In finishing the second semester of my Junior year of Highschool, I will also be finishing the second portion of Advanced Multimedia Applications. A subject that I have absolutely not mastered, but a class in which I have learned an immense amount. Throughout this class I have experienced a handful of trial and error with various websites being blocked by my school provided Chromebook, but that only led me to work even harder on some of these assignments. Going along with that, my multimedia knowledge has grown in an indescribable way. Every single assignment was something totally new to me and there is simply no better way to learn than that.
When I began this class I had no desire to go into any sort of career involving multimedia applications. In fact, I still have no interest in a profession with the need for multimedia, so one can imagine how surprised I was when realizing that what I’m learning through this course can benefit me so heavily outside of the multimedia world. In ITE 270, each student was given the choice of an issue, any issue in the world that bothers or affects them in any way. Then, we would use the process of design thinking to develop a public service announcement to address this issue. It is simply astounding. Every week I would work on something new, and each assignment contributed to my end PSA project. I learned so much about starting small and working towards a big goal. It took time and work, but it paid off extremely well, and all into a topic that I was passionate about.
There has without a doubt, been a severe transformation throughout these past 9 weeks for me. Although in the first portion of Multimedia (ITE 170) in the first semester I was doing interesting assignments, they were just not necessarily my thing. However, in ITE 270 our assignments made a huge change and they, of course, like I mentioned previously, were about a topic of our choosing. Doing assignments that worked toward this particular PSA made me much more motivated to complete my work. I have never worked super successfully online, and this being an online class, there were plenty of times were I did not prioritize properly. There were also many emails sent to the professor. Luckily, my work ethic changed during these past 9 weeks and I’m proud to mention that today is April 16th, and this assignment is not due until May 3rd. So yes, these 9 weeks have been very different and all for the better.
Finally, my absolute most favorite part of this whole class in both ITE 170 and ITE 270, has been using my ePortfolio. Reaching the audience via blog is just so efficient. Although, WordPress (I know I’m criticizing while I’m currently using WordPress, so this is a tad hypocritical) has given me some frustration by not allowing me to post a video along with my blog without paying extra money for some premium subscription. I still believe that using a blog for this class is nothing less than genius. Blogs were popular 15 years ago and they still are today, so I fully believe this is a skill that I have picked up that will show to be quite handy throughout my professional life. Another beneficial factor that comes along with using an ePortfolio, is just being graded. It feels so unbelievably better being graded on a blog post appose to a test. Using my ePortfolio I can put in my own personal style which not only makes me more confident and comfortable with my work, but it grants everyone the ability to shine outside of just basic grades and quiz scores. It also comes in handy to view one’s peer’s blog to get an idea or share an idea.
In conclusion, I have learned about general Multimeda, I figured out where my work ethic shows best, and I realized that Multimedia courses can teach you so much more than one could possibly imagine when signing up for the class. I truly have picked up wonderful ideas and knowledge throughout this semester, and throughout this whole year. I am so grateful for my professor Alica and I without a second thought in mind, recommend this course!
Alex’s World 