” (her words!) in her bag – this speaks to me!
- The way Steph bolded phrases and words in her response
I think these two factors kind of work together beautifully in her response. She writes on the wide variety of items in her bag and the act of searching for the relevant item she needs at this time, buying accessories in bright colors to . At the same time, in her post, she writes beautifully and at length while highlighting relevant keywords. This kind of facilitates a similar experience for the reader – sorting and sifting and finding what you’re looking for in the text.
I think the use of bolding also represents a facet of changing text technologies! It would be more challenging to facilitate a reading experience like this without using word processing software. I appreciate her reflection on text technologies and how she maintains an affection for pen-and-paper which leans towards the realm of the personal, while integrating affordances of word processing so effectively in her post.
References
Takeda, S. (May, 2024). Task 1: What’s in your bag? ETEC 540 Webspace. https://blogs.ubc.ca/stephtakeda/2024/05/26/task-1/