A Time for Reflection

After my initial fears about returning to higher education proved unfounded and the class settled into researching information for the first assignment A Journey of 1000 Miles… it became clear that collectively we had made the transition into a settled work pattern with a definite deadline and all that entailed.

Having spent a lifetime working to tight time constraints I was not overly concerned about the looming deadline, although alterations and amendments ate into the time I had set aside and, towards the end, I was no different to my colleagues in having a mild panic that everything would be complete to the exacting requirements stipulated.

Part of that concern lay in the difficulties I was still experiencing in coming to terms with some of the new technology I was encountering although perseverance with placing hyperlinks has filled me with pride that I am now comfortable presenting an assignment in a format which seemed from a different world six weeks previously.

Running concurrently with the first assessable unit have been useful tutorials that have stimulated our thoughts processes and laid the groundwork for our introduction to web design. More technology needed to be mastered to set up our own dedicated website which will form the basis of a personal showcase as we build up the portfolio associated with the HND Interactive Media course.

Throughout the six weeks prior to the half-term break we have both been encouraged and required to maintain a personal sketchbook to include anything and everything that has proved inspirational. By being placed in seminar groups we have been able to follow fellow students’ interests and share our own views which have proven useful and interesting.