Ed Philosophy Reflection
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Philosophy
During the production of my media project I encountered a few obstacles. The first obstacle was learning how to use the media software. There were several components of the software that took me some time to learn. Next, I had significant problems getting quality audio recorded. Both the narration and music I recorded were difficult for me to capture at the volume that I needed. During the playback of the project I continued to have difficulty hearing the audio and matching the volume levels. I am still not completely satisfied with the quality of the audio. The final obstacle I encountered was getting it online. Some of the terminology of publishing, exporting, and posting caused me frustration.

To get through the project and each of the problems I typically just kept trying various approaches to figure out how to make it work. I would rerecord sound and music and place on the timeline as well as go back and watch the tutorials to see if there was anything I was missing. Using trial and error allowed me to explore the software and ultimately put together my final product.

Though this project was frustrating at times, I did learn how engaging media production can be. I would frequently work hours on it without breaks simply because I would really be thinking about solving problems rather than how much time it was taking me. I also found that there are significant creative opportunities when you make a project like this. Although the theme of the project was provided to us, I put together a plan of how I was going to present my message and carried it out. There is defiantly something satisfying about that.

I could see my class using aspects of this project to tell or retell stories that are part of our language arts curriculum. Many of the students I work with have significant problems related to compliance and work completion. Using media production as a way to present curriculum in an interesting way might provide some intrinsic motivation and interest in completing analyses, summaries, and describing elements of stories