My First Class
Finally registered and sitting in the class with nothing but high expectations. Would a couple of years experience in advertising and marketing prepare me for this next phase of my academic journey.
My thoughts were interrupted by the excited chatter of colleagues. Briefly, it felt good to be back in a class I once took and given the opportunity to learn new methods to the field.
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The new media class kickstarted with an interesting opening statement by my lecturer, Kodwo, who said that new media a great channel to not only express our thoughts but also earn a good living from. He entreated the students to take the course with all the seriousness needed.
Undoubtedly, that set the tone for the rest of the semester. Being in the new media class was an opportunity to learn about the history and advancement of media and technology while unlearning a few misconceptions I may have informally picked up.
One lesson that proved essential was the ability to setup podcasts with ease, something I hiterto didn't take into much importance.
I’d talk more about my podcast in the next blog post.
