I found myself amazed this week, I mean utterly amazed at how things are starting to come together on the tech front. I'm sure, Robin in her infinite design brilliance, knew exactly how this would play out, but I could not have predicted the change. Nor was I all that sure about going through it when I started this whole process.
No, I did not figure out how to insert music at the beginning of my training video. But, I have let it go realizing that we are better off with the content than the bells and whistles. Thanks for all of your support! What I did realize yesterday as I was finishing a paper for another class was that I was not experiencing the usual headaches that accompany the final formatting, etc. To use Jeewan's words - Eureka! Could it be that by playing around with different technologies and programs it actually enhanced my ability to work more confidently within the old standbys like Word?
I do believe that is exactly what has happened. Seriously, no challenges with the table of contents, my appendices are not messed up, I don't have any mysteriously blank pages at the end of my papers that I can not delete. What a blessing! Plus, you should have seen me whipping out some pretty cool graphics.
Honestly, I could not be more pleased. Most of you are probably getting a little bit of a chuckle (or a big one), which is great! But, I'd not realized how much impact this could make. In addition, I was watching the Office the other day and Jim was using Audacity to edit the audio of a book. The fact that I know that is incredible! Thanks for coming along on the journey.

Eureka! Isn't it great when things just start to fall into place and become so clear. Congrats on your ability to transfer all you have learned in this class to other applications and other classes. And of course the ability to understand what Jim does on The Office is also a benefit.
ReplyDeleteCONGRATS! I should have read this post before I published mine. It sounds like we've had some similar experiences. I agree, it really does feel like it's all coming together.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!
Kind funny how writing a paper seems a bit more - relaxing?!? I am finding the same thing with my current paper I am working on. It's just so much less complicated, but at the same time a lot less fun!
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