Blog 02: Expert Interview
Blog 02: Expert Interviews
Derek McGannon
Heagney 1112-03
2/23/2022
Meet The Experts
People on the street offer good incites to average people's opinion on a topic. But expert opinions must be found in people not chosen at random. My topic is "What level of math should everyone know" no matter what you do professionally or in your everyday life. My first expert was HPU student Jalen Dixon. Jalen is a Biochemistry major with years of calculus under his belt as he continues into a math heavy field. His unique experience as a student allows him to give expert level advice on what levels of math are important to learn.
The second expert is Dr. Karen O'Hara, a mathematics professor at High Point University. After learning math through 21 years of schooling she has taught various levels and genres of mathematics for more than 20 years.
Editing
Editing audio was very educational in this blog. I had to clean up some of the interviews by removing noise. Rather than using the paintbrush or sound remover affect I highlighted pops in the audio and deleted them (Levine, 2016) The reading shows a better way to do this with the specific tools so I will definitely try the better approach in the next blog.
Arc
The radio lab arc is a great way to shape a story with a question. It is defined by introducing a question you do not know the answer to. Then as you research you gain some understanding but results might conflict and eventually you end with greater knowledge with the an open ended question for the listeners to determine for themselves. I am going to have two experts who don't completely agree with each other, and two random people on the street. As we get information from them we get great points that could persuade anyone in either direction. The whole point is to educate and let them decide so I have some diverse opinions of different importance for them to take with a grain of salt.
Full Length Expert Interview
Edited Snippet of Expert Interview
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