15A: Watch and Learn

We are constantly reminded of how beneficial it is to repeatedly make self-reflections and also perform peer-evaluations. The reason for this is because they make us aware of our strengths and weaknesses. Another benefit is that they also provide us with insight on different possible ways to improve. It helps us find inspiration and also leads to our growth and improvement. This week we had the privilege to watch the bits and pieces that everyone has put together so far for the drafts of their videos. After watching more and more of them there are several things that I learned.

One of the things that I witnessed was how easy it is to unnoticeably end up putting too many words on one slide. This is something that many of us were guilty of doing even though it’s been mentioned in class that most people won’t even bother reading slides if there are far over fourteen words on them. Another thing I noticed was how boring videos that have no pictures or visuals can be. I also became aware of the importance of making sure that the color, size, and font allow the writing to be visible. A benefit of watching the videos on the big screen is that it makes it easier to spot any technical problems and mistakes such as spelling errors and unbalanced sound. Lastly some thing I learned is that sometimes we don’t give the viewer enough time to read all the contents of the slides.

I think that watching everyone’s videos was very helpful and that being able to get individual feedback from everyone in the class was an advantage. I am now more aware of what I am going to fix in my video such as splitting up the writing on some slides, turning up the volume a bit, slowing down the slides that they said went by too quickly, and going a little more into depth about some of the concepts that I brought up. Hopefully, after I make all my changes my final draft will meet my audience’s expectations.