Completion
This week was so relieving as I finally handed in my work, it made me feel happy as i knew the stress would be gone for one week, however I know it will soon be back after half term with another assignment however, strangely I am looking forward to it. Maybe I’m just looking forward to the marks so that I no what to improve on, I just don’t know. In the next couple of weeks I know a presentation is coming mainly because Steve did a presentation on it, however “Gary” also gave Steve the idea which means if Steve wasn’t thinking about it, you can assure that he is now.
Thing’s Learned
The main things learned this week was how important it is to have the work ready one week earlier, the reason I know this is that it made the last week a lot easier as I knew exactly what I needed to do. I asked John to proof read my work which I think he said “That’s a first” It wasn’t really at the proof reading he had to do its that I asked him to sign after to proof that he had read it, hopefully that will go towards M2 on the assignment.
As said in the previous posts time is flying as you can tell its almost November, I’m hoping that I have a pass however if I have a referral I wont mind too much as Steve said “You are students” this implies that we are all learning, we cant all be perfect or we would be in industry. If I do get a referral I think I will work on it for a full week to make sure that I can have it finished and up to scratch to cause me less stress.
Mastering
I am now starting to master my time and my time planning I’m not sure if I filled my time plan in correctly yet until Steve and John has looked at it however I’m hoping that it is done correctly because then I will no for sure when to do my work.
Looking Back
Looking back from when I first started I can defiantly see a difference, before I was on this course I was at Wakefield college which was a different teaching standard, Steve and John really have improved me as now I’m doing the work on time always getting it ready before hand and hopefully getting it right though there may be cases where I get it wrong.
Learning
Spelling will always be my weak point, however I am confident that there will always be people to put me right on spelling, so if anyone reading this is thinking I’ve got allot of spelling mistakes can you please E-Mail them to me so that I know where I am going wrong, also I can add them to my auto correct which will enable me to get them rite in the future. As for example the email I sent to Steve had a rather embarrassing word on because I didn’t check the spell check properly, Steve was kind enough to tell me but I must admit it was really funny, but I’m also hoping I don’t do it again as now I have a new nick name, I’m sure you will all here of it if you haven’t already.
Key Points
Spell checking
Time keeping
Things to come
Presentations
Reading week
8 comments:
I've got to say Martin from looking over your past blog entry's your spelling has got a lot better and have thought your one on one lessons with Liz has helped you a lot. Keep it up.
I agree with tom, ive known you years, and i can definatly see a change in your spelling, keep going mate.
I’m looking forward to the new assignment as well, am I’m not sure why cause I know there’s going to be loads of work to do.
It is good to see that you have your work in on time, and that you think the course is flying by – that is a good sign! If it is going by fast, it usually means that you are enjoying it.
You have also got your head round the learning requirements. As Steve and John always say, it is an ‘evidence based course’, so getting John to sign your work to say that he has read it is a good start. Getting this right will definitely help you improve your grades as the course goes on.
Presentations are a big part of the course, as at the end of the two years you have to do a big presentation of all the work you have done since the beginning. There will be several through the first year, and you have to see it as a skill that you become comfortable with – even though that is a lot easier said than done.
Thanks all, my spelling is better because i add most words to auto correct now on word, this helps me get it right most the time.
Yes i cant wait, untill the next assignment, but i may get a referal in that case i will work hard untill its passed, like Steve said we are students he expects some of us to get it wrong or we would already be in the industrey.
I hate doing presentations so I hope we don’t have to do a any soon, but in a way I hope we do so that I improve at doing them, and hopefully after doing many of them, I should be better at doing presentation without looking nervous.
I think its good your trying to improve you spelling, like you I am not good at spelling so in the back of my sketch I have wrote a list of the words I always spell wrong and new words I can’t spell so that I can quickly find how to spell a word so its like a word dictionary for me
Hi Martyn
A very comprehensive entry.
You take a very positive 'can do' approach to things which a very admirable quality of yours; this shines through in this entry.
One thing I have found is that through out everyone’s 'online learning journals', we are all experiencing the same fears and thoughts.
Its good to know that were are all in this together.
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