Reflection of my Learning

Taking Multimedia Journalism, for which this blog was made, has been a very worthwhile experience. I've really enjoyed taking a topic I was interested in and learning more about it and applying it to my desired profession.

I took this class mostly because I wanted to learn Dreamweaver. I had taken E-Business II and had not gotten the grasp that I wanted, so I took this class hoping it would strengthen my understanding of it, and it definitely did. I'm very pleased that I know at least the basics of making a website using Dreamweaver, and had I more time, I would have made my website more interesting in terms of design and layout.

I wasn't necessarily interested in doing more work with writing articles. I always feel like I get enough of that working in Marketing and Communication and writing for the Trumpet. Still, I find that I often make the same mistakes, and by taking this class, I think it opened my eyes that you are never truly a polished journalist. I don't think I've ever written an article where no changes were made to it before publication. That says a lot about the learning process and why it's important to keep writing. They say that to become a better writer, you need to read, read, read and write, write, write. That's a good thing to keep in mind and I hope that as I continue to complete journalistic writings that I take into note more so the things that I need to improve upon as well as reading the articles of others for tips and inspiration.

I was very pleased that we were able to make a video in this class, and I wish I would have taken time to complete a package, because it would have been a nice addition to my portfolio, in which I already have a Q&A-style piece. I just ran out of time. I also wish I would've dedicated more time to taking photos since I don't have very many.

Learning more about the field of multimedia journalism and social media journalism has been very useful and will be very beneficial to my future. I hope that I can take what I've learned in this class and be able to apply it to my career even if I do end up in public relations. I'm very interested in news, and I want that to be part of what I do. And the ever-developing relationship of web and journalism is really exciting to me. I'm looking forward to what might lie ahead.

I think something that might be easy and interesting to add to this class would be a podcast. I would have liked to learn the audio program that Adobe offers (although I can't even think of what it's called right now). Plus, I think that would be something easier to put together since it's basically a blog post recorded.

Now, the topic that I have covered has been a really useful one--one that I wish more people including myself would take note of. It's so important to understand how to be healthy and to take interest in living a healthy lifestyle. I've learned about why students don't exercise and why they don't eat right and why they should do those things, but I've also learned how easy it is. It's just mostly a matter of laziness, which is disappointing. I hope that I can drop the bad habits I've developed in college and turn to better habits as an adult.

Overall, this class has been a very exciting and worthwhile journey that I'm very glad to have taken. I've learned and developed as a web writer, as a producer, and as a designer--all very important and useful skills that I'd like to put to further use in my career.