Journal Entry for English

Class Chosen: Online Speech Class

Q/A:
1. What types of media were you allowed to use?
2. I've seen your video, and sorry about the missing sound, but do you think that quality of the sound and/or video has any influence on the eventual grade?

1a. Since this is an online speech class, we're able to use a variety of ways to deliver our speeches to the teacher. One being able to record yourself from your web cam or video camera and upload it to “you tube”, so yes this would be a combo of sound and video. Which makes me happy to see that online course such as this come into the 21st century.

2a. I do not, maybe partially the sound but I believe most of my grade is the way I present it. For instance, I sat for most my presentation, like a Video-Blog, I did not get a good comment on that, teacher suggested I stand, also I was reading from mini cue cards I had written since it was my first time actually giving a speech, and I couldn't solidly come up with anything just freely so I had to come up with some thing, but no the sound and video quality isn't the real issue when grading.

Topic: Online Courses, and 21st century technology

Since we’ve moved into the twenty-first century, many classes have followed, and either assimilated its class to fit those of the current age. Such as my speech class, with the coming of “you tube”, and other video upload sites. We’ve have had the option of using current technology such as a “web cam” or digital video camera, to record our speeches, and upload them to “you tube” or burn them to a DVD/CD and mail them in to the teacher. Along with uploading to the web, Email has also made the class easier with group or teacher discussion, recently I had a group project in my speech class, I took initiative, and e-mailed everyone in my group and sent my hello, this worked well because mostly everyone answered. The other good thing was a group member was going to be out for surgery, so she notified everyone in the group, which is how communication should be in a class, as did the teacher. In retrospect, 21st century technology, helps in many ways and has an advantage over traditional means.

~Geoff