Here’s a couple things I
loved this semester:
Lecture was my favourite
part of this class. Even at its crazy early hour & having to wake up at 6am
every Tuesday morning to make it here on time, it was worth it. I didn’t really
understand the exact term that is ‘Digital Media’ but after this class not only
do I understand what Digital Media is but I actually really enjoy every aspect
of it. I also liked how even though class was so early in the morning, Laurie
was so enthusiastic about what we were learning and remained passionate about
what she spoke about each week. It helped me enjoy the content of the course.
Crits in class. I have
never been one to enjoy sharing my work because I am always scared that people
will be like “ew, what is that?” However, this changed this year. Not only did
crits help me feel more comfortable with sharing my work in a professional
environment, but it also made me feel more comfortable with showing people my
work before hand. Input from others really helped me to improve my assignments
before they were due & allowed me to look at my assignment as a viewer,
rather then the creator…if that makes any sense.
Here are a few things I
would change:
Morning Lecture. If I lived
on campus I wouldn’t be saying this. And I know this as not my professors
planning, but having to get up at 6am and for some not even leaving school till
9pm is honestly insane.
Twitter during class. I
love that twitter was used during class and I definitely liked adding #BDC192
hashtags to my tweets, but I found that tweeting DURING class was a little
disruptive. I was personally so intrigued with the content of the lecture that
taking a few minutes to tweet took me out of the lecture & into a “how can
I write this into a tweet” mode. I know that there was a study and what not
that it’s helps you learn, but for me personally it was just a little
disruptive. However, I liked tweeting after class/about the class.
Website design. Before this
class I had never created a website before. I feel like everyone could have
benefitted from a little more website design information. I also found it hard
to start my website without a rubric. I didn’t know what exactly I needed. I
remember in lab she Laurie at least 4 pages, but that was all I knew.
Overall, I loved this
course. I loved learning about all these aspects of media in relation to my
life that I never even knew existed before. I discovered that I actually like
designing things, but sometimes I’m too picky and take too much time choosing
specific colours/fonts. I think it is important for people to learn about whats
happening around them. Staying up to day and keyed in to the newest
things—twitter, blogging etc. allows you to make a name for yourself. Getting
yourself online—in a positive way, is probably the best thing you can do for
yourself (career wise, and personally—its pretty fun) And the one thing I won’t
ever forget from this course is that Google NEVER forgets.
I’m excited to read this
during fourth year & see what I’ve done with Digital Media & hopefully
laugh at my amateur designs.
This is Eve Sharabi and I
thank you for reading my blog! :)
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