Confession #1- I find reflections difficult and boring... until NCT. Yes, it sounds a little apple-on-the-desk, but I'm being completely honest. Thirteen weeks is not an enormous amount of time, and with so much squeezed in it makes for a blurred recollection of lecture-tutorial-assessment-lecture-tutorial-assessment-lecture (well you can see where I'm going with this.) NCT has not been like this at all. The reason for this is I have this beautiful reference called a blog! Every bit of work is on this neat little page, I have something credible to show for the past baker's dozen, and for that I am grateful. Grateful may not sound like the right word, but it is what I am. Amidst the craziness of assessments, exams and decisions over semester enrolments it can be incredibly daunting to go over material and recall your experience of the course. Fortunately for the NCTers, reflection preparation has been evident from the first week.
Confession #2- I dreaded the thought of keeping an online journal my peers could read. I have a Myspace www.myspace.com, but that's just crazy photos and funny answers for the 'interests' section. This is different, I am writing real thoughts and posting an ESSAY that isn't just for the tutor. For me, it's a scary prospect. Not a fan of harsh criticism, and assuming that would be the only feedback, my poor fingernails were practically non-existent. I was even worried about who would like the format I chose! My first post was on my experiences with technology, and within a week I had received two comments... It took me forever to read them, but was so glad I did. Both the lovely blogger's left me some great comments and enjoyed reading the dreaded blog. From then, I've felt more confident in my postings and the knowledge they may be read. What's more, students are generally busy being students. I've noticed how little time I've had to read as many blogs as I would like, let alone bother to say something awful about one (which, from what I've read, isn't a problem anyway.) Thanks to the blogs, I'm far less hesitant to show my work, which has been invaluable; especially when it comes to editing.
Confession #3- I thought this course would be my most boring class. See, you have to understand something, computers have never been my forte. I've used them a lot, but in a more leisurely manner. When it came to studying the processes of technology, I would have preferred to eat a cucumber sandwich. It was actually a slow process for me. Due to an unfortunate organisation problem, I was interstate when semester began, so I missed the first lecture. And then I accidentally missed the second one (it was a timetable problem!) I had read the textbook chapters, but I'm sure I dozed mid-paragraph once. By the third week, I knew I couldn't miss any more, so I downed to coffees and brought a Red Bull just in case... turns out there was no need. I understood what was being taught, and I can remember laughing a couple of times (with, not at...)! It's been a really interactive course, and I'm so glad I didn't back out. I've enjoyed the lectures and the colourful guests (erm, Jason...). I've gotten more from the tutorial tasks than I thought I could (who knew there was more to Word than just typing a document??) And thanks to NCT I pulled out the camera I had been too busy to use, and now remember why I love that object in my hand so much.
It's been a pleasure NCT!
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