My favourite assignment in this course was probably The
Buried Life project. It was fun, and really got me thinking about what to do
with my life and how to live it the fullest. It wasn’t just an assignment; it
was more like a life lesson saying there’s more to do than just sit around. My
least favourite assignment would have to be Newspaper Blackout Poetry. No matter
how much I tried, I couldn’t get anything rolling. All my attempts were a
failure. I wasn’t too happy with my final product, either; they didn’t make
sense to me and I couldn’t understand why everyone else’s were so good. The Friday
reading was alright, but I was having troubles keeping up with the responses on
Monday. I kept up at first, and then it became difficult as it went on. Along with
the reading response, the writing reflections were hard to keep up with if I fell
behind, although the content and ideas to write about were much easier. I personally
liked using the WRN for personal additions better than putting them on my blog.
I guess I just like putting things on paper rather than typing. Integrating technology
into the course was a pretty cool idea though, considering the traditional form
of writing is on paper. I like how we were taught different way to make sure
our digital footprint stayed clean, and safe ways to put ourselves into the
world via the internet. Twitter was also a good way to connect with our
classmates and make responses to TBL projects that we had made. I find it made
some people open up more to commenting and replying. During this course, I learned
that I have a hard time getting started on the majority of projects idea-wise,
but once I get the ball rolling it doesn’t stop until the project is done. I have
some interesting and unique ideas and views on things, so when I can
incorporate them into an assignment or a project it can end up being pretty
different. I’d like to say I loved the course Ms. McLauchlan. It was really
interesting, and it wasn’t at all what I expected. One thing I would add is
perhaps a longer writing assignment in the future, perhaps an extended short
story or something of the like. My advice to future students would be, if you
have any really cool or unique ideas, use them. This is a course where you can
really be creative and yourself, so use it to your advantage and enhance your creative
(writing) side.