Multimedia+Video+Technology+Reflection

1. What outcomes had you envisioned for this course? Did you achieve those outcomes? Did the actual course outcomes align with those that you envisioned? When I first saw the Multimedia Video Technology course as part of the program curriculum, I thought that I would learn about various multimedia softwares. I thought that I would end the course knowing the ins and outs of video editing. Did I achieve my outcomes? Yes and no. I knew nothing about multimedia software and what you can do with it. This course helped me to develop my own personal digital story that I have shared with my entire family. Participating in the PSA project was an interesting assignment. I learned how difficult it is to decide what to add to the video and what to take out. My partner and I wanted so much information and it took several tries to eliminate unnecessary information. Beyond the iMovie and Windows PhotoStory, I feel as though I am not familiar with multimedia sources as much as I’d like to be. The outcomes I thought of were not the exact same as the course outcomes, however I did achieve the course outcomes. 2. To the extent that you achieved the outcomes, are they still relevant to the work that you do in your school? Why or why not? We recently created a new, innovative website for our department. I was so excited when this course started because it fell at a perfect time for me at work. I am currently compiling information for training videos and information videos for our new website. Learning about multimedia video technology will help me to develop the videos on a whole new level. We have needed training videos in our office for a very long time now; however nobody was 100% familiar with technology. This program has taught me a great deal about technology and I intend on using what I have learned to improve our website resources. I did not know what I was doing before, but now that I am more familiar with the resources available, I believe I can create many professional, informative videos. This course has helped me to help my department look more professional and technologically inclined. 3. What outcomes did you not achieve? What prevented you from achieving them? I feel like I wanted to learn more about a specific multimedia video editing software. The assignments were great and I learned several new things throughout the course. I would have liked more specific information about a specific program. I understand the concept of online programs, but I feel like some assignments are left for us to teach ourselves. This course was great, but it was disappointing because I feel like some of the assignments were more busy work and I feel like I did not learn as much as I should have. I learned a lot from internet research for this course while I was trying to use the PhotoStory and iMovie programs. I kept trying to think of a better solution for this course. Besides wanting more specific information about the software available, I am satisfied with what I have learned. I am so happy and thankful for the knowledge I have gained from this program, this course included. 4. Were you successful in completing the course assignments? If not, what prevented or discouraged you? I feel as though I was as successful as I could be in completing the course assignments. The rubrics are very helpful when working on the assignments. I like for everything to be laid out on the table and I like to know what is expected of me. I wish there were more projects like the digital story and the PSA project. My least favorite assignment was comparing the open source video editing software. I felt as though I could not get adequate information on any, but it might be because I am not familiar with that software. I was honestly confused when I received emails with additional assignments because I wasn’t really sure which one I was supposed to do. My understanding of the assignments was to complete the ones assigned in the course software. This course was my first course that had me so interested and hurrying up to complete! I found myself finishing one week and starting the next week. Maybe it’s because this is my last course and I am on to my internship. <span style="margin: 5pt 0in 5pt 13.5pt; mso-hyphenate: auto; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; text-indent: -13.5pt;"><span style="color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Arial; msobidifontfamily: Arial; msobidifontsize: 11.0pt; msofareastfontfamily: Arial; msolist: Ignore;">5. <span style="color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">What did you learn from this course: about yourself, your technology and leadership skills, and your attitudes? <span style="color: windowtext; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">I learned that there are so many resources available to develop creative videos for professional and personal reasons. I learned that I like to make my own digital photo story. I cannot wait to make another one! I plan on developing a photo story for my family’s Christmas this year and sharing it with everyone. Working with a partner while trying to create a public service announcement proved to be a challenge compared to creating the digital story. I think it is great to have different points of views while working together, but sometimes it is hard to decide what is best for the assignment. I think my partner and I had mutual leadership roles and we respected each other’s creativity. We knew that we had to work together in a positive light in order to provide our professors with acceptable work. I am satisfied with the work we created and I learned a lot from her while working together during this course.