Hi everyone,
I have completed the Humanmetrics (Jung Typology Test)
My type is ISFP
Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
11% 75% 38% 11%
I am:
> slightly expressed introvert
> distinctively expressed sensing personality
> moderately expressed feeling personality
> slighty expressed perceiving personality
My suggested careers are as follows:-
I only put down the ones that I think refer to me, a little eerie seeing I am studying BLM Early Childhood.
> Child Care Management
> Early Childhood
Regards
Amanda
Reference
Humanmetrics Jung Typology Test. Retrieved March 23, 2010 from
http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/jungtype.htm
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
My understanding of Active Learning
Hi everyone,
I have read up on the Active Learning, went through Dale's Cone and The Learning Pyramid and did my Learning experience.
I have sat down and quickly worked out what studies I have done and have made the list as follows:-
1. Completed Diploma in Children's Services 8
2. Attended ADHD Workshop 9
3. First Aid Course 9
4. Anaphylaxis Course 9
5. Workplace Health & Safety Course 8
6. Food & Hygiene Course 9
7. Professional Development in Child Protection 8
Total Points 60/7 8.571
I think I gained alot of knowledge and confidence from all my courses that I have completed.
I came away from each of them with information that I did not possess prior. I can still recall alot of the information I obtained from these courses and have used the certificates and diplomas for my occupation. I feel I was an engaged student because I was interested in what was being taught, I enjoyed the activities. We often worked in groups, collaberating with each other and sharing many ideas. I can transfer knowledge that I obtained through this study so I must have learn't from this.
I completed my diploma through the RPL method as I have been a Coordinator for the last 5 1/2yrs. I have gained alot of knowledge from this position, especially with Accreditation.
Well hope everyone is enjoying this course, I am really starting to get interested in it week by week. I am learning alot of things about myself which I never knew before.
Kind Regards
Amanda
1. Completed Diploma in Children's Services 8
2. Attended ADHD Workshop 9
3. First Aid Course 9
4. Anaphylaxis Course 9
5. Workplace Health & Safety Course 8
6. Food & Hygiene Course 9
7. Professional Development in Child Protection 8
Total Points 60/7 8.571
I think I gained alot of knowledge and confidence from all my courses that I have completed.
I came away from each of them with information that I did not possess prior. I can still recall alot of the information I obtained from these courses and have used the certificates and diplomas for my occupation. I feel I was an engaged student because I was interested in what was being taught, I enjoyed the activities. We often worked in groups, collaberating with each other and sharing many ideas. I can transfer knowledge that I obtained through this study so I must have learn't from this.
I completed my diploma through the RPL method as I have been a Coordinator for the last 5 1/2yrs. I have gained alot of knowledge from this position, especially with Accreditation.
Well hope everyone is enjoying this course, I am really starting to get interested in it week by week. I am learning alot of things about myself which I never knew before.
Kind Regards
Amanda
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Setting up Google Accounts
Today was very interesting, I have established my own Google account, Yahoo account and I am now using Blogger.
It is all getting abit exciting now.
It is all getting abit exciting now.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Internet access
I have just been reading about Web access and so on.
I myself work in a school environment and find it frustrating at times when I go to look up a site and it has been blocked by our school filter software. Our filter seems to block us from visiting so many useful sites which makes it very limiting majority of the time. I would like to see staff members being able to control the access of these sites. I feel we have the right to check a site, if it is okay, unblock the site from the filter and the same goes if we see a site that the filter has missed, we should be able to block this site. As stated by Scot Aldred the school system block a large proportion of websites regardless of their content. (Aldred, 2009). You can also read Scot's Blog as follows:-
http://e-learning-engagement.blogspot.com/2009_03_01_archive.html
Our children need to be protected from predators and images and things on the Internet. I myself is a mother of 2 and I am pedantic about the Internet at home. I feel if our schools can educate our children better and run Safety Awareness programs about Cyber Bullying, Stranger Danger, putting personal information up about themselves. I think its a huge step in the right direction, to prevent your children from Cyber danger.
Regards Amanda
I also watched this video about Cyber Danger and found it great, unsure if it would work in Australia, but such a great program. Video is below:-
Reference
Protectkidstoday. (2010, Feb 4). New Software Protects Kids From Bullying, Sexting, Texting & Driving, Suicide, & Other Dangers [Video file]. Retrieved May 8, 2010 from
Digital Natives v's Digital Immigrants
Wow, I didn't think I would enjoy reading this article but it has taught me such alot.
Today's students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach. (Prensky, 2001). This statement is very true, our system is very outdated and not getting through to our students. We need to change the design of teaching and make it engaging. We need to compete with their Ipods, Video Games, Computers and things.
What really amazed me was our children spend over 10,000 hrs playing video games and over 20,000 hrs watching TV and less then 5000 hrs reading. These numbers are phenominal. When I was growing up I would have spent 30,000 hrs outdoors playing, creating, imagining and 5,000 watching TV. I was never a reader but I think if it was made into something fun I would have loved it because I love it as an adult. I now realise why our children are being influenced by TV and VIDEO games."
I am a digital immigrant but accept I need to grow with the times. I feel my life would be much easier if I can engage my students, motivate and praise them. I would like my younger students to think of me as a little cool, up with all this new technology so they could talk to me about what they have downloaded, played, listened to and so on. I would hope they think I am funny and that they love my class because I am making learning fun for them, but at the same time learning, and they are contributing to what they want to learn.
Majority of my teachers were digital immigrants who did not like change and wouldn't change. As they often said "It's been working for me for the last 20 years and it didn't hurt me growing up, so sit down, shut up and listen" Children were mean't to be seen and not heard. You did not talk unless spoken to. My teacher told me that I would never accumulate to anything, "You'll be a dole blugger all your life so get used to waiting in queues". Well thanks very much because I am a better person for it, I know the sort of teacher I do not want to become.
I hope everyone else had much better educational experiences then I did.
I have found a couple of YouTube videos I thought you maybe interested in, they are regarding 21st Century Pedagogies. Take a look
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l72UFXqa8ZU&feature=related
I really enjoyed the following video, I found it very true.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tahTKdEUAPk&feature=related
Today's students are no longer the people our educational system was designed to teach. (Prensky, 2001). This statement is very true, our system is very outdated and not getting through to our students. We need to change the design of teaching and make it engaging. We need to compete with their Ipods, Video Games, Computers and things.
What really amazed me was our children spend over 10,000 hrs playing video games and over 20,000 hrs watching TV and less then 5000 hrs reading. These numbers are phenominal. When I was growing up I would have spent 30,000 hrs outdoors playing, creating, imagining and 5,000 watching TV. I was never a reader but I think if it was made into something fun I would have loved it because I love it as an adult. I now realise why our children are being influenced by TV and VIDEO games."
I am a digital immigrant but accept I need to grow with the times. I feel my life would be much easier if I can engage my students, motivate and praise them. I would like my younger students to think of me as a little cool, up with all this new technology so they could talk to me about what they have downloaded, played, listened to and so on. I would hope they think I am funny and that they love my class because I am making learning fun for them, but at the same time learning, and they are contributing to what they want to learn.
Majority of my teachers were digital immigrants who did not like change and wouldn't change. As they often said "It's been working for me for the last 20 years and it didn't hurt me growing up, so sit down, shut up and listen" Children were mean't to be seen and not heard. You did not talk unless spoken to. My teacher told me that I would never accumulate to anything, "You'll be a dole blugger all your life so get used to waiting in queues". Well thanks very much because I am a better person for it, I know the sort of teacher I do not want to become.
I hope everyone else had much better educational experiences then I did.
I have found a couple of YouTube videos I thought you maybe interested in, they are regarding 21st Century Pedagogies. Take a look
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l72UFXqa8ZU&feature=related
I really enjoyed the following video, I found it very true.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tahTKdEUAPk&feature=related
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Indigenous Perspectives
I also believe we need to bridge the gap, I feel this won't happen until our government are more willing to step up to the plate, they need assistance in so many areas such as schooling, health, job opportunities, the list goes on. Lets face it, it has been spoken about since I was a young child, and over twenty years later nothing has happened.
Once I am a teacher, I will be incorporating alot of culture into the classroom, not just the indigenous culture but Chinese, Korean etc, we have so many students that have moved to Australia from many countries and still have families overseas.
I have found a couple of websites I thought may be helpful in our classrooms one day. Teach our children about the Dreamtime and their culture.
http://australianmuseum.net.au/Stories-of-the-Dreaming
http://www.aussieeducator.org.au/reference/general/indigenous/indigenousaustralia.html
Hope this helps guys.
Cheers
Amanda"
Once I am a teacher, I will be incorporating alot of culture into the classroom, not just the indigenous culture but Chinese, Korean etc, we have so many students that have moved to Australia from many countries and still have families overseas.
I have found a couple of websites I thought may be helpful in our classrooms one day. Teach our children about the Dreamtime and their culture.
http://australianmuseum.net.au/Stories-of-the-Dreaming
http://www.aussieeducator.org.au/reference/general/indigenous/indigenousaustralia.html
Hope this helps guys.
Cheers
Amanda"
