Usage of Social Media

I think it’s good that it’s very interactive among students, and I really learned a lot from my peers since everyone looks at patent issues from very different perspectives.

Blog:

For me, at first it was really hard to do these blog posts, since I tend to spend a lot of time on researching interesting and informative topics, and I want to be as comprehensive and as accurate as possible.

It did get easier because towards the end of the class, I knew about what I am interested in, so the topics that I would like to cover was narrower than before. It was also because I gradually became more comfortable with the class materials and was able to absorb them, so researching on new topics was not as hard.

I think blog is a wonderful tool for students to be more proactive and curious about the class topic, and being able to explore different topics really helped a lot for learning more in depth.

YouTube video:

I personally do not like doing YouTube videos, because even after a whole semester, being a self-conscious person, I still feel a bit awkward videoing myself talking in my room. English is not my first language, and it is not for some other students in the class. I suppose having people understanding my accent in videos takes some extra efforts, so maybe people would cherry pick sometimes. This might not be the case, but I just want to throw it out there.

Comment:

Comment is great since it allows me to really take ample time to read others’ blogs and view their videos. It helps me with expanding my horizon and see how other students approach the same topics from very different angles. It also introduce me to many new topics related to patent.