Blog 27: Senior Project Reflection

1. Positive Statement
What are you most proud of in your 2-Hour Presentation and/or your senior project? Why?        -The thing I am most proud of for my 2-Hour Presentation would be the fact that I got plenty of compliments on my activities. Knowing that the activities were engaging and interactive enough for my audience was a big relief. Also, just knowing that the audience enjoyed and got the connection between my answers and activities was really nice.
2. Questions to Consider
a.     What assessment would you give yourself on your 2-Hour Presentation (self-assessment)? Why?        -I would give myself an AE because my presentation was very well thought out. I planned my groups to be publications and that tied into my activities and answers. I also demonstrated plenty of research and evidence, as well as a clear connection for the audience. I also added personal touches to my presentation such as the Press Passes that my audience received as part of my presentation. I think the small details like that made my presentation stand apart.
b.     What assessment would you give yourself on your overall senior project (self-assessment)? Why?        -Overall I would give myself somewhere between a P and an AE. I think throughout the year I have demonstrated work worth a P or higher consistently be it in science fair, research, or my presentations. Although there were one or two assignments in which I received an AP, I believe that the highlights of the year outweigh the very minimal amount of low points. 
3. What worked for you in your senior project?
        -For my senior project, my service learning worked because it gave me plenty of experience seeing journalism in action. My presentations also worked for me as I demonstrated extensive research and knowledge on my topic.
4. What didn’t work for you in your senior project?        -During the senior project, the Three Column Chart really did not work for me. Although some students succeeded in it, I found it very difficult and felt extremely lost and confused on the requirements needed and the end goal of the Three Column Chart. It honestly did not help me in anyway, but I believe that has to do with the fact that I tend to be better in the arts and humanities.
5. Finding ValueHow has the senior project been helpful to you in your future endeavors?   Be specific and use examples.         -The senior project, although extensive and stressful, has proven to be very useful. Next year I plan to be part of Whittier College's student newspaper, and thanks to my senior project I will have already had experience working at a student newspaper due to my service learning. It also opened my eyes to journalism and my dream of ultimately working for a publication. 

Blog 26: 2-Hour Presentation

Here is the link to my 2-Hour presentation plan: 


My 2-Hour Presentation Plan

Blog 25: Service Learning

1. LIA Response to blog:

    Literal

·     Jocabehd's Service Learning Log

·       Contact: Cecily Arambula (cecilyarambula@gmail.com)

      The Poly Post Editorial Office: (909) 869-3530

    Interpretive

     Perhaps the most important thing I have learned from my experience while service learning has been that journalism is always changing. While there I learned a lot about how journalism now requires video and copy. Recently, The Poly Post incorporated a "Weekend Update" segment to their website. Also, their website has been redone in recent months. My service learning mentor taught me a lot about how now, journalism majors are required to not only know how to write, but also work cameras, edit, and take photos and videos alike, since technology is ever changing constantly. The Poly Post had to have some changes done in order to keep with the changing world of technology. This is perhaps the most important because I could not have learned it as well as I did from simply reading articles or books. Being able to see it before my eyes was possibly, the greatest piece of research.  

   Applied

     My experience of service learning working at The Poly Post during the past few months has tremendously helped me answer my essential question. The Poly Post is really the place where journalism majors at Cal Poly Pomona are molded before they go onto real jobs in the industry. This was the same for me. My internship there helped me learn about ethics, technology, and new techniques in journalism. While there, I got the idea to create my project based on mainly ethics in journalism. This focus on ethics, as well as the guidance of my service learning mentor, Editor-in-Chief Cecily Arambula, I was able to see my project with new light. From there, she guided me through my answers including knowing your audience. This one in particular came to me because while at service learning, the editors are always trying to keep the content fresh and interesting for their readers. Even when designing the front page of the weekly newspaper, they always keep the students of Cal Poly in mind and what they will be interested in knowing each week .While I was there, I had access to many journalism books that helped me in the answering of my essential question, such as photojournalism books and books on AP Style writing.