Final blog post

I have taken multiple classes online. This was the first time I had to take them involuntarily. Also the first time I've taken classes during a worldwide pandemic. Needless to say, I went through various stages of grief. First, I was upset that my life as I knew it was taken away so quickly, but then I felt guilty for feeling bad for myself, so that ended rather quickly. Then, I grew very bored and tired of having to care about things like homework and tests when the world around me was falling deeper and deeper into this pandemic. I had to find different ways to motivate myself, and I ultimately came to the conclusion that since this is my last semester, I don't want to ruin my GPA with laziness. So like every other student, I charged on, no matter how reluctantly and forced it felt. 

This class has been a major relief compared to my other classes, where some have little to no communication with their students, or feel no sense of empathy for what their students are experiencing, and give even harder assignments than originally planned. My only disappointment was not getting to learn more about the production aspects of the class. If/when online learning continues, I think it would be a cool idea for the lab instructors to create some how-to videos for things like editing audio and video, or how to adjust camera settings. Of course there are videos we can watch online, but I think students wold grasp the concepts better hearing it from their own lab instructors. Or, you could also just dedicate some lab sessions to it as well, and share your screen. 

Thank you for everything, Jeremy! As I said, I truly appreciate the open conversation you kept with us and your leniency on assignments. I don't think any of us took that for granted.