Entering
the English Seminar course I was nervous seeing that the course was the
culminating course for my English Bachelors Degree. Seeing I have no experience
with blogging I was very happy to find that the blog would be an educational
outlet and we must keep the blog as a profession academic space, as I struggle
with creativity at times. The class was very easy to come into and discuss the
ideas of global context and the idea that the medium shapes the message. This
idea is a very important concept, with the world entering a period where
technology is changing by the moment and the medium is changing the way
students read, write, and understand concepts introduced. The delivery of
information has changed dramatically, for example students no longer read in
linear order. Unlike a book where information is presented to students in a
specific order, now information is presented to students on the Internet that
now has links within an informational piece that can take students from an
article on zoo animals to Bengal tigers to living conditions in India. Student
learning is dynamically changing from day to day and it is up to the teachers
to keep up with this.
An
interesting term we covered this semester was hypermediacy, which discusses the
medium of a piece and whether you are forced to notice the medium or not. For
example if you think of a sitcom or a science fiction film, during a sitcom at
times you feel as if the actors are your friends and you are actually a part of
the show. However if you are watching a Star Trek film, you are forced to focus
on the medium of the film because you are constantly reminded this is a film. Now
that I understand this term I see hypermediacy in everyday life. Particularly I
see hypermediacy in high fashion. In normal day fashion you see people wearing
clothing that blends in with society, however when people wear avant garde
pieces, you are reminded that this is high fashion by the outstanding nature of
these pieces.
I
appreciated the use of blogging with in the course because I never knew how
exciting a blog could be. Looking at my classmates pages I see the creativity
and their personalities shining out of the screen and it is incredible to see
what a few pictures can do for your blog. Even adding videos or a nice background
changes the feel of your blog, which is so amazing.
The most
valuable information I have gain from this course, is from the discussions that
took place during class. I have gain so much knowledge from the open discussion
that we have had in class. Surprisingly unlike any English class I have
enrolled in, everyone was respectful and no one insulted anyone. I must say
that this has been one of the classes I looked forward to coming to each class
period. I even was excited to bring my daughter into class with me, and to my
surprise, we went over the Lion King to show the constructs of the Father, Son
archetype. I will truly miss all of you and I hope you all succeed in all your
endevours.
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