I wasn’t sure that I was going to have a blog this semester, but the all-round usefulness of it appealed to me as a learning tool.  Not that I re-read too many blog posts, but it was handy to go back and see where I was academically in each week of last semester– progressing or not.  It also gave me a concise way to format my notes, readings, lecture notes and assessment reflection.  As well as media creatives being reliant on reflection of creative processes and oneself, I wanted to continue to blog in order to improve my writing.  I want to be able to quickly snatch appropriate and colourful words from my brain rather than stewing over constant writers block.

After having a read through of the assigned readings for ‘Broadcast Media’ last night, I awoke at 7.00 am ready to attend my first lecture of the semester.  The readings tickled my fancy but also stirred some nerves as the philosophical, thought provoking textual analysis arose as a strong theme of week two’s reading.  Yes, I do enjoy thinking deeply about texts and thinking about how the audience interprets texts differently, but I often lack the confidence to communicate accurately when my own thoughts are brought into assessment.

So, the day began with a Broadcast media lecturer where the friendly and comedic lecturers introduced themselves as well as briefly skimming through the course and what is involved.  I literally did not know anyone in the (possibly too empty) room.

Collaboration.

Did you shudder?  Because I definitely did when the lecturers said that this course relies heavily on collaboration.  The fact that I am only in semester two of the first year of my media course is a statement of the lack of ambition that some fellow students possess.  I feel like I am always the engine behind assessments (not that this is a bad thing), so it will be interesting to see if this course can help mould my feelings against group work into a positive atmosphere of ambition, creativity and a motivated work environment.  I don’t like being the bad guy, I really don’t, but if someone is letting my group down… they’ll be in trouble.