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Leveraging Remote Work Experience when Applying for Jobs

Once COVID-19 caused a nationwide lockdown, remote work became almost everyone’s method of operation. Around 88% of companies shifted to remote work during the pandemic, and most are continuing this model now.

  1. The Happy Secret to Better Work: A Digital Corps Discussion

    Where is the happiness we associate with hard work and success? Do we keep working hard and meeting goals only to have a short burst of happiness, or do we hold the power to rewire our positivity and ultimately change how we view the world and, in conjunction, our work? This exact idea was recently tested by a group of Digital Corps students and staff who sat down to discuss this idea of “better work.”

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  2. Quarantine Motivation: A Digital Corps-antine Diaries Update

    The Digital Corps began shifting towards remote work in early March. As employees adapted to working from home, students of the Corps began to develop project ideas that could be completed remotely. The Digital Corps-antine Diaries, which were developed at the beginning of quarantine, have encouraged Corps employees to pursue creative projects independently throughout this […]

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  3. Staying Creative: A Digital Corps-Antine Diaries Update

    In an attempt to stave off creative bankruptcy during a time where everyone seems to be stuck inside all summer, students at the Digital Corps are developing personal projects to keep their workloads fresh. The Digital Corps-antine Diaries were started in the latter half of spring 2020 and have transitioned into a unique opportunity for students to […]

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  4. Digital Corps-antine Diaries

    The COVID-19 pandemic changed how people live and work together. After President Geoffrey Mearns from Ball State University announced his decision to move to remote learning and working, the Digital Corps quickly established a plan to work remotely for the remainder of its Spring 2020 semester and into the future. Students at the Corps carried on […]

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  5. A Remote Reality

    Work-from-home has become the new norm in light of the current coronavirus pandemic. Even before COVID-19 spread into Delaware County, employees and students with the Digital Corps began implementing remote work practices.

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  6. A Beginner’s Guide to Web Design: A Digital Corps Perspective

    The term itself sounds fairly self-explanatory. Web. Design. Designing for the web. However, it’s a bit trickier than that. When beginning to design a website, there are many important considerations, such as visual appearance, functionality, and accessibility.

    Eric Chavarria works on code.
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  7. Collaboration Among Teams for Office Space Improvement

    Communication in the workplace is essential to any form of productivity. With the latest and greatest unified communication tools like Slack, Microsoft Teams, etc., employees and managers alike are able to respond quickly to questions while avoiding information overload in the email inboxes of the entire office. Still, according to Tribal Impact, an internal social […]

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  8. Project Management with the Ball State Digital Corps

    Project management is far more than, well, managing projects. While keeping deadlines straight and ensuring that the team is working on task is important, the larger role that a project manager plays in an office is one of utmost importance. Without an effective project manager, teams can sometimes forget about their role on a project, […]

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  9. Creative Caricatures: A Digital Corps Design Challenge

    Do you know what it takes to be a designer? Natural skill and an aesthetically trained eye often come to mind, but it takes dedication and lots of practice to reach that level. When you’re surrounded by talent, it’s easy to forget how much work goes into the end result, which is why we kicked […]

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