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What About EDM310?

--What are the things (if any) you have heard about EDM310?
I would be lying if I said I have never heard anything about the EDM310 class. I have heard several things over the past few semesters, both good and bad concerning the class. One for example would be as follows, "prepare for the hardest class of your life" which I admit was a bit discouraging to hear but I have done just that. Regardless of the toughness of this class it is a requirement for me as an education major, so I might as well just ride it out. Another example would be "that class is a pain, but if you do your work you'll come out with your head held high and actually feel like you have accomplished something".

--What fears (if any) do you have about EDM310?
I don't have any fears necessarily, but more concerns for the unknown. I have already accepted the fact that this was going to be a difficult course but that doesn't really scare me. More courses should be like EDM310 , in the fact that they challenge us to always do better. The concerns I have are probably commonly shared with my peers. The biggest of these concerns being the work load. The work load is manageable, but as it has been stressed to us, we will have to learn to manage our time wisely as a professional would.

 

--Compare and contrast EDM310 with other courses you have taken in college or high school.
EDM310 is completely different than any class I have ever had to take before. The closest thing I can think to compare it to would be the Foliotek aspect in common with the other education classes. I have never before had a class that is based on projects uploaded to a blog. It contrast majorly with many other classes that have the ordinary text that discusses facts and terms.

--What do you think will be the most difficult thing for you in EDM310?
The thing that will be the most difficult for me will probably be a split between time management and the use of different types of technology that I am unfamiliar with.

--What is the best way for you to address this “most difficult” aspect of EDM310?
The best way that I am going to be able to address the most difficult aspect of EDM310 is by diving into the technology that I am unfamiliar with, and trying to familiarize myself with it. We all have heard the phrase in class "I don't know, let's find out", so this to me proves that we aren't expected to come into the class knowing everything, but that it is expected of us to ask questions about those things we do not know.

--What questions do you still have about EDM310? What ideas do you have about how to
address those questions?
The other questions I have about the course concern our group based projects, but I am sure they will be answered whenever we are assigned into groups. One question for example would be, how are we placed into groups? Possibly by random or are we allowed to make the groups ourselves.




:Created by Jordan Sweat
1/18/2015