As we wrap up our Project & Portfolio class, two assignments are due. One requires us to use all of the projects we've created for ad campaign (and then some) and create a proposal using InDesign. The second assignment is an assessment of the class.
I believe Full Sail is constantly updating their curriculum to offer the best possible classes relevant to our field of study. I'm not sure if that is why there seems so be so much confusion as to what classes we've already completed, but there is. We have only utilized InDesign one time and that was simply clicking, inserting images, and changing text. Luckily, we have Lynda at our disposal but it just seems odd to require a final assignment in a program we've had no formal instruction on.
We also were instructed to make our class assessment in the form of a video. There is an update posted in class that because we have not yet had our digital audio/video class that we may simply reply in a standard text post. For one, this isn't accurate; we just came from that class. We also were required to create a commercial in Week 2 based on our experience in the class that he's claiming we never had. Which is it? We don't have enough experience to film ourselves talking about the class informally but we do have enough experience to create and edit video for an ad campaign. The DAV class should be irrelevant for this anyway because very early on in the program (before any classes of much substance) we were required to make a reflection video. We also did this in our digital photography class. It's a completion grade and we weren't going to be graded on content. So, why does the DAV class even matter in this instance? Most of us opted to not make the video.
I also have only received few and random grades thus far. Week 1 is pretty much graded, Week 2 is not, and Week 3 has one grade returned. All with little or no feedback on the assignments. It is a little irritating considering this final project contains all of the assignments we've worked on, yet we have a very unclear idea if what we've done is acceptable.
The assignments that do have class averages (meaning, I just didn't get my grade yet I suppose) are all in the high 90's. Most people in this instructor's other class report getting 100's for everything. I'm getting the feeling that there is something that goes on behind the scenes that creates a situation in which instructors benefit more from passing a student than helping them develop.
As we go though classes, we're told it is a good idea to make connections with instructors and students for networking. I have found maybe one instructor that I have felt like maintaining contact with. Others merely seem along for the ride.
I can't imagine my next class (College Math) will yield much more in the way of instructor interactivity because I don't think it will be necessary. Even so, these last three classes have been quite a bummer as far as instruction goes.
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