Thursday, December 11, 2014

Semester Final Reflection Essay

In class on Thursday (12-11) you will write a short essay response to the following questions. Although we will work on these in class, you do not need to post your essay to your blog until the Friday of exam week (12-19).

Please frame your answer in complete thoughts and paragraphs (not as a bullet-point list). Feedback is essential to helping me shape this course in the future, so I appreciate your honest responses to these questions.

Please answer every question in detail:

The Project
  • What was your biggest struggle during this project?
  • What aspect of the documentary makes you most proud?
  • What aspect of the documentary would you have changed?
  • What aspects of the project were you personally responsible for? Please be specific as possible.
  • We can all agree that group is frustrating. What did you do to try to promote a healthy group atmosphere? What more do you wish you had done to help the group?  Do you feel like you contributed a fair amount to the overall project?
The Class
  • This course is designed to help you hone your critical thinking skills. Did any of our readings or films cause you to think about your world differently? Did the project cause you to think about the campus community differently?
  • Another goal of this course is to challenge you with new technologies and communication techniques. How did your public speaking ability change this semester? Did you enjoy learning about how different styles of communication function, or would you have preferred writing 4 essays?
  • My goal as an instructor is to help draw out the abilities you already possess, and focus them into new applications. Was my style helpful? Would you have preferred more lectures? More discussion? More homework?
  • What can I do in the future to make this class better?
  • If you could change one thing about this course, what would it be?

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