Hello dear reader. Well, we're oficially halfway through Summer School. It's been a learning curve for me so far but I am enjoying it. My last post was very long so I am taking on board the comments about that and will try to make this one shorter. You see - REFLECTION on my last post and APPLICATION of that new knowledge to this situation! The girl's doing good!
Rubbish stuff out the way first: Groupwork is really getting me down at the moment because a member of my team was meant to bring in some stuff on Wednesday and just didn't turn up. I mean... Just. Didn't. Turn. Up!! Seriously - how can people do that? I did think that maybe they had something personal going on - you know, the benefit of the dout and all that but no! I found out later they just seen it was a sunny day so didn't bother coming in. Grrrr. I'm trying to stay positive because there's no point in getting annoyed. Maybe these people haven't worked in a team before? In my part-time job we all have to work together so maybe that's why I understand a bit better? Hmmm. I will grit my teeth and continue on. It's good experence for teamwork in the future.
Psychology is really interesting at the moment. The new lecturer, David Lindsay , is just brilliant! We're doing 'personality' at the moment which is fascinating.
OMG, how could I forget to mention? I found these great Personal management tools online on the learning skills website. I forgot that we had been told about them a couple of weeks ago and I have found them dead useful. http://www.learningskillsplus.com/personal-management.html and you go down the page to ls10_personal_management_toolkit.pdf I found out a lot about myself and how I manage my studies. It's funny how long ago school seems already and how my learning style has changed since summer school. I am getting used to the idea that I am completely responsible for myself - though it's nice to go home to a home-cooked dinner so complete independence is not upon me yet!!
Critical thinking has been on my mind since my last blogpost comment from the LEAPS tutor. I have been trying to apply it to my subjects by thinking more widely about the subject. I try, for example to think of practical examples of what we are being taught. I also think about the sources of information a lot more now and try to put information in context in order to understand it. Sometimes if you can explain an idea to someone in a different way then it helps to understand it.
Okay, sticking to my shorter posts I better go now but just a few points to round off:
A dude from Queen Margaret came in to tell us that GOOD Summer School reports are vital if we don't get our grades. I'm not going to QM anyway but it did make me think about my report and got me thinking about how it might read.
The Planet of Sound festival was awesome! I can't believe there was merchandise and everything but I wish there had been an Office shoes stall like I saw the Saturdays at a festival getting freebies from! (I'd hate to be famous but freebies ROCK!) It proper felt like a festival too because later we went to the Pleasants and played silly games. (update - hottie in my group does look fetching in a sumo suit!!)
Team presentation next week and I have to finish my SWOT analysis. it takes me back - LOL - a whole three weeks to that lady Morag telling us about that right before the blog demo. :)
See ya, Holly x
ps Prom was great but my friends are still being a bit funny that I'm not hanging about with them. how are they gonna cope when I'm (hopefully) in uni? :/
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Lots of good material in your blog again, Holly.
ReplyDeleteI’m pleased you’re taking on board the advice from the speaker from QM about how crucial the Summer School Report is, as this is now truer than ever before because of cuts in funding for universities. I’m also glad that you’re finding the “Personal Management tools” useful. Please spread the word to your fellow-students in case anyone hasn’t actually found them!
Sorry to see that one of your team mates for the project is letting the side down and has still not got the message about responsibility – not just for her/himself but for the team. As you say, this is important whether at work or studying. You and the other team members could speak calmly to them and help them to understand how their actions adversely affect everyone else. At university, assessment groups are expected to “manage” themselves, however, do speak to your Personal Tutor if your team are really concerned.
You haven’t mentioned any preparation for assessments, but you do have an essay coming up soon, don’t you? I hope you are working on this and will comment on it in your next post.
It’s good to see you’re thinking about the future, because what sometimes happens at university is that students tend to look no further than the next assessment, or just focus on “getting by” in a module, and may lose sight of their future plans and goals. I’m also particularly pleased that you’re talking about thinking – thinking about what you’re learning and trying to understand it – that’s what university is all about, after all. Your suggestion of explaining something to someone else is a good learning technique too (you just need to find someone to listen!)
As for your friends being “funny” – remind them that Summer School doesn’t last forever (fortunately!). In any case, I’m sure you’ve made new friends/potential friends at SS.
Very few spelling mistakes this time, Holly, well done!