The title of the 703 class is Extending Human Capacity via Transliteracy. Well, it has certainly done what the title sets out to do, in my life anyways. I have been stretched through the exercises in this class, in ways completely unlike the stretching in the previous classes. At the beginning of the course, it was completely daunting to hear the list of items we would create: logo, infographic, executive summary, academic research poster, mini-documentary. However, knowing what the goals were from the beginning helped me pace myself...I know what you're thinking...I haven't necessarily been ahead of the game but if I wouldn't have known there were other big projects, I could have easily spent all my homework time for the 8 class periods on any one of these projects alone, especially the mini-documentary. As much as just saying that word made me sweat bullets initially, I really did enjoy the video making process. I think I like details...and if left unhindered, I can spend a lot of time on them...(not good for trying to get classwork turned in). I loved filming shots, editing clips, and putting the finishing touches on my project. I really struggled when it came to diving in to academic writing again after a long break. My research paper is really long...I thought I wouldn't be able to gather the right tidbits of information to condense into one academic research poster. Not only that but my tables and graphs are detailed and complex. I knew I would have to recreate some simpler graphs which meant sifting through and re-compiling data. Thankfully, one day I had a miraculous burst of energy and got tons done in one evening. As stated by my instructor and classmates, once I wrote the short executive summary of my paper, the pieces of the academic poster easily fell into place. I did have to recreate some data graphs but it was also a good refresher of all that hard work and interesting findings from research in the fall. I have learned through the Extending Human Capacity via Transliteracy course that accessibility is key. I wouldn't label myself a storyteller or an artist but if I don't employ some artistic and storytelling techniques in what I have to share, there won't be many listening to my message. And what good is one's message if no one hears it?
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Minna NummelinLife-long learner and dual language 2nd grade teacher. Archives
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