so i'm 1400 words into Andy's assignment.
Proper happy about that.
Just have a few more words (i say few, I mean 600!!!) to add and then boom, I'm done!
Can't wait for that moment.
I'm going to work on it some more tomorrow because all my attention has been completely and utterly bypassed by fish fingers and hollyoaks.
oh student life.
I might try to do Carolines toy making assignment over the christmas holidays but getting a few materials together to bring back in January to start! I'm thinking of making a skittles game (however i dont know how much I'm supposed to actually make!) So I either have to make the skittles myself or I'm going to buy them and customise them to how I'd like! Then somehow make a mathematics game out of it! :)
Monday, 28 November 2011
Tuesday, 15 November 2011
so research week was alright!
was nice to have a week to myself to just flail about and do some thinking about how im feeling about university and such six weeks in..
i managed to do sians on the first day, then did 600 words of andys assignment which Im pretty darn chuffed about! Might need to change a bit but so far so good!! Also read stuff up for pam and what not so all's okay :)
getting stressed out about placement though as my school is beign a bit of a pain and i'm not entirely 100% what the placement is for except observe the students!!
was nice to have a week to myself to just flail about and do some thinking about how im feeling about university and such six weeks in..
i managed to do sians on the first day, then did 600 words of andys assignment which Im pretty darn chuffed about! Might need to change a bit but so far so good!! Also read stuff up for pam and what not so all's okay :)
getting stressed out about placement though as my school is beign a bit of a pain and i'm not entirely 100% what the placement is for except observe the students!!
Ideas for Uni
at the moment I'm really struggling to use my "creative juices" as such. I'm okay with the essay work and even started Andys assignment but in regards to Caroline and Mandys work I am completely and utterly dumbfounded!!
I think for Caroline I'm going to do a skittles game of mathematics, however I don't know how much of the toy I have to make? Like do I actually have to get a block of wood and make the skittles or can I buy them and then paint them to my preference.. I'm not exactly sure!!
and then with Mandys work I don't even understand the reasoning behind doing a visual communcation presentation. I might just do it on myself but then I don't get how that relates to the course and what I have to write about. My downfall is that sixth form spoon fed me a lot so now I'm completely out of my element with not actually knowing what to do and being given the freedom to do whatever I want.. eek!! once i decide what i want to do i guess it'll be a nice thing to be able to creative and watch come together over the next few months!!
I think for Caroline I'm going to do a skittles game of mathematics, however I don't know how much of the toy I have to make? Like do I actually have to get a block of wood and make the skittles or can I buy them and then paint them to my preference.. I'm not exactly sure!!
and then with Mandys work I don't even understand the reasoning behind doing a visual communcation presentation. I might just do it on myself but then I don't get how that relates to the course and what I have to write about. My downfall is that sixth form spoon fed me a lot so now I'm completely out of my element with not actually knowing what to do and being given the freedom to do whatever I want.. eek!! once i decide what i want to do i guess it'll be a nice thing to be able to creative and watch come together over the next few months!!
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
So today me and the gang when to Taybarns for an all you can eat buffet and it was luuuuush!
And then we chilled at beths and went to other beths village and lit some tea lights and toasted marshmellows and lit some sparklers, and then afterwards we played hide and seek.
It was a really nice night :)
Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on O2
And then we chilled at beths and went to other beths village and lit some tea lights and toasted marshmellows and lit some sparklers, and then afterwards we played hide and seek.
It was a really nice night :)
Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on O2
At the moment in uni I don't feel like I've got an order or purpose within the group. I'm just the quiet one that flails around. It would be lovely mind to finally open up and be myself but I don't feel as if I've got the confidence to do so just yet. And its a shame. Because I like who I am back home, and I resent who I am here. This isn't me at all. So I feel like I'm being judged but for completely the wrong reasons. As the quiet english girl who likes to be alone a lot, who likes cats, who just wants to be at home rather than here. I need to get over it tbh.
But I think its made worse by the fact that I'm not entirely sure if people like me or if they're just putting up with me for the sake of it.. :/
Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on O2
But I think its made worse by the fact that I'm not entirely sure if people like me or if they're just putting up with me for the sake of it.. :/
Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone on O2
When I was 11 I broke my hip, spent six weeks in hospital and had both of my hips pinned. In 2007 I had one of the pins removed and got diagnosed with Avascular Necrosis.
Avascular Necrosis is defined as "a disease where there is cellular death (necrosis) of bone components due to interruption of the blood supply.[3] Without blood, the bone tissue dies and the bone collapses.[2] If avascular necrosis involves the bones of a joint, it often leads to destruction of the joint articular surfaces"
Thank you Wiki!!
so yes, My left hip bone is dying so it's not great.
I've been on 1200mg of ibprofen a day and it's getting a bit tedious and boring. so thankfully the NHS have decided to do their job (not a big fan but alas too poor for private treatment.) and give me a hip replacement.
I'm having my pre operational assesment on the 19th of december in which they;re gonna take the usual malarky.. blood, pee, mri scans, x rays, blah blah.
and then some time in january (HOPEFULLY!!!!!) I'm having a hip replacement and I'll be able to do the normal teenage student things such as party all night and walk for ages.
this is a photo of my hip a few months ago, you can see the two hip joints are alined as my left one is a fair bit shorter than the other.. which is why I gotz swagger.
Avascular Necrosis is defined as "a disease where there is cellular death (necrosis) of bone components due to interruption of the blood supply.[3] Without blood, the bone tissue dies and the bone collapses.[2] If avascular necrosis involves the bones of a joint, it often leads to destruction of the joint articular surfaces"
Thank you Wiki!!
so yes, My left hip bone is dying so it's not great.
I've been on 1200mg of ibprofen a day and it's getting a bit tedious and boring. so thankfully the NHS have decided to do their job (not a big fan but alas too poor for private treatment.) and give me a hip replacement.
I'm having my pre operational assesment on the 19th of december in which they;re gonna take the usual malarky.. blood, pee, mri scans, x rays, blah blah.
and then some time in january (HOPEFULLY!!!!!) I'm having a hip replacement and I'll be able to do the normal teenage student things such as party all night and walk for ages.
this is a photo of my hip a few months ago, you can see the two hip joints are alined as my left one is a fair bit shorter than the other.. which is why I gotz swagger. 
and this is when I was 5 weeks into my 6 week stay at The Royal Alexander Childrens Hospitasl in Brighton! As you can see... it does drive people a bit cuckoo.
and this is my wonderful Mum who's come to every hospital appointment, every operation and supported me through my ups and downs with my sodding hip. She truly is a wonderful woman and mum and I love her so much. I'm genuinely always greatful for everything she does for me. <3
I went home this weekend and it was brill.
everyone is okay so I can stop worrying about that as it makes me a mardy grouchy ass.
I love the course, swansea and my uni friends but it's so far away from home it gets me down so I tend to shut myself away and not embrace the whole uni experience. bah humbug?
but i've vowed to stop.
everyone is fine back at home.
I saw my best friends Nina, Jack, Taylor and Kishan at the weekend and it was wonderful. They've all settled in to what they're doing so top bananas all round!
I did do a massive blog about going home, but the library computer lost it all!!
everyone is okay so I can stop worrying about that as it makes me a mardy grouchy ass.
I love the course, swansea and my uni friends but it's so far away from home it gets me down so I tend to shut myself away and not embrace the whole uni experience. bah humbug?
but i've vowed to stop.
everyone is fine back at home.
I saw my best friends Nina, Jack, Taylor and Kishan at the weekend and it was wonderful. They've all settled in to what they're doing so top bananas all round!
I did do a massive blog about going home, but the library computer lost it all!!
How to reflectively learn and what is it.
Many people have emphasised on the use of reflecting when learning. A main avenue to take note of your reflective learning is that of a blog. i.e Tumblr and Blogger.With a blog you can interact in so many ways such as learning, communication and technology. Alas with a blog you can input all your thoughts and feelings about a various topics of your choice which is why some may say blogging is better and easier than keeping a journal.
Kolb in 1984 suggested that "experience alone does not provide a sufficient learning experience in many situations" due to this suggestion Kolb went on and created a cycle inn which can be entered at any point, however all points must be followed in order for a person to be able to well and truly learn. The learner must make the correlation between te theory and the action by reflecting and then relating it back to the theory.
In brief this cycle is..
1 - Experiencing
2 -Reflection
3 - Conceptualisation
4 - Planning
Gibbs 1988 also suggested a cycle of learning and reflection, however more in depth than Kolbs, it has 6 steps. unlike other theorists and their cycles, his takes into account peoples feelings and emotions whilst they reflect on what they have been taught.
His steps were as follows..
1 - Description
2 - Feelings
3 - Evaluation
4 - Analysis
5 - Conclusion
6 - Action plan
How to reflectively learn.
In order to learn in a reflective manner we must note and write down our thoughts and feelings as well as the information taught during a lesson. Learning in this way is seen to be the best because you are talking about various things. Reflective learners consider their motivation towards the topic, their attitudes and ideas, the skills needed for learning and if anything is preventing them from working to their highest ability and if so, how they can over come this obstacle.
When reflecting on a blog as such, the learners have a main set up of what they talk about. It tends to be what they are learning, how they are learning about it, what they're using, what their strengths and weaknesses are, what their priorities are in regards to learning the subject and how well they are working towards their goals.
Reflecting upon a subject is excellent as you are thinking over what you were taught during your lecture/seminar and so it gives you a chance to research anything that you may have missed or something that you might not have made sense off in class. It also is a journal of your progress throughout the duration of your course as you can see at the beginning your "beginners" ideas and opinions on the subject and so you can compare in a few years time and then see for yourself how much you have grown intellectually towards the subject.
Kolb in 1984 suggested that "experience alone does not provide a sufficient learning experience in many situations" due to this suggestion Kolb went on and created a cycle inn which can be entered at any point, however all points must be followed in order for a person to be able to well and truly learn. The learner must make the correlation between te theory and the action by reflecting and then relating it back to the theory.
In brief this cycle is..
1 - Experiencing
2 -Reflection
3 - Conceptualisation
4 - Planning
Gibbs 1988 also suggested a cycle of learning and reflection, however more in depth than Kolbs, it has 6 steps. unlike other theorists and their cycles, his takes into account peoples feelings and emotions whilst they reflect on what they have been taught.
His steps were as follows..
1 - Description
2 - Feelings
3 - Evaluation
4 - Analysis
5 - Conclusion
6 - Action plan
How to reflectively learn.
In order to learn in a reflective manner we must note and write down our thoughts and feelings as well as the information taught during a lesson. Learning in this way is seen to be the best because you are talking about various things. Reflective learners consider their motivation towards the topic, their attitudes and ideas, the skills needed for learning and if anything is preventing them from working to their highest ability and if so, how they can over come this obstacle.
When reflecting on a blog as such, the learners have a main set up of what they talk about. It tends to be what they are learning, how they are learning about it, what they're using, what their strengths and weaknesses are, what their priorities are in regards to learning the subject and how well they are working towards their goals.
Reflecting upon a subject is excellent as you are thinking over what you were taught during your lecture/seminar and so it gives you a chance to research anything that you may have missed or something that you might not have made sense off in class. It also is a journal of your progress throughout the duration of your course as you can see at the beginning your "beginners" ideas and opinions on the subject and so you can compare in a few years time and then see for yourself how much you have grown intellectually towards the subject.
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Evaluation of our website picking process.
www.ucsfhealth.org/education/who_can_give_blood
There were several things we had to consider when choosing this website as we didn't want one that would be biased on the opinion of blood giving nor did we want one that was OTT and going off topic. The things we took into consideration were :
There were several things we had to consider when choosing this website as we didn't want one that would be biased on the opinion of blood giving nor did we want one that was OTT and going off topic. The things we took into consideration were :
- The website address - It had .org in it therefore it's an organisation and so it wouldn't be opinion based, but fact based.
- Who's it by? - It's from the University of California and therefore has academic knowledge so it wouldn't be incorrect information, and if it was it wouldn't be incredibly far from the truth.
- Recent? - It was updated last on august 2011 therefore it's new information and so it's valid.
- There's a contact number, address and email address if we need to contact them for any particular reason and gives us a peace of mind regarding whether or not it's a hoax.
- there is also a feedback page and search bar at the top.
Me, Myself and I.
Hiyaaaaa Luv.
I'm Bekkiie and I'm 18 years old. I come from a small town called East Grinstead in West Sussex, England. I'm a first year studying Educational Studies at Swansea Metropolitan University and I hope to do a PGCE afterwards alongside with a British Sign Lanuage NVQ. My reasoning behind this is because I want to be a primary school teacher teaching deaf children. This has always been my ambition in life because my family are all deaf minus my younger sister. I like body modification so I have seven tattoos and a few too many body piercings! although I hate needles I love the outcome! I dye my hair too much and I'm a bit reckless when it comes to taking care of it haha. I like chicken tikka curry, wetherspoons, bow and black and a nice sunday roast! I have four cats at home called Tiger, Flopsy, Jasper and Ginger and they're lovely! I also have five goldfish that one of my best friends brought me for christmas :)
below is a photo of me and my siblings, and me with my cats!
Back home I have a big group of people that I call my best friends. They're my support network and have helped me incredible amounts these past few years and I miss them incredible amounts. I cant wait until christmas to go home and see them all!
when i was 11 i got pushed over onto a bicyle and cracked my hip bone, I then ran and fell over a pothole and broke my hip! although the more technical term is a "slipped femeral eppiphisis" I then spent six weeks in a childrens hospital in Brighton and had my hips pin. in 2007 I had one pin removed and got diagnosed with Avascular Necrosis after several tests. This means that my hip is prematurely dying and crumbling away when I walk. Therefore in January - ish time I'll be having a hip replacement! Yaaaaay! :) (below is a cheeky snap of a recentish x-ray, here you can see the different in length and damage to the ball and socket joint.)
apart from the hip marlarky I'm quite a happy little chappy!
below is a photo of me and my siblings, and me with my cats!
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)