Emily's Reflection

I thoroughly enjoyed Multimedia Reporting this semester. I was aware that it was a class for new-age media, but I had no idea just how many different things that entailed.

I am incredibly excited and thankful for all that I have learned in the class. I can say without a single doubt that this has been the single most beneficial class I have ever taken at Lehigh. It has given me so many skills that I think will help me find a job more than anything else I’ve taken at Lehigh. Just the knowledge of all the different Internet-based sites, services and functions will make me incredibly bankable to just about anyone even outside the realm of journalism.

In all, the class was pretty much exactly what I expected, material-wise. I know a lot of people who were in the class last year, so I had a pretty good idea coming in what I would be doing.

It was really great to come in to class and actually learn something new every week, something totally different from the week before. It made coming to class actually exciting.

My favorite part of the class was learning how to make YouTube videos. I’d been wondering how to do it for quite some time, and actually covering it in class made it very easy to pick up. That alone has made me thoroughly consider looking for work in multimedia.

My least favorite part of the class was writing a blog. It was a great skill to learn, to be sure, but I simply don’t have time for one. It takes a lot longer to keep up a blog than I think most people think. My first blog I created for the class was a disaster. It was more of a chore than anything else. It was great how some of my classmates were having fun with theirs and doing all kinds of cool things, but mine was pretty lame. My second one that I created for fun is way better, but I still don’t have time for it.

I did really like unlocking some of the cooler functions of my smart phone.FourSquare, Gowalla, Twitter... All of it is very cool. It made me feel very tech-savvy.

I’ll take everything I learned in this class with me. It was all highly useful in today’s media-geared world. I’m pretty excited to get out there now. Before this class, I was nervous about graduating and not only finding work, but finding work that I actually enjoy. Now I’m much more confident. All of these skills will do nothing but help me.