How has your relationship to digital media changed after taking this course?
- My relationship to digital media changed after taking this course. Before this class, my knowledge about using digital media was limited, I would only use it for social media, watching videos, and listening to music. I didnt realize there’s so much I can do with digital media. I liked how I was able to expand my use of digital media by using Garageband and iMovie to express my inner creativity. Also, I loved the fact that we use tumblr.com, it’s one of my favorite websites and I liked how I was able to use Tumblr in a different approach by posting things that are about my life, instead of always reblogging stuff I usually do in my personal tumblr account.
What is one principle, technique, or concept will you take away from the course?
- I learned that there are so many unique ways to tell a story through creative writing and the different techniques that are involved in the process. I liked how you can tell a story through a documentary, podcasts, writing, and etc. I also found the technique of collages interesting too. Telling a story doesn't have to be a one way order, it can fragmented or combinations of lots of things.
How was your relationship to creative writing changed after taking the course?
- I’ve always despised writing since I was little. I dreaded writing essays and research papers. Writing was never my thing. I honestly thought I would do a lot of structured and formal writing in this class like I did in my previous writing class. Fortunately, that wasn't the case, this course didnt feel like a class I had to take, it was fun and I enjoyed doing the assignments and projects because I able to put my own interests and express myself fully. Creative writing has a different approach, and the style of writing is what you make out of it. Throughout this semester of taking this class, I learned that there’s so many ways to be a “creative writer.” It’s not just writing short stories and poetry, technology can be used in creative writing. I liked how the fact that I was able to do creative writing through blogging (tumblr), make memes, collages, podcasts, and documentaries. There’s so much variation in creative writing and I also enjoyed doing the weekly short term media projects since each writing assignment was completely different one and another. I liked how I was able to put my own personal twist to writings and projects we had to do.
Why is it important to write creatively and/or make digital media?
- It is vital for us to write creatively/ make digital medial. Being able to express our thoughts and emotions through creativity allows us to think and learn something about ourselves. Writing and working on projects like documentary or podcasts is relaxing, it lets us focus on something and share the world with our creations. It’s also a way of communication, a way of learning new things about people’s lives through their stories.
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