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Week 2 Reflection

This week in the workshop, I was first exposed to the digital media development environment, including the use of editing software and FTP clients, as well as knowledge about new media hosting spaces. By activating and familiarizing myself with my leedsnewmedia.net hosting account, I successfully created an HTML file and uploaded it to the hosting space via SFTP, making it publicly accessible. This process gave me a preliminary understanding of the basic construction of web pages and made me realize the complexity of web design and development. This learning experience deepened my understanding of digital media. I began to realize that behind a simple web page, there are numerous technical details and specification requirements involved. From writing HTML code to adding CSS styles, and then uploading and verifying files, each step requires precise operation to ensure that the web page can be displayed normally. This filled me with awe for the digital media production process and also made me aware of my own technical shortcomings. At the same time, I also reflected on some problems in my learning process. When creating the HTML file, I found that I was not familiar enough with some basic HTML tags and attributes, which led to some errors when writing the code. In addition, when using the FTP client to upload files, I also encountered some problems, such as incorrect file path settings, etc. These problems made me realize that I need to systematically learn the relevant technical knowledge and improve my practical ability. This workshop learning experience not only deepened my understanding of digital media production, but also made me aware of my own shortcomings in the learning process. In future learning, I will pay more attention to practical operations, strengthen the learning of basic knowledge such as HTML and CSS, and improve my web design and development capabilities. At the same time, I will also pay more attention to the development trends of digital media, constantly update my knowledge system, and adapt to the constantly changing digital media environment

Week 3 Reflection

This week's workshop on web crawlers gave me a completely new perspective on web crawlers. Through the learning process, I gained an understanding of the basic principles and usage methods of web crawlers, and also tried using some ready-made crawler tools, such as WebScraper. The powerful functions of these tools left me in awe. They can quickly extract the data we need from web pages, significantly improving our work efficiency. This learning experience has given me a deeper understanding of the value of data in digital media. In the digital media era, data is an extremely valuable resource. Through web crawlers, we can extract valuable information from massive web pages, providing data support for our research and analysis. This has made me realize the importance of data in digital media and the potential of data mining and analysis. However, during the learning process, I also encountered some problems. When using WebScraper.io, I also encountered some issues, such as inaccurate selector settings, resulting in incomplete extracted data. These problems made me realize that the use of web crawlers requires certain technical foundation and experience accumulation. I still need to further study and practice to better master these tools. This workshop learning experience has given me a deeper understanding of data mining and analysis in digital media. In future studies, I will pay more attention to data collection and analysis, learn more data mining technologies and tools, and improve my data analysis ability. At the same time, I will also pay more attention to ethical and legal issues of data, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and principles during data collection and analysis.

Week 4 Reflection

This week's workshop has given me a deeper understanding of data and data analysis. By designing questionnaires, collecting and analyzing data, I learned about the process and methods of data collection, and also realized the importance of data analysis in digital media research. This learning experience has enabled me to have a more profound understanding of the value of data in digital media. Data not only provides us with information but also helps us discover the patterns and trends hidden behind the data. Through data analysis, we can better understand users' needs and behaviors, providing a basis for the design and optimization of digital media. This has made me realize the importance of data analysis in digital media and also made me aware of the complexity of data collection and analysis. During the learning process, I also encountered some problems. When designing the questionnaire, I found it difficult to determine the questions and options, often resulting in unclear questions or incomplete options. Additionally, in the data analysis process, I also encountered some problems, such as how to choose the appropriate analysis methods and how to interpret the analysis results. These problems have made me realize that data analysis requires certain professional knowledge and experience accumulation. I still need to further study and practice to better master the methods and skills of data analysis. This learning experience of the workshop has given me a deeper understanding of data analysis in digital media. In future studies, I will pay more attention to the learning and practice of data analysis methods, improving my data analysis ability. At the same time, I will also pay more attention to the ethical and legal issues of data, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and principles during data collection and analysis.

Week 5 Reflection

This week's data visualization workshop gave me a completely new perspective on data visualization. By using the tool https://hanabi.data-viz.cn/index?lang=zh-CN, I attempted to convert data into intuitive charts and graphs, which gave me a profound understanding of the power of data visualization. This learning experience has deepened my understanding of data visualization in digital media. Data visualization not only helps us better understand and analyze data, but also presents complex data in an intuitive way to the audience, improving the efficiency of information dissemination. This has made me realize the importance of data visualization in digital media and also made me aware of the complexity of data visualization design and presentation. During the learning process, I also encountered some problems. When using Microsoft Excel, I found it difficult to choose the appropriate chart type, and often the charts were not intuitive or accurate. Additionally, when using Tableau Public, I also encountered problems such as how to set the data source and how to adjust the style of the chart. These problems have made me realize that the production of data visualization requires a certain technical foundation and design ability. I still need to further study and practice to better master the methods and techniques of data visualization production. This learning experience of the workshop has given me a deeper understanding of data visualization in digital media. In future learning, I will pay more attention to the study and use of data visualization tools to improve my data visualization ability. At the same time, I will also pay more attention to the ethical and legal issues of data visualization to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and principles during data visualization.

Week 6 Reflection

By analyzing the data collected from social media platforms and the algorithmic identities defined by the platforms for us, I began to think about how data affects our perception of ourselves and others. This learning experience gave me a deeper understanding of identity construction in digital media. In the digital media era, our identities are no longer completely defined by ourselves but are strongly influenced by algorithms and data. Social media platforms collect our data and construct an algorithmic identity, which often differs from our true selves. This made me realize the complexity and diversity of algorithmic identities and the significant role of data in identity construction. During the learning process, I also encountered some problems. When analyzing the data from social media platforms, I found it difficult to determine which data was important and which was not. Additionally, when understanding the algorithmic identity definitions of the platforms, I encountered difficulties such as how to interpret the platform's classification standards and how to understand the logic of the algorithms. These problems made me realize that the relationship between identity and data is a complex issue that requires us to think and analyze from multiple perspectives. This workshop learning experience has given me a deeper understanding of identity construction in digital media. In future studies, I will pay more attention to the research on the relationship between identity and data and explore more methods and theories related to identity construction. At the same time, I will also pay more attention to the ethical and legal issues of data to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and principles in identity construction.