This week I continued progressing on my Network Learning Project. I researched and checked out different resources to see how helpful they were to my journey. I recorded all of my findings in my Network Learning Project Log.
I hit a roadblock. As I was looking through the requirements for my NLP, I noticed I needed to check out two affinity spaces. I had no clue what these were. I came across Perkin’s (2013) Prezi presentation, James Paul Gee’s Affinity Spaces. Perkins (2013) points out, “these spaces (whether baseball field or online) share certain features: 1. Content – what the space is about 2. Generators – what creates content for the space 3. Interaction – what do users do with the content and how they connect with each other around the content.” I realized the two communities that I was in on Facebook, Sally’s Baking Addiction and Cake Decorating for Beginners, met these three requirements and would classify as an affinity space.
It was time for my baking journey to continue. I found a recipe for Confetti Sprinkle Cupcakes in Sally’s Baking Addiction Facebook group. I used this recipe and modified it to create a cake instead of cupcakes. This was great, except it took longer to cook than anticipated. My goal of decorating a cake to be “Nailed It” worthy, led me to a YouTube video on how to create buttercream rosettes. This video was helpful because I could rewind and rewatch portions. It would have been more helpful if someone had verbally explained the process. I realized I did not know how to assemble a cake-decorating bag. I was able to find this extremely informative video from Wilton that walked me through this process.
Check out my second attempt at moving myself from a failed creation to a nailed it creation!
References:
Bridges, M. (2020, June 13). Nailed it! Take 2....[Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/ddMlJScV-4s
Der Boghosian, S. (2015, June 30). How to make easy buttercream rosettes: cake decorating for beginners. [Video]. YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1zZWiuCavA
McKenney, S. (2019, March 25). Confetti sprinkle cupcakes. Sally's Baking Addiction.https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/confetti-cupcakes/?fbclid=IwAR1hN_EPCEJAmMbN6BEa8hjGbBYVaTRDuN_L3-M-HSqMP3xIH84lmTvGlMI
Nailed It. (2018). Nailed it by Netflix gif. [Giphy]. https://gph.is/2Hn9cwU
Perkins, T. (2013, March 13). James Paul Gee's affinity spaces. prezi.com.https://prezi.com/zuhqxrliiftd/james-paul-gees-affinity-spaces/
Wilton. (2019, February 4).How to use a decorating bag. [Video]. YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orjkymt6zyg
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