Eric Kilmartin - IS20110 E-Portfolios by Eric Kilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD Documenting all assessment activities related to e-portfolio 1 and 2 en-us 2022-02-05 16:05:36 UTC 2025-09-28 04:29:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4da.png How I began erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030771345 To begin my work on Padlet, I first viewed the relevant videos in Brightspace to familiarize myself with the platform.
Next, I set about creating my own Padlet page by choosing the format, customizing my personal Padlet settings, updating my account settings and turning my privacy settings to public - read only
With this finished, I was prepared to document the rest of my assessment work accordingly]]> 2022-02-05 16:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030771345 Finding information via Pinterest - Request for 'interests' may be misleading erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030947342 When creating a Pinterest account, the first thing that it will ask for are certain demographics, in order to tailor specific content to you. It will ask for your age, language, country, and most importantly, your interests.

For the purpose of comparing the two platforms  functionalities, I chose to only search for content related to my most recently played video game - Dark Souls 3

As I selected or deselected interests, Pinterest automatically changed the content displayed on the home page accordingly.

Pay attention to the images on the home page changing when i select certain interests below]]> 2022-02-05 20:44:58 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030947342 Before erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030947599 2022-02-05 20:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030947599 After erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030947824 note that the first five images have changed to that of the selected interest.

those looking to find certain information. If you are using the platform in a professional capacity, it may be important not to select topics that interest you - even though they ask you what you are interested in - and rather only select topics that are necessary for your task]]> 2022-02-05 20:46:03 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030947824 Finding information via Pinterest - Somewhat chaotic erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030952112 When you first enter Pinterest's home page you are presented with a broad variety of content all at once in a grid manner, which may all be irrelevant or overwhelming.]]> 2022-02-05 20:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030952112 Finding information via Pinterest - Search bar and platform limitations erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030958093 Pinterest, thankfully, has a search bar to help locate the content you actually want to engage with, however, in my search for specific content, I was quickly met with limitations due to the platform design.

Designed as a platform almost exclusively for image sharing, and having to click into an image in order to view the caption or comments, the variety of content seems to be limited mostly to images, with little to no lengthy text posts or comments.

This has resulted in the majority of content shared being artwork of some description, which is particularly irritating if you were looking for content such as guides, discussions or explanations]]> 2022-02-05 21:03:12 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030958093 Saving and organising content on Pinterest - Quickly save content, and organise through use of 'Boards' erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030959305 Pinterest allows you to save 'pins' (content) into 'boards' that you have created, available to view either publicly or privately.

Within boards, you can further organise content by moving pins into other boards, or by partitioning boards into sub-sections]]> 2022-02-05 21:05:52 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030959305 My Pinterest Account erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030961433 https://www.pinterest.ie/erickilmartin/_saved/]]> 2022-02-05 21:10:25 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030961433 My Pocket Account erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030982501 https://getpocket.com/my-list?src=sidebar]]> 2022-02-05 21:55:54 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030982501 Finding information via Pocket - Chrome extension: a saving grace erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030984853 When i created a Pocket account, which allows users to save, and manage news articles from across the web in one place, I was instantly let down by the absence of a search bar. How could Pocket expect users to curate a collection of articles for personal use, and not provide a way to find stories outside of those featured on the home page?

Thankfully, when I accessed my profile, I was greeted by a very low-profile pop-up advertising the free Pocket web extension for Chrome or Firefox.
This was a game changer for Pocket, allowing users to utilise Pockets services across any area of the web they may be interested in, saving articles to their Pocket account.]]> 2022-02-05 22:01:29 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2030984853 Saving and organising content on Pocket - Web extension erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2031080975 Pocket's web extension allows for simple access to saving articles quickly on any webpage, saving the article title, picture, website and embedded link to your list in one compact package.
Pocket also affords you the opportunity to tag your articles as they are saved, allowing for ease of organisation]]> 2022-02-06 02:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2031080975 Organising information on Pocket - erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2031081058 In the 'my list' section of Pocket, you are able to tag, archive or favourite articles.
However, the tagging system is fairly bare-bones, with no established groups being created - it only allows you to search your articles by tag, and even then, you would have to tag every article by hand, one by one]]> 2022-02-06 02:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2031081058 My findings - Different apps, different applications erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2031085794 Overall, it must be agreed that both platforms are suited better for different tasks - I certainly wouldn't use Pinterest to manage news articles, nor would I use Pocket to explore interests or search for ideas or inspiration.

When it comes to the task of finding and saving information, Pocket certainly has Pinterest beat, purely by virtue of the handy web extension it employs that makes it easy to use pocket anywhere at any time, across multiple devices - all to one Pocket account.

Pocket however, is limited by its ability to manage information effectively. Tagging articles is the only way to create collections that can be browsed efficiently and additional groups cannot be created outside of your 'favourites'.
This reliance on tagging would not be a problem if you didn't need to spend so much time tagging articles one by one.
This is where Pocket's priorities become clear - every time you go to tag an article, they advertise 'Pocket Premium', a paid subscription service which offers smart tagging services and (you guessed it) the previously non-existant search bar. So much for user-friendly content management.

Pinterest, on the other hand is useful in that you can organise your content easily and efficiently - as long as the particular content you want to see is available on the site.]]> 2022-02-06 02:47:53 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2031085794 JD Wetherspoon Pubs in the ROI and NI erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2041155289 2022-02-10 20:41:21 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2041155289 Creating and organising information using a map mashup erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2041192999 Creating a map mashup is a good way to visually present information to users - particularly information that is heavily dependent on location, such as shops, tourist spots, etc.

By first creating an Excel spreadsheet with the information I wanted to display - Pub names, addresses, counties, latitude and longitude, I was then able to import that data directly into Google My Maps, which placed the locations accordingly. I created two excel spreadsheets to do this - one documenting the JD Wetherspoons in the Republic of Ireland, and the other for Northern Ireland

In the interest of convenience, I changed the symbols of the locations to that of a pub, and sorted the pubs by county; colour coding them accordingly.

Finally, I added a picture of each pub to their information section, so that users can see what the pub looks like, and locate it easier.]]> 2022-02-10 21:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2041192999 How to video - STATA 16 erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2056709812 2022-02-19 18:08:59 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2056709812 Screencast-O-Matic and YouTube erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2056716864 Screencast-O-Matic is a good beginners tool to video recording and publishing through a variety of formats.
Pairing this with the Youtube video editor, it becomes very easy for even those who struggle with technology to create content for others to view.

I created a video detailing how to perform a task using STATA, an application I'm using for another module this semester, as I realized that many people were having trouble with it, and a short and simple 'how to' guide may be of benefit to them]]> 2022-02-19 18:20:08 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2056716864 Peerscholar erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2074157295 I used Peerscholar to give feedback to my classmates on their reflection, to assess my own reflection, and to recieve a critique of my reflection from my peers

From this process - I identified areas of my reflection that needed additional work: namely in 'attending to feelings' and adding additional references.]]> 2022-03-02 18:21:47 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2074157295 E-Portfolio 1 reflection erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2074157469 Excerpt on how PeerScholar helped me:

"PeerScholar also helped me realise how the social media tools used throughout the portfolio can help support engagement as a digital citizen, as I was able to become more confident in my understanding of what a digital citizen was from an analysis of other people’s interpretations, in addition to it helping polish my reflective writing."]]> 2022-03-02 18:21:53 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2074157469 erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2110524493 2022-03-23 20:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2110524493 100% completion erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2122146897 Foundational social media analytics for research]]> 2022-03-30 19:03:43 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2122146897 100% completion erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2122147927 Data visualisation for novice researchers]]> 2022-03-30 19:04:24 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2122147927 LinkedIn erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2153589955 In order to support my personal digital strategy, it was important to create my LinkedIn account in order to exist online in a professional capacity.
In order to stand out out on LinkedIn, I had to personalize my profile - adding a profile picture, work history, education history and other details about myself.
This information would make my profile seem more reliable and trustworthy
Once I had completed my profile, I then had to manage my connections, and reached out to people I knew on LinkedIn in order to connect with them. Additionally, I followed organisations and companies that I was interested in or affiliated with such as University College Dublin]]> 2022-04-22 13:28:15 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2153589955 PeerScholar erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2153989809 Finally, I once again utilised PeerScholar in order to give constructive feedback to my classmates, and to receive criticism that I could use to further polish my final reflection prior to submission

In particular, I revised the length of some of my sections and added in more content that related to feelings. Furthermore I changed the tone to more reflective]]> 2022-04-22 18:30:18 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2153989809 Rewritten Privacy Policy: YouTube erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2154828592 YouTube is an online video-sharing platform where users can create, upload, share and view content uploaded by other users. Upkeep of the platform is paid for by advertisements shown to viewers, subscription services and the sale of data to third parties.

You remain the owner of any intellectual property that you create and upload to the platform – however, we reserve the right to place advertisements on and profit from the upload if it is available for public viewing. A portion of these profits may go to the creator if they benefit from our creator programme.

Advertisements that will be shown to you may be personalized for you based off of data collected from your use of the service and external sources of information from other companies – you can opt out of this practice in privacy settings. 

We may use the data gathered from your use of the platform (watch history, subscriptions, comments, etc.) in order to tailor recommendations to you – you cannot opt out of this personalization.

We may share or sell the data gathered from your use of the platform (watch history, subscriptions, comments, etc.) with other companies outside of YouTube – you can opt out of this practice in privacy settings.

Information that is shared via private messaging may be retained by the platform – this data will not be used in personalization or data-sharing practices.

You maintain the right to take down content that you have uploaded at will

If you are below the age of 16 parental restrictions will be imposed on your account, limiting the types of content you watch.

You may be sent push notifications alerting you to video uploads from channels you are subscribed to – this can be disabled via privacy policy
]]> 2022-04-23 19:01:18 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2154828592 Privacy Policy Rationale erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2154829032 When writing a privacy policy, I made sure to address the five rights outlined in Anderson (2017):

·  The Right to Remove
·  The Right to Know
·  The Right to Safety and Support
·  The Right to Informed and Conscious Use
·  The Right to Financial Literacy

For the ‘Right to Remove’ – I made sure that anything uploaded by the user could be taken down again at will.

For the ‘Right to Know’ – I made sure that the privacy policy was laid out in simple terms and easy to understand. Additionally in the interests of transparency, I included a description of the platform and how it is monetized in the introduction of the policy. Finally, I ensured that you can opt out of targeted advertising and third party data collection.

For the ‘Right to Safety and Support’ – I ensured that there were parental controls that would limit the types of content shown to minors.

For the ‘Right to Informed and Conscious Use’ – I ensured that technology such as push notifications that is used to ‘suck in’ users can be disabled.

For the ‘Right to Financial Literacy’ – I ensured that those who upload content remain the original owners.
]]> 2022-04-23 19:02:32 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2154829032 Infographic: My Digi Life erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2154875088 In my last assignment, I represented my learning from the previous activities by compiling my own personal digital strategy in an easy to digest infographic format ]]> 2022-04-23 20:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2154875088 Final Reflection erickilmartin https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2155341521 2022-04-24 15:26:54 UTC https://padlet.com/erickilmartin/Padlet4UCD/wish/2155341521