This semester had a lot of hands on work this semester, which was great. I learned how to blog, how to analyze a website rhetorically and redesign it effectively, I had the opportunity to revise a previously published wiki page, and I learned how to use 3 new social media sites.
I enjoyed learning all of these new technologies. I had never blogged before, which made for a learning curve. I have only ever had a Facebook account, so struggled a bit trying to figure out del.ic.ious, Pinterest, and Twitter. Learning curve number two. The hardest part here was the time constraint. I barely have time to keep up with one account, never mind figure out 3 more, make a specific number of significant posts, and gain some kind of a following. The group projects were enjoyable because they dealt with revision of already published work. My group and I worked well together, and accomplished great things. I enjoy revising others’ work, so I found this talk to be fun.
The lack of guidance was really hard for me. I have anxiety, so having someone to answer all of my questions about a topic is crucial to my performance. A couple of times this semester I was unsure of how to go about an assignment, and spent time stressing over that and the fact that I couldn’t figure it out on my own. This was especially noticeable in project 2, the social media bundle. I was not sure of the minimum amount of posts (with the exception of Twitter), I didn’t know what to post on the sites I was unfamiliar with, and had a hard time with it.
Another tricky aspect was the fact that many things came due at once. Projects were due on Friday, along with a list of Sakai work from the night before. It was hard to work through this pile. If I didn’t have Fridays off I probably wouldn’t have gotten all my work in.
Other than that, I had a good semester. I learned a lot, explored some parts of technology I never thought I would, and grew as a writer.
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