Final Post - Learning Experience

Throughout IEOR 190G, we used various tools that were new to me and tools that most classes on this campus do not utilize. We kept a blog, which I thought was the most useful part of the course. Through reading articles and writing subsequent summaries or opinions on the subject matter, I really felt that I started understanding the course material better. Also, reading the blog of other students in the class allowed me to gain perspectives from all different angles. In addition, making the YouTube videos was a great way of being able to present my points in a more structured and direct manner. I do think the blog was more effective in general because in the videos it was easy to lose track of the main argument by the end of the video.

One thing that Professor Lavian said early in the semester definitely stuck with me. He said that nowadays it is not as feasible to get all the possible knowledge and learn strictly from textbooks and professors. It is most beneficial to learn from your peers, because with the combination of everyone's perspectives, it is easier to get a full picture of the subject matter. I think that many classes would benefit from this structure. In addition, keeping a blog and making YouTube videos allows people from all around the world to benefit from this knowledge as well. I would encourage the continued usage of these methods in future semesters.