Week 12 - Digital media reflections

Reflecting back on digital media I realize how much I learned from this course. Coming in to RTA I didn't realize we had a digital media class and was unsure of what to expect from the course. However I found that I have learned many principles of design and aspects of the web I hadn't previously know.
The lectures proved very informative and I learned many new theories which helped me in my assignment. Lori was a very good lecturer whose enthusiasm aided my consciousness so early in the morning. The lectures were in general pretty good, however there were a few that seemed irrelevant towards coarse material or redundant since we had the information already. In the labs the tutorials were really well put together and taught us all we needed to know to effectively complete our assignments. I also like sharing our works and hearing other people critique them.
Perhaps more focus in the lectures, and better online posting. Before the test it was frustrating not to have the complete notes available. Even being in class and knowing they would not be complete online afterwards I found them to be a poor resource for studying and should either be fully available or not at all. As for the labs I found the sections before we got on the machines dragged on occasionally. I see the value of having our full attention to start the class however i think it would be helpful to get on the computers and run through the tutorials sooner.
This course has taught me a lot about computers and specific software as well as principles of design to make compelling media. I now appreciate the amount of work that goes into digital media. I also realize the importance of digital media in all facets of the industry and how the design principles can be applied everywhere.
The most important skill that I will take away from this course are the principles of design and how to apply them to my work and how to identify them in other works. These principles are used everywhere and will be helpful in all the work I do in RTA and in the future.