digital ecologist (beta)

Well, I’m done with one class — actually I still have to do a final paper — but I learned some important lessons already. I took some risks and tried learning a simple software (keynotes) to do a fancy presentation, after all I’ve used powerpoint for years. It turned out that it wasn’t the software that made it difficult: it was the converter for the AVI projector I forgot last week when I was supposed to present originally; the fail attempts to record my narration with sound effects that never synched with the visuals; and the hours of editing that only made me grow more and more frustrated. Finally, I resolved to do a lame fix using webex to present remotely — NW storms closed train/highway to Seattle. I wish I thought of this earlier, because I was definitely not prepared for it, and felt I did a horrible job presenting.

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My presentation went generally well with the three groups, although the first twpo group were more engaged. On the last minute, it occurred to me to ask the second and third group what they had learned and though about McLuhan from their previous groups, so I could customize the presentation, however I don’t feel I was able to customize as much as I wanted to. I think I needed more time to question them, but I was too concerned about time. So my estimation turned out to be fine for reviewing McLuhan key points, but I failed to account for time for the video. I also felt I was very high-level with the related article.

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