the pleasures of digital interactive media....
the most valuable thing i learned in this class this semester?.. wow... that warrants a harsh but truthful answer.
most valueable thing(s) learned:
-- how to squeeze the most out of my free time without jeopardizing responsibilities
-- scheduling time to work out of class is a very hard thing to accomplish
-- HTML...there; i said it... i hate html coding.. i hate writing code.. i hate talking to computers.. but i can manage making a webpage without it looking too horrible and have it get something done
-- flash animation... i love drawing, and i love watching my drawings move.. if there was truly a great thing learned in this class, it has to be flash... but only the drawing aspect.. the actionscript stuff rubs me the wrong way(i think it has a lot to do with talking to computers and having them do what i want them to do)
now to the gritty part....
if there was anything i truly enjoyed in this class it has to be the animation. i enjoyed the hell out of that. i hated coding anything, but i learned it grudgingly.
if there were an assignment i would change or elimnate all together, it would easily have to be the netart project. what a horrible experience that was. aside from javascript coding, i had a hard time wrapping my finger around the relevance of making a book, and a piece of abstraction for the world-wide-web. but i imagine the purpose of the project was to get us(the students) out of our comfort zone. but even tho i did the project, i had avery hard time understanding the "why" aspect.
OTHER COMMENTS:
this section may be a little hard to read, but i feel it must be said. i really liked the class; how it pushed us(the students) to learn a lot in a very short amount of time. i imagine anyone can learn anything if they are forced to wade through problems on their own in countless hours of struggle. thats how a lot of people learn: hardships. i just wish there was more time to learn the subject material.
oen thing i found very diffuclt to do was getting projects done on time. i know there are as many excuses as there are people or stars, but it is very hard to meet deadlines when they fall on a monday. it may be a personal thing, but i found it very very difficult to get anything done for a monday when i work weekends 50 miles off campus. that leaves very little time for working on projects, when i can only work on them on campus. in short... i wish there were more time in class to work on projects so i and other students could ask questions when the teacher is assuredly in class. its a little diffcult and frustrating contacting the teacher for questions via email, sending attachment files and the sort.
OR
the class could be bumped up to a 5 credit hour course rather than a 3... then i would understand the insane amount of time spent on projects out of class. that boggles my mind as well.
i have never had to work so hard in a class to get things done in a timely fashion. never. it is KIND OF refreshing getting things done. i get a sense of accomplishment. but the whole semester i felt i was focusing A LOT on a single 3 credit hour class, watching my other class grades drop as i try to scramble to get everything done.
i think this class needs to be looked at carefully and realisticly by the staff. something has to be changed to alleviate some of the pressure.
BUT..
with all of that said: the class overall was a GREAT learning experience. i have to admit that i DID learn a lot in such a short time. i just wish my hair didnt turn grey on me so young.
that was a lot of writing, but i felt a lot of it needed to be said.
most valueable thing(s) learned:
-- how to squeeze the most out of my free time without jeopardizing responsibilities
-- scheduling time to work out of class is a very hard thing to accomplish
-- HTML...there; i said it... i hate html coding.. i hate writing code.. i hate talking to computers.. but i can manage making a webpage without it looking too horrible and have it get something done
-- flash animation... i love drawing, and i love watching my drawings move.. if there was truly a great thing learned in this class, it has to be flash... but only the drawing aspect.. the actionscript stuff rubs me the wrong way(i think it has a lot to do with talking to computers and having them do what i want them to do)
now to the gritty part....
if there was anything i truly enjoyed in this class it has to be the animation. i enjoyed the hell out of that. i hated coding anything, but i learned it grudgingly.
if there were an assignment i would change or elimnate all together, it would easily have to be the netart project. what a horrible experience that was. aside from javascript coding, i had a hard time wrapping my finger around the relevance of making a book, and a piece of abstraction for the world-wide-web. but i imagine the purpose of the project was to get us(the students) out of our comfort zone. but even tho i did the project, i had avery hard time understanding the "why" aspect.
OTHER COMMENTS:
this section may be a little hard to read, but i feel it must be said. i really liked the class; how it pushed us(the students) to learn a lot in a very short amount of time. i imagine anyone can learn anything if they are forced to wade through problems on their own in countless hours of struggle. thats how a lot of people learn: hardships. i just wish there was more time to learn the subject material.
oen thing i found very diffuclt to do was getting projects done on time. i know there are as many excuses as there are people or stars, but it is very hard to meet deadlines when they fall on a monday. it may be a personal thing, but i found it very very difficult to get anything done for a monday when i work weekends 50 miles off campus. that leaves very little time for working on projects, when i can only work on them on campus. in short... i wish there were more time in class to work on projects so i and other students could ask questions when the teacher is assuredly in class. its a little diffcult and frustrating contacting the teacher for questions via email, sending attachment files and the sort.
OR
the class could be bumped up to a 5 credit hour course rather than a 3... then i would understand the insane amount of time spent on projects out of class. that boggles my mind as well.
i have never had to work so hard in a class to get things done in a timely fashion. never. it is KIND OF refreshing getting things done. i get a sense of accomplishment. but the whole semester i felt i was focusing A LOT on a single 3 credit hour class, watching my other class grades drop as i try to scramble to get everything done.
i think this class needs to be looked at carefully and realisticly by the staff. something has to be changed to alleviate some of the pressure.
BUT..
with all of that said: the class overall was a GREAT learning experience. i have to admit that i DID learn a lot in such a short time. i just wish my hair didnt turn grey on me so young.
that was a lot of writing, but i felt a lot of it needed to be said.
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