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Hello!

       Today we had the pleasure of listening to Shannon do a presentation (on Prezi) about getting involved in leadership. Some of the options presented included: ULead, Alternative reading week in India and Cuba – Agro-Ecological Tour. If you are interested in any of these you can access more information on the ALES website under the "Events" section. Personally I would love to go to India to do some hands on projects.

                                            

PS - This was just a test to see if i can post a photo. :) 

Enjoy

Image From:
Nikkul. (2007). Taj Mahal in Agra [digital photograph], Retrieved on september 30, 2011 from: http://wikitravel.org/en/Taj_Mahal#b

Facebook Profile

Hello again everyone,

Today I created my very first business oriented Facebook profile. It was kind of neat looking at a social media site from an employee's CV side rather than the way I often used it to casually interact with friends. I found it required a lot more planning and detail than a regular profile, as well as, more restricted content.




I chose to do a profile because I believe it allows me to be more creative in the content that I might want to add. I was able to include all my personal information that a future employer might want to see including: my full name, my address and my contact information. I was also able to include my work experience and my education under a separate section. Under the "about me" section I explained my
career goals, qualifications, awards
and achievements, volunteer experience, certificates and references. My friend Toni decided to go with creating a page rather than a profile, it looks great. If you want to see it, check out her blog.

A few things I plan to develop with my new online resume are: To add past employers and co-worker so I may keep them updated on successes that they helped me realize. This will also give them an opportunity to comment on my profile about their experience working with me; almost like casual letters of reference future employers may look at. I would also like to include information about my field of study under my posts on my wall to keep the public updated on nutrition and naturopathic topics.

One change I would recommend to make with Facebook is to allow the addition of different headers under the information section of the profile. This would allow for better organization when including a detailed resume rather than clumping half of it into the "about me section." If anyone has any suggestions for me on how to fix that or make it seem more flowing, please comment on this post and let me know. Thanks

Have a great week :)

Image from:
jdesaute. (2011). Professional Facebook Profile [digital image], retrieved on September 25, 2011 from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/67941823@N03/6184290928/

Intro: Recipe For ALES 204: 1 tsp. Me, 4 tbs. Volunteering, 2 tbs. Nutrition and 2 cups blogging

Hello,

      My name is Jamie Desautels. I am in my second year in the Nutrition and Food Science program majoring in Nutrition with a minor in Physical activity. Once I complete my degree, I am hoping to go to school to become a Naturopathic Doctor. Natural healing has been of great interest to me since I was 14 years old when I broke my back doing gymnastics. It started off when I first got acupuncture and continued to interest me as I began using homeopathic remedies. My interest in natural ways continues to develop into ways of living, eating and taking care of the environment.

      For the Lab component of the ALES 204 course I have been given the opportunity to be involved in the Community Service Learning program. Fortunately, my placement for the CSL program is with Sustain-SU, a group dedicated to reducing their footprint in the environment along with other sustainability projects. I am very excited to begin volunteering with this group and am looking forward to seeing the development in my communication skills.

      Communication is a large component in all industries. For some, it is more significant than for others, but it is there nonetheless. Nutrition and Naturopathy are very young areas of research and therefore need an ample amount of information communicated to the public. Nutrition in particular is a subject pertinent 
to everyone and information should be readily 
available for those who desire it.

Some ways I believe social media can be incorporated into Nutrition are:      

1. Facebook - Forming groups for individuals with unique dietary needs so they can communicate with other individuals with similar challenges, get support and even ideas for new recipes. Some examples include people with Celiac Disease, Lactose Intolerance and Cystic Fibrosis.  

2. Blogs - To keep the public as well as other researchers updated with new findings, such as, the effects of antioxidants in fruit on cancer. 

3. Twitter - To update clients and followers about talks, workshops or events that may be coming up.

4. LinkedIn - For students and future Nutritionists to begin networking and making connections with professional in the field.  

5. YouTube - For posting videos of talks and interviews so that the public can access them. 


Image From:
Loo, Ming (Photogrpher). (2011). Jamie Desautels [digital photograph]. Retrieved on September 14, 2011, from: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150305415382418&set=a.10150305407737418.362363.96223887417&type=3&theater