Hello 2013, you snuck up on me a bit there. 2012 has been a bit of a busy year and has ended rather earlier than I thought. Still, here we are in a brand new year.I had loads going on in 2012, although my (irregular, rare) readers wouldn’t know it due to the paucity of…… Continue reading New Year, New Me?
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Too much study, not enough time
I never went to university after my A-levels, unlike most of my friends, so I have no idea how much stress is involved with doing a proper degree. However, I can say from experience that doing a part-time degree with the Open University can be an immensely stressful experience. I’m finding it a bit tough…… Continue reading Too much study, not enough time
T214: Activity 5.2
I submitted TMA05 on Sunday (only 9 days late) and I’m now behind on the coursework that leads up to TMA06. This is not a particularly great situation, considering the amount of readings and activities to get through, but at least the course materials are interesting. I neglected to write much about my learning activities…… Continue reading T214: Activity 5.2
M255: done
Yesterday I spent three highly-stressed hours in a room full of strangers taking an exam. This was the final exam for my M255 Object-oriented programming with Java module through the Open University and I found it quite a test. The few days prior to the exam have seen me more stressed than I’ve been in…… Continue reading M255: done
T214: Block 2, Activity 1a – Climate Change
This activity requires me to “reflect on how a range of ‘thinking traps’ may influence how you engage with complex situations” by writing down what I think about: “the causes of emerging environmental crises such as climate change, and what you believe could resolve these problems” I’m not sure they could have picked a more…… Continue reading T214: Block 2, Activity 1a – Climate Change
T214: Block 2, Multiple Intelligences
The OU course notes have opened up a whole other can of worms about different kinds of intelligence. There has been some research by Gardner that revealed eight different types of intelligence. These are: Linguistic intelligence. The ability to use a coherent narrative to communicate and organise thoughts. Logical–mathematical intelligence. The ability to investigate issues…… Continue reading T214: Block 2, Multiple Intelligences
T214: Block 2, Thinking Traps
This block introduces the term “thinking traps” – an all-encompassing description of the ways that our brains fail us when trying to understand complex systems. There are a number of different thinking traps: short attention spans (I’m really guilty of this) oversimplification (most science stories in the news) groupthink – seeking out opinions of like-minded…… Continue reading T214: Block 2, Thinking Traps
T214: Block 2, Introduction
An lo, block 2 of my Systems Practise course loomed, and I was not ready. I’m a week behind here and having to do some serious catching up. However, a new block brings a new subject matter and I can’t be hanging about. I seriously hope to create more notes for this block than I…… Continue reading T214: Block 2, Introduction
T214: Block 1, case study 6 – Wikipedia
So far, during my OU T214 studies, I’ve failed to find enough time to properly engage with some of the research activities. There have been a number of case studies that I should have been writing about but which I skimmed over instead. I don’t want to repeat that for my second assignment, at least…… Continue reading T214: Block 1, case study 6 – Wikipedia
Linked
Linked, originally uploaded by rutty. 31/365 I’m about to start an Open University module and this is the set book. The course is about “Understanding Complexity” – joined-up thinking they call it – and it’s one of two systems thinking modules I’m taking as part of my chosen degree. The book has some variable reviews…… Continue reading Linked
Links for March 30th
Women told: ‘You have dishonoured your family, please kill yourself’ When Elif’s father told her she had to kill herself in order to spare him from a prison sentence for her murder, she considered it long and hard. “I loved my father so much, I was ready to commit suicide for him even though I…… Continue reading Links for March 30th
Links for March 17th
Minister won’t confirm belief in evolution Canada’s science minister, the man at the centre of the controversy over federal funding cuts to researchers, won’t say if he believes in evolution. “I’m not going to answer that question. I am a Christian, and I don’t think anybody asking a question about my religion is appropriate,” Gary…… Continue reading Links for March 17th