Today was our 10th and final Lectorial! Oh how time flies! We didn’t have any readings this time around (which I’d be lying if I hadn’t celebrated the fact) and the class wasn’t really about learning anything about media like it usually is. Instead we actually did a bit of a recap of the semester and got an explanation of what to expect in the future. The very near future, in fact – semester 2!
Next semester’s workshops are going to be very different from what we’ve been doing so far. In fact, so different that we don’t even really have workshop anymore – we have studios. Basically each lecturer will run an individual studio focusing on a single question or topic rather than the general media like Media 1 did. Soon we’ll get a chance to see presentations from each studio to see what they have to offer and to help us decide which one we want to do. The whole process sounds a little daunting – there will be ballot boxes and preference order (it’s all a little like preparation for the first time I’ll ever vote, maybe a little less important for the country of Australia though…).
The studios will have the same assessment criteria and schedule as media 1, so it’s not the complete deep end we’re being thrown into – at least we’ve done a bit of paddling prior to this. All the same, I’m both curious and anxious to see what the future of this degree has to offer me!