Another semester! How time flies. This is now my second to the last (I hope)
semester for UPOU. Many times I felt like quitting, but just like the “little
engine that could,” I just say to myself ... I know I can! I know I can!
Last semester was a whirlwind semester. I especially loved
DEVC 208 – Social Marketing and Mobilization, specifically because it allowed
me to work with a group and to really realize a concrete output that interacted
with the “real world”! We had fun creating our campaign, Reuse+Ability. Our
website is still up, www.reuseability.com. DEVC 263 – Communication of Scientific
Information – was really challenging and exhausting. We still do not have our
grades, though. I am a getting a bit
impatient, because aside from the comments and feedback we get throughout the
year, the grades are also testaments to one’s level of understanding of the
lessons. (Note: I think timely feedback is essential to distance learning to keep up interest and for students to gauge their performance...
since you hardly see each other for immediate feedback giving).
This semester, I decided to take 2 majors: DEVC 206 – Design
of Print and Radio Communication Materials, and DEVC 204 – Communication
Research and Evaluation. Based on my
experience last sem, 2 majors at the same time was really difficult! However, I
wanted to “free up” some time for my last semester for DEVC 290 (Special
Problem) , so I take that + an elective.
The semester started right in the middle of a very important
event at work. I am still trying to catch up to the first few assignments!
