Blog post #12: Extra Credit

I had used blogs before RTF 305, one was to keep in touch with my family and friends while I was away during the summer. I had another for an AP English Composition course which we used to turn in our writing assignments and critique other student’s pieces. Using the blog for a class is great, it’s very simple to use, and it’s easy to incorporate examples (i.e. links to articles, pictures, videos, etc.), and I like using them because I am able to keep track of my work. There were really no difficulties which I encountered.

The prompts which I found interesting were ones where I was able to take a piece of media with which I was familiar and analyze and apply it to what we were presently learning: I especially enjoyed analyzing camera angles and the different formats of television shows, blogs number 7 and 8, respectively).  I found others to be less engaging, normally when we were required to write about a concept with no specific direction, such as cultivation theory or globalization. I felt that aside from the short definition, they could be extremely subjective, and I was not always confident in what I was writing.

I would recommend using blogs in the future courses of RTF 305, and other courses as well; they are extremely useful for students and teachers alike. However, in the future, I would recommend more communication through the blogs. I would have liked to see feedback from the TAs on my posts instead of discussing them in our section meetings.

Yes, you can use my blog in a paper or report.