Reflections on How and Why We Love Media
At the beginning of the semester when I saw the ‘5 Secrets of Media Life’ on the screen I found it hard to believe that over the course of a semester someone would be able to sway my opinion so that I would strongly believe in all of them. Before this class I, like the majority of …
Continue reading “What is media life to me? (Tyler Wardrop)”
At first thought, I had a hard time coming up with something new I had learned and will take away from T-101. However, I realized that I had actually just mainly learned a lot about myself and the way I interact with the media world. I realized that the point of this class was not …
After taking this class I have decided that Media Life is about realizing that we live in two realities. This class introduces the idea that our media creates a new reality for ourselves, through Facebook profiles, blogs, emails, videogames, cellphones, etc. we are creating an image to an online community that is supposed to be …
This course helped in showing how important of a role and how much our media really does factor into our lives,which is neither a good thing or a bad thing. This day in time, media is something that we need to learn to co-habitate with because it is not going to go away. New and interesting and …
Once in a Facebook message, I told a close friend in Ecuador (Will) how glad I was that even though I was now living in Indiana, far from everyone and everything I loved, I was so thankful for the ability to utilize Facebook and Skype to continue communication with them, to which Will replied: “That [the usage of media for …
Continue reading “What Media Life is All About (Jordan Jackson)”
T101 has impressed me in this semester because of its interesting way of lecture and discussion. This class makes me know a lot about how media affects our life what i never think before. Media is not only cell phone, TV, computer we use in everyday life but also is a technology used to improve …
This class has taught me many things. It has taught me that I want to be more private, and while I think I can never escape media, I will try to lessen it’s influence on me. This class has taught me so much that I can’t possibly describe it to another person. It has inception …
Media life is not a typical “study of our medias.” It is something more. T101’s professor, Mark Deuze, explores media integration with us. While I do not agree with all of Professors Deuze’s philosophies, the class is still an interesting exploration. Is your reality real? Can you change reality? And even: How do you know a city exists? …
Continue reading “What is this media stuff all about? Alright, I’ll tell ya’. [Gabriel McHaffie]”
T101 Media Life is a course that opens your eyes to how prevalent media is in your everyday life. Previous to taking this course you may have little knowledge of the major role that media plays in your life. We learn that essentially we are media, media is everywhere & increasingly so as we speak. …
T101 Media Life has actually impacted me personally. I’ve learned a lot about myself and how I use and consume media because of this class. If someone were to ask me what the class is about this is what I would tell them. The class challenges you to explore your own investment in media life …
Why I Heart My Media 