TPOL 2018
This will be my last TPOL (Transitional post of leaning) so I better make it a good one. In this post, I will be talking about my strengths and weaknesses and what I have learned this year. So without further ado:
What I learned
I will show what I have learned this year by giving a few examples of projects that I believe show my learning the best.
D.I.
D.I. was a project that showed my strength as a team leader and my learning a team member. At the start of D.I. I was a very good team leader but not a very good team member. What I mean by that is I was good at giving instructions but not too good at listening to them; a skill that I learned as the project went on. The problem was that for this project my group had two good team leaders, me and Emily, so during this project I had to learn how to just be a part of a team and not just a team leader.
Atoms Science Project
During our Atoms science project, I learned a lot about perseverance and determination. I learned this thing by having parts of animating or video editing not working over and over and learning how to cope and not give up to get it done. I also learned it helps to have someone to do the project with because then you can get it done faster and they can motivate you if you are feeling like you cant get it done.
Battles and Rebellions In Canada’s history
In this project, I learned how to edit videos and work with limited time and resources. This project helped me learn how to edit videos because we didn’t have very good source material so we had to make up for it in post-production. The first problem that I had to overcome was the lack of people for filming so I had to create an entire army with just two people. I also had to learn how to add green screen effects and sound effects to make the project better.
The Reasons why…
There are a few reasons why I love PLP and there’s a few why I don’t and I will share these with you to help improve the program in the future.
What I really like…
I like how the program challenges you to think. l like how it helps learn team building and group skills. I love the learning tool of the iPad. I love the interesting projects. I like the idea of field studies.
What can be improved…
The amount of work that we get over the year gradually increases and the expectations but I feel the amount of time per project decreases. For me, the increase in time pressure reduces the quality of my work. One way to solve this problem could be to plan the year so that time for projects is more evenly spread out over the year. Another problem that I have with PLP is that some of the projects take up too much of our free time. There were times where it wasn’t possible for me to have a healthy amount of free time with the work that was assigned. I found it was hard to balance school with other demands of a healthy lifestyle.
The End.
Overall this term I set out to learn how to tell a story, to ask for help, and motivate my self. Out of those three things, I feel that I learned best how to tell a story. This showed in all my projects. I showed my determination through getting my animation and blue sky done. Finally, I showed that I could ask for help by asking for a bit less work when it got too stressful near the end of the year.
