5363+-+Final+Reflections

1. Upon enrolling in this course I thought that it would be easy since this is what I didwith my students in my Broadcast class. Parts of it were very similar, like creating videos. I had hoped though that as part of the multimedia experience we would get to learn Micromedia Flash - to put together animation. My other concern was working with people I have never seen and will probably never meet. Would we be able to agree on topics and working conditions? Luckily enough, we were willing to let someone take the lead, and that made things work together nicely.

2. The outcomes of the class are definitely relevant to my class & school. In taking on the Broadcast class (actually creating it from nothing) I have been winging it. This class showed me some ideas on direction and how to form the class. The readings (with a few modifications) I can definitely use as assignments and discussion topics.

3. I think I achieved most of the outcomes that were outlined for the class, except for one. I was not able to use a new movie editing software. I attempted to, however I just didn't have the time to properly learn it.

4. I was able to complete all the assignments quickly and easily thanks to my partners. With the presence of a "leader" we all took our parts and got the jobs done. It was fun to check my emails and see information from my group. Our final product came together into something that we are all proud of.

5. This class has taught me about constructing a good story. Putting together a video takes more thought than just pulling clips from the Internet or shooting my own hallway videos. I need to work some more on these skills. I feel that my technology skills are really good. I'm not afraid of technology, or new programs, but I just didn't have the time to learn Adobe. I thought it would be challenging to coordinate a project like this via emails and wikis. It turned out to be easy. I would like to try it on another project in the future. The readings, and the Digital Storytelling article, hwoever were extremely informative and provided new insights and ideas.