week one - lecture overview

Yesterdays lecture, the first for New Communication Technologies, was really chilled and I think, a good laid back introduction to the course. Being the first day back, I wasn't in the mood for a hard hitting lecture to begin semester two off. The lecturers basically just went over what the course is about and what we are to expect from it. They also gave us a quick run through of the assignments to be done this semester. All in all, they don't seem too overwhelming unlike some of the other subjects i have. We were then told about new and old technologies and the development of them. Convergence was also another topic we talked about, it seems this could be important in this subject. The lecture made me think about the rate that new technologies replaace old technologies, the process is quickly becoming faster and more unstable. Overall, it was a good lecture to start the semester without putting too much worry or complexity on anyones shoulders first day back, ecspecially with splendour in the grass this weekend.

beginning

First week of semester two, first blog. This subject I am undertaking, New Communication Technologies, has started out simple enough, almost enjoyable apart from the 8am start this morning. This is my first year at Griffith University and I am doing a Bachelor of Communication. Over the next few months this blog will recount my experiences and learnings of New Communication Technologies. Within the first tute today we have already learned to make this blog and basically how we are to go about doing the assessment for this subject. The idea of completing at least two blogs a week seems achievable, although easy to forget. The using of a mac is a bit different, I haven't really used one much so getting used to it is something I'm going to have to do. So far it seems, having a blog isn't too different from using Facebook, so it shouldn't be too much of a challenge. My mindset isn't back at uni yet, I am attending splendour in the grass this weekend so that is basially all I am thinking about. Next week I'll be ready to take uni seriously.