Before taking RTF 305, I had never used any sort of blog before. However, I have really enjoyed writing the weekly assignments. It’s a way for me to become more familiar with a specific topic discussed in the ongoing lecture. The blogs required a means of really understanding what was being discussed and how it is used within the media. Also, that you had to search for some form of example, like a youtube video or image, or excerpt, helped increase the understanding of the concept. The only difficulties encountered with the blogs were sometimes the prompt was a little confusing and wordy, and embedding videos was a little tricky in the beginning. But other than that, it was pretty straightforward and simple. The blog prompts that included advertisements, sitcoms, and screen shots were my personal favorites. It was fun to bring in examples that I was familiar with from movies and television shows that I have seen. I would recommend using a blog in future RTF courses as well as other undergraduate courses because it was an effective way of understanding concepts from the lecture or topic. If I had to make an improvement with the blogs the only thing I can think of is making the embedding option for videos a little simpler, and also including more concepts to use within the blog; and not just one. This would help tie in more concepts from the lecture.
Yes, you can use my blog in a paper or report.
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