Walking into the semester, I wasn’t really sure what I was expecting. But, I’m glad that I selected this FYOS because I learned so much about different types of media from different perspectives. Some of the blog posts that really peaked my interest were the posts about legacy media, social media audits, and the autoethnography because I was able to learn about different types of media as well as analyze my own usage. I’ve never look at how I used my social media because it was just another things that was a part of my life. But after the evaluation, I learned to better make use of my time.
Overall, the entire class was a really good experience. After this class, my interest in Communication Studies has increased so I am considering taking class in this subject.
This class taught me to look more deeply into my own media usage. The assignment where we had to keep track of our media usage for a couple of days really gave me a lot of insight into how I use media. I never really realized how prevalent media is in our world and how often I use it. The media is pretty hard to avoid.
I think that I will continue to look deeper into my usage of media after this class. This class opened my eyes to different sides to media that I did not really think about, like legacy media and handwritten letters. Media is definitely something that everyone needs to be aware of since it is such a big part of our world.
As a Public Relations major, I learned so much in this class that I can use in my future career. Researching how media is incorporated into PR and what skills are needed in order to succeed in the field undoubtedly better prepared me for the “real world.”
In addition to learning about media in the workforce, I learned a great deal about how media affects my personal life. I realized how dependent I can be on media at times, from Netflix binge watching to simply using my phone as a GPS.
Discussing legacy media was also really interesting, because some of the media we talked about I had never even thought of as a thing of the past. I had just forgotten about them entirely. That discussion brought back the childhood days of computer game discs and iPod shuffles.
For your final posting, please reflect briefly (a few sentences or short paragraph would be fine) on your past few months as a member of the class. You may wish to consider topics such as these:
What (if anything) do you think you’re likely to take away from the class? What will stick with you?
Are there subjects from the class you think you’ll follow up on?
Are there things that you wanted to cover in the class that we missed (or things that you wish we had covered in more detail)?
Are there materials, resources, or exercises that you’d add to a future version of the class?
Thanks to all of you for a great semester!
Blog site for a First-Year Odyssey taught by Dr. Menke in Fall 2016
