I honestly thought that Emergent Media was a really fun course. It covered a large variety of topics while keeping me interested throughout the activities. I even enjoyed the sports unit which was especially surprising considering the fact I’m really not that big of a sports fan. I was also shocked that I enjoyed the video broadcast. I’m not the type of person who likes being on camera but it was fun talking about something I was knowledgeable about.
The online format was a lot easier than what I thought it would be. It took me a couple weeks to practice my time management skills but now I do not procrastinate nearly as much as I used to. I also liked being able to do things at my own pace. If I had a week where I did not have a lot of work from other classes, I could work ahead so that I was not as stressed when I did have extra work.
Despite the fact that I enjoyed the course greatly, there are a couple things I would change. For example, I wish we would have dove deeper into the blogging aspect. The blogs were my favorite part of this course. I loved being given a topic and being able to write whatever I wanted on it. The only other thing I could think of changing would be the time limit on quizzes. Sometimes it takes me a little bit to figure out the answer to a question so I cut it close a few times with the time limit. I do not think it should be a large change, but going from 15 minutes to 20 minutes would have been a little less stressful for a couple of the quizzes.
Overall, this was a very enjoyable course. It not only taught me more about the media, but also more about myself and how to manage my time. I now know that online classes are not as terrifying as they seem as long as it is taken as seriously as physically going to class. I will definitely take everything I learned with me in the future.
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