Before this RTF class I had never written a blog before other than a few posts on Myspace when I was in junior high. I feel like the blogs and the research that went into them helped me to learn the content better and understand the terms more in depth. Even more, I have become better acquainted with the blogging realm and processes that accompany the practice; also I learned several simple aspects of computer and Internet usage such as how to embed a video clip. I had minimal difficulty in preparing my blog, especially after our TA demonstrated how to embed a video. Other than embedding, there was only one other issue and that was finding appropriate and useful videos or other media content that pertained to the topic.
The blog prompts that were the most difficult were the ones that asked for the explanation of a concept from the class lectures. For example, the blogs that asked for examples and definitions for hegemony and globalization. Though the concepts themselves were not difficult to understand, finding in depth and highly useful examples to use as supplementary detail in the blog was a difficult and often long task. I personally enjoyed the prompt that asked us to write about our favorite film and explain three scenes that used the shots that were covered in class.
I would definitely recommend using the blogs in the future, though they required much effort and some time they served as a creative way to explore the concepts that we were covering in class and in our readings. The only thing that I would recommend is that the new blog prompts for the week to be emailed at the beginning of each week with at least five days to complete them. A few times we did not receive the next prompt until one to three days before they were due.
Yes, you can use my blog in a paper or report
Thanks!
Kaitlyn
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