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If any of you have been following my blog you know that one of the main reasons for starting it, was because it was a requirement for the international tourism course that I took this semester. Well I would just like to use this post to talk about what I have learned and my personal reflections about the course as it draws to an end.
My blog has been primarily about preserving and helping the Great Barrier Reef and all its components. I have learned so much about this wonderful ecosystem and how we can hurt or help it. which is why i would like to mention eco-tourism. With an ecosystem that is such a popular tourist attraction, such as the Great Barrier Reef, eco-tourism is very important. Without eco-tourism and eco-friendly tourist, the reef would be vastly different. So if there is one main point that I have learned or would like others to learn while reading my blog, it would be that being an eco-tourist is so important when visiting other places, and that is not limited to just the Great barrier Reef but everywhere we travel. I encourage you to visit http://www.ecotourism.org.au/ for more information about ecotourism.
I have learned so many things that I didn't anticipate by taking this course. I have learned a lot from my fellow classmates, who have each done different subjects in regards to tourism. I have been able to see different issues and perspectives of peers as well as others from around the world as I have read blogs, visited websites, posted on Pinterest and many other ways of becoming more aware of the world around me.
My blog has been primarily about preserving and helping the Great Barrier Reef and all its components. I have learned so much about this wonderful ecosystem and how we can hurt or help it. which is why i would like to mention eco-tourism. With an ecosystem that is such a popular tourist attraction, such as the Great Barrier Reef, eco-tourism is very important. Without eco-tourism and eco-friendly tourist, the reef would be vastly different. So if there is one main point that I have learned or would like others to learn while reading my blog, it would be that being an eco-tourist is so important when visiting other places, and that is not limited to just the Great barrier Reef but everywhere we travel. I encourage you to visit http://www.ecotourism.org.au/ for more information about ecotourism.
I have learned so many things that I didn't anticipate by taking this course. I have learned a lot from my fellow classmates, who have each done different subjects in regards to tourism. I have been able to see different issues and perspectives of peers as well as others from around the world as I have read blogs, visited websites, posted on Pinterest and many other ways of becoming more aware of the world around me.
The international tourism course required a lot of writing skills. One thing that struck me was that information that we post on the internet is out there for the whole world to see. I am not just talking about spelling and grammar here either, I need to make sure my facts are straight, because, depending on the audience, it may be used for reports, essays and other things. I realized how important quoting sources, providing links, and checking facts can be.
I learned that it is also important to choose your audience. Certain writing skills that I portrayed could attract different audiences and therefore change the outcome that i wished to accomplish. Again, this is an important skill to utilize because my information is out there for the whole world to see. It is something I feel that I have been able to apply to my writing, in other classes as well.
I look back with humor on the fact that one of the reasons that I have never had a blog or a pinterest or other forms of social media, was because I thought of them as too mainstream and cliche. I realize now that they are such great tools to aid in spreading information, and really globalizing it, as the internet does, the information that i want to portray. I learned just how powerful these tools can be to help spread a message.
Even though the intent of taking this class was to just fill a general education requirement, I learned more than i could ever hope for and it was a class that was really fascinating and fun to take. I really enjoyed taking the international tourism course
I learned that it is also important to choose your audience. Certain writing skills that I portrayed could attract different audiences and therefore change the outcome that i wished to accomplish. Again, this is an important skill to utilize because my information is out there for the whole world to see. It is something I feel that I have been able to apply to my writing, in other classes as well.
I look back with humor on the fact that one of the reasons that I have never had a blog or a pinterest or other forms of social media, was because I thought of them as too mainstream and cliche. I realize now that they are such great tools to aid in spreading information, and really globalizing it, as the internet does, the information that i want to portray. I learned just how powerful these tools can be to help spread a message.
Even though the intent of taking this class was to just fill a general education requirement, I learned more than i could ever hope for and it was a class that was really fascinating and fun to take. I really enjoyed taking the international tourism course
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