The semester went by way too fast; that would probably be the only thing I didn’t like pertaining to this class specifically. August came and went and so did Halloween, followed by Thanksgiving and then, boom, it’s the last couple of weeks before finals. The semester went by fast, but I enjoyed every class period. This course was enjoyable for many different reasons; the topics covered, the course structure and most importantly, the professor. The topics covered in Mass Communication Technology intrigued me because I am living through a whole new digital age that is evolving every day. The topics in this class closely related to me because I use the technology we learned about, all the time. From social media outlets like Twitter and Snapchat to being able to use the social media outlets on different Apple devices such as the iPad, iPhone, Macbook, etc., almost everything related to my life. There was just enough out of class assignments, I think, with the course being a two hour credit class. I really enjoyed writing the blogs and I hope that my future journalism teachers require this. I don’t know if I could keep my blog going without a prompt, but maybe that will be my new years resolution. I thought the PowerPoint’s were very useful and helpful. For the first half of the semester I didn’t have the book so I relied on the PowerPoint’s and my notes for my blogs. I really enjoyed the visuals and examples given on the slides. All of them seemed to be relatable in some way. It’s refreshing when you have a teacher that is so passionate about his or her work. You can tell journalism is apart of who Carol is and that made taking this class much more enjoyable. I find it is easier to learn from a teacher who sincerely enjoys the subject and who can clearly teach the topics being presented in the course because of personal experience.
I don't think my ideas about journalism, media and computing changed, but I was definitely made more aware about how the three of those connect on a larger scale. Every day I learned something new in this class, and I think that is my biggest take away. Learning something new in class. From the PowerPoints to lessons from Carol's personal life I have knowledge that I can use personally and professionally that I probably wouldn't have received if I hadn't been in this class. Overall, I am very pleased with this course. I hope to take more of Carol's classes in the future and look forward to furthering my studies in the journalism department at Creighton.
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