Corinne's IST 110H Blog

So today is our last class of IST100H and i'm actually kinda sad. Well sad might not be the right word, but i'm feeling something, haha. I have thoroughly enjoyed this class and appreciated the opportunity to be in a class that was "honors" even though as Garrett and the SRTEs pointed out I am not a scholar. I don't hesitate to say that this class was by far my favorite class this semester and therefore my favorite class of my college career... so far :) I enjoyed the smalller numbers in the class, as opposed to my SRA class which is over one hundred people and the sheer number is intimidating and makes it nearly impossible to interact with your peers. I find this particularly inconvenient in a major where they put a specific emphasis on networking and making connections.

I was very fortunate to get an amazing group in this class as well. Being in a group for every single class I became very agitated a lot of the time, what with constant meetings and such, but with my IST group I can honestly say that I never "dreaded" a meeting or was even tempted to "skip". I enjoyed working with Garrett and Steve and I even liked spending time with them in during out Monday/Wednesday meetings that became the norm when working on our assignments. I am happy to have gained a "BFF" in Garrett and I am sure that Steve will be very useful in the future seeing as how I am very convinced that not only is he one of the smartest kids i've come across here at Penn State but he is also by far the nicest, and that is if anything an understatement.

I almost forgot D.J. ;) D.J. was a necessary part of this group because helped the group bond as a whole because we all collectively hated D.J. I am kidding of course. Although most of the time he was preoccupied with being a sexist bastard and just a jackass to me in general, I enjoyed our banter... it kept things interesting and I could always laugh his comments off.

This is not an attempt just to kiss ass, but I was very appreciative of Andrea as a professor. Even before school started she made me very comfortable with my decision to move from the IST110 class and into her section. I was initially doubtful of my abilities but she assured me that I would be better off in her class and she was right. I felt comfortable expressing my doubts and questions from the very beginning. I also loved that I felt like I knew my instructor on a somewhat personal level instead of her just being the person who stands in front of me and talks for an hour, twice a week.

I have honestly learned so much throughout this semester. It has helped me so much to learn about things like RSS feeds and even Second Life because whether or not I appreciate these things I must admit that they are the future of the industry that I would like to involve myself with and I should just accept it.

:) That's all for now... expect a lot more blogging over the next week or so because I admit that I am the biggest procrastinator on the face of the earth...