Welcome Back Skype Session

So I have just got off of the welcome back Skype session with the course tutors and fellow tutees.  I have left the session fully excited to embrace module two and begin the next stage of my learning.

For those unable to attend for whatever reason I think it's important to outline what was talked about so you do not feel lost.  Unfortunately I was unable to attend the opening Skype schedule for reasons I will not bore you with, but as a result I found myself 'lost' when it came to approaching module one.  I ended up making more work for myself by buying books and navigating countless websites for my reading lists as well as trying to access all I fully needed for the course.

Thankfully this session has shown me just how straight forward it is, assuming you are not all technophobes like myself.  I am pleased to say that the new style course is looking awesome and the new section of the website is very easy to navigate.

Once in unihub you need to go to 'my courses' and everything you need is right there for you to access.  I, in particular, am looking forward to accessing the library and finally being able to focus on my reading and expanding my knowledge through the appropriate channels.  I am approaching this from a teaching perspective as that is where my practice is currently taking me.  I am interested to meet others that are approaching from this angle also in order to share and develop ideas.

My tip for everyone, particularly those new to the course, would be to make life easy for yourself.  We are all embarking on this whilst working, so lead busy lives.  Play around and explore unihub, I will be doing more of that this time, as during module one I definitely made life harder for myself.  It really is all there at the touch of a button.  Also don't be afraid to speak to people and ask questions.  I held back a lot last time through fear of sounding stupid, particularly with technology as it is such an issue for me.

Good luck everyone, embrace and learn and you'll be fantastic.

Comments

  1. Anonymous25 September 2018 at 13:57

    This was a really welcoming post and put me at ease as like you i am a complete technophobe. i made life hard for myself in module one and feel that i am now more equipped to deal with module 2 so really nice to hear your reflections and feelings so far !

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Beverley Drain26 September 2018 at 11:34

      Thank you, I try to keep it as honest as I can, as I feel that is the best way to reflect and focus on what I am doing, and it enables me to move forward. I am glad you found it useful. I am hoping to blog either tonight or tomorrow on a CPD that I had at school on Friday that was all about research. I'm hoping I can use it as part of this course and that I can impart my knowledge of what I have learnt with others.

      Delete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Skype Session 02nd April 2019

Tonight we had a Skype session focusing on module three where we talked in depth about creating our artefact. The main points that came out of the Skype were: To be clear about what story you are going to tell, People just tend to focus on the end product and not about the process as a whole, Think of the process having a beginning, a middle and an end, Talk about what you planned and how you got there, The artefact doesn't need to be explicit but it does need to incorporate the whole story. I found it really useful to think of the process as a story.  You need to imagine you are telling your inquiry process to someone.  Adesola told us to practice telling our process to people, treating it as a story so you can refine your process before you decide what you would like to do for your artefact. You need to ensure that you talk about what you planned and how you got there as a lot of people, when we were discussing our 'stories', neglected to do this.  We nee...
Read more

Basing an Inquiry on Education (main focus learning styles)

Having take part in the Skype session on the 15th November I discovered that there were a few of us approaching our inquiries from within an educational institute.  I am basing my inquiry on researching a variety of educational theories.  I have already begun to discover how to formulate my inquiry.  I was initially going to base it on interviewing students to discover which learning theories correspond with various types of learning styles.  However, having talked to Adesola I now realise that interviewing is only a small part of what an inquiry should be based on.  It is not the most fundamental part of the inquiry. As a result my focus has changed and I am now looking at a range of literature rather than solely relying on the interview method of gathering data.  I have found a couple of useful books that may be of use to people who are working in education and would like to reference or read up on different learning styles.  They are as follows: ...
Read more

Module Two Complete

All Finished!! Yay!! I hope like me you are now all feeling a sense of accomplishment? Yet again this has been a busy term for me, particularly with work, my beautiful three year old and contending with the early stages of pregnancy.  Despite all of this though, I feel that I have learnt a lot during this module and have fully embraced the university life. I was fortunate enough to not have any administrative difficulties starting this module and therefore was active from week one.  I was able to attend all of the Skype sessions available to me and feel that these really "opened my eyes" to options and ideas beyond my usual realm of thinking.  I have never been particularly adept at thinking "out of the box" and had my eyes metaphorically opened by the wealth of knowledge that I was privy too.  I have found the discussions between the tutors and my peers so insightful and varied that I have been able to explore options that would not have normally been in the ...
Read more