Freedom. That is what comes to mind as I reflect on my week as a curator for the Media Account Project. To be honest, this past week has been a huge blur due to the flurry of social events, organization meetings, and homework that I am sure most of us are still trying to get through. With all of these stressors in mind, it is important to acknowledge and take advantage of the resources that our generation has been gifted with: social media! I want to say that I have enjoyed taking control of our class’s social media accounts – Twitter and Instagram are definitely platforms I constantly use to express my thoughts and share some of my creativity with the rest of the world. While I have dabbled with social media for nearly my entire life, I cannot say that Instagram is my forte. I am such a perfectionist that it pains me to post photos that I did not spend hours taking or editing; that is pretty much why I have only ever posted less than 100 Instagram photos and stick to Twitter for the most part! Manning the class accounts opened me up to sharing with the class what I see, think, and feel throughout a 7-day period as well as get insight on how others respond to what I post. Spotify, on the other hand, allowed me to express how I feel through a different medium: music. While music is not necessarily universal in all forms of the word, it is in the fact that music evokes feelings no matter who you are. My Spotify playlist not only gave others a look into my life, but also connected to the emotions that we all feel at some point in our lives. In short, taking the reins of the media accounts gave me a glimpse of how much of an impact technology has in our daily lives – the fact that we are more mentally and emotionally interconnected than we have ever been makes me incredibly excited to share my knowledge and passions with others down the road.
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Sean! I loved your turn as the class media curator. It was a virtuoso beginning to this project! I started class accounts like this with exactly the kind of activity you produced–funny, relevant content–which expands our notion of what a writing class can look like! It’s evident to me that you use these communication tools frequently, and I thought you naturally switched in the role of someone speaking / communicating a group experience (which can be tricky!) For instance, I thought you adeptly spanned our course and your engagement with campus events. It’s fun for me (as someone who is more on the outside looking in) to see a bit more of the vibrancy of the UT student experience. I particularly enjoyed your tweets & your playlist (which ended up helping me vibe to a Kanye clue at a game night I hosted last Friday! Who knows what ignominy I would have produced to a Life of Pablo reference otherwise! Thanks for trying to keep me hip!). I’m looking forward to seeing your continued presence in comments, the midterm blog, and other creative experiments!