(FreyaDT, 2011)
We had a great class this week and covered a variety of things. We took the time to review everyone's blogs (both WordPress and Blogger), which was a great idea. This way, we as students, know whether or not our work has been up to par and we need to change in the future. I passed the "cell phone test," as Doc Chris calls it, so I was happy. I can just continue along as usual.
Doc Chris then went on to congratulate us all on our hard work, especially with the help we provided in the FEB events this semester. The event last week was a huge success, and he and his colleagues have been so impressed with our professionalism and success, which means a lot coming from established people. See Doc Chris' praise below:
Doc Chris said we, as a class, are way ahead of his expectations in terms of workload, and so the remaining weeks of the semester will be much easier for all of us. This is his special gift to the many seniors in the class. He said that, so long as the quality of our work does not dwindle in the next few weeks, we should all be getting A's. Thus, he said, he shouldn't even have to look at the names when he is putting in grades; he should be able to just cover his eyes and write "A."
It is also important that students in the class, not just those who are teammates, support one another. During class, Tina was nice enough to come up to me and compliment my dancing at the Dance Company spring showcase over the weekend. She had a video of my Irish dance performance and wanted to ask my permission before posting it on her blog. I really appreciated her kind words, and, when she showed the video to Doc Chris, he showed me his Irish jig! Maybe we should have a dance-off!!!
(tinamarciano217, 2012)
Since we won't be having class next Thursday due to the Easter break, our in-class Easter celebration came early! Janet Thomas, who is a regular craft services professional for Doc Chris, was present and had made Easter cupcakes for the whole class. Thank you, Janet!
We then took advantage of Janet's presence to practice our interviewing and video-recording skills. Each group asked her about her cooking: how she got started, what her favorite cuisine/recipe is, etc. You can see me interview her (some great practice for me!) on behalf of Team Worldwide below. Sudesna practiced her video skills by recording the interview, and Scott and Lauren came up with some of the questions. Awesome collaboration, Team Worldwide!
Upon wishing us a happy Easter break and telling us to blog about our holiday, Doc Chris left us with one final challenge: to try out Tout, which records 15-second video snippets. He told us to go back to each of our class blog posts and reflect on each one in a Tout video. I have set up my account, but haven't tried recording yet, so we will see how that goes.
(www.socialmediaworld.com, 2012)
In other news, I have been celebrating the release of the book I acquired, copy edited, and now am helping to market through the Communication department's own publishing house, Apprentice House. Apprentice House is the only campus-based, student-run publishing house in the nation. The book I have been working on since last September, Kelsey Shining Bright, was written by an 18-year-old freshman at Villanova University, Cailean Geary. The book is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com, and will ship on its official release date, this coming Sunday, April 1.
In celebration of this and five other books' recent release, Apprentice House held a launch party this past Wednesday night, where its newest authors and members of the Loyola community came together to celebrate the accomplishments of everyone involved in Apprentice House. I was even chosen to speak about the work of Apprentice House from a student's perspective. The party was a great success, and I had so much fun!
(www.loyola.edu, 2012)
Critical Analysis (answers to these questions are in the overview above):
- What did I learn?
- How did I grow?
- How did my group grow?
- What direction is the class moving in?
- How did Doc Chris do?
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