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To Infinity And Beyond!
K.Smithy:
Hey! Idk if you are planning on doing postgrad or undergrad studies overseas, but if you are planning on doing postgrad here is a good scholarship: https://www.johnmonash.com/scholarships/applications
I was looking into completing my PhD at Oxford and this looked pretty good :)
s110820:
--- Quote from: kauac on February 13, 2021, 08:26:58 pm ---Hey Darcy, I love the intentionality, boldness and flexibility of your goals! It is great to reach goals, but equally as great when life ends up taking you down the unexpected route! :)
I'm seeing a trend in England / European countries across your goals... what draws you to these places in particular?
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Hey kauac,
Thank you so much for believing in me and my goals - you’ve honestly got no idea how much it means to me (hint: it means the world to me). And you’re right! There’s definitely been a trend in England/European countries recently (and in my goals) but to answer your question, here’s what drew me to these places in particular and why they have a special place in my heart:
- England: Ever since I was younger I had my heart set on attending a prestigious university such as Cambridge or Oxford! I know it’s a slightly weird ambition to have as a kid but I fell in love with London, the surrounding towns and the beautiful landscape of the Cotswalds, so I’m thinking it could be my “forever” home.
- Finland: Similarly, my passion for making education more accessible and helping others be the best they can be (both academically and personally) encouraged me to look elsewhere in terms of how they value education and what they do to ensure both personal and academic success from Day 1 (hint: it’s Number 1 in the world for education!). That’s why I love Finland so much - they value and enrich lives with education, not just doing it for the sake of doing it if that makes sense.
- Sweden: While I was born in Ireland, I went to Förskola (what they call kindergarten in Sweden) at Stockholm International School, which while I don’t remember much of it, from looking at all of the pictures I had in my big scrapbook/binder thing, it honestly looked really fun. I guess the reason why I want to visit Sweden so much again, is that I would like to connect with my roots. While no one in my family is Swedish per say (except for my younger sister who was born in Sweden), growing up in Sweden was a big part of my life and I would really love to reconnect with my roots and explore Sweden once again.
But thanks again for your interesting question! I hoped that helped to answer your question :)
--- Quote from: K.Smithy on February 13, 2021, 10:45:49 pm ---Hey! Idk if you are planning on doing postgrad or undergrad studies overseas, but if you are planning on doing postgrad here is a good scholarship: https://www.johnmonash.com/scholarships/applications
I was looking into completing my PhD at Oxford and this looked pretty good :)
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Hey K.Smithy,
Thanks so much for your suggestion! I’ll definitely look into it. However, I’m actually planning to do two undergraduate degrees (Bachelor of Education (Primary) and Bachelor of Behavioural Science (Psychology)/Bachelor of Social Work at QUT) so depending on which road I eventually decide to travel on (e.g. such as whether I would like to do one or two undergraduate degrees), a postgraduate degree abroad can also be an option as well! Thank you again for finding this opportunity for me - I really appreciate it :)
--- Quote from: The Cat In The Hat on February 13, 2021, 12:11:17 pm ---Good job - you've got great goals!
All the best!
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Thanks! I really appreciate it :)
s110820:
Hey guys,
Long time no see! I'm really sorry that I haven't been able to update this journal as much as I would have liked - I've been pretty busy with uni and my mental health has taken a toll on me and I'm still kinda struggling so updating my uni journal wasn't my number one priority during that time.
But to lighten the mood a bit, I got a few assessment results back and here's what I got:
EUB104 - Stepping In (which is basically like an introductory course to teaching & education): Grade 5 - Credit.
This was the first assessment result that I received and to say that I was disheartened would be a bit of an understatement. EUB104 is pretty much one of my favourite units and I worked my ass off with this assignment so I was a little bit disappointed in myself, especially as I was aiming for a Grade 6 - Distinction.
But after I talked to my parents about it, I realised that it is only my first semester of uni and I still have so much time to learn and grow as a student. So as of now, I'm actually pretty proud of my result - achieving distinctions isn't easy, especially as a first-year student so getting this grade and nearly being where I want to be has really encouraged me to push myself further.
EUB102 - Education & Society (which is basically like a course about how society and contextual factors affect education and impact student learning/development): Multiple Choice Quiz - 8/10.
I'm actually pretty proud of this result to be honest. I've never really been great with multiple choice as I prefer to do long responses so this result was actually a bit of a surprise to me. While I did study for this exam and completed all of the practice questions provided, I ended up panicking during the quiz because I had a mind blank and only ten or so minutes to complete the quiz so I honestly thought that I was going to fail this quiz but I guess not :)
I haven't received any other assessment results back yet, but I should get them all back by the end of this week. While I can't say too much about my assessment, here's a quick little overview of what I'm doing at the moment:
EUB101 - Supporting Innovative Pedagogy with Digital Technologies (which is basically a course about how we can use digital technologies in the classroom): group presentation with written reflection.
My group and I just had a group meeting where we were actually pretty productive and got a lot done. We've chosen our content descriptor from the Australian Curriculum, linked it to a general capability and a cross-curriculum priority and we're in the process of creating our digital learning pedagogy/prototype to present to our class.
EUB102 - Education & Society: Long-Response Exam.
Pretty self-explanatory but I'm currently studying for my upcoming long response exam using the practice questions provided, spaced repetition and active recall!
EUB103 (Culture Studies: Indigenous Education): Portfolio
This is actually a pretty big assessment as it is divided into three parts: the community snapshot, the practice plan and the engagement plan.
In the community snapshot, I need to:
- Research an Australian Indigenous community
- Trace their history using Anglo-Saxon and Indigenous perspectives
- Explain my cultural position
- Explain my relationship to this community (and its First Nation peoples)
- Analyse the reliability and usefulness of the sources that I used.
In the practice (lesson) plan, I need to:
- Choose a content description from the Australian curriculum
- Identify the First Nations content I would teach.
- Identify at least one resource that I would use to teach this First Nations content.
- Explain the culturally responsive teaching strategies I would use.
- Explain why these are appropriate teaching, curriculum and resource choices.
- Explain how my teaching, resource and curriculum choices will work.
- Support your choices with scholarly literature.
In the engagement plan, I need to:
- Identify a First Nations, or First Nations-affiliated, organisation, role or network.
- Identify why you would contact this entity and how you would approach this entity.
- Draft an introduction to this entity.
EUB104 - Stepping In: Responses to Policy
Essentially, I need to respond to a stimulus provided in class for three case studies (learners, pedagogy & curriculum) using the 4R's framework (Report and Respond, Relating (connections between reflection and self), Reason (connection between the reflection and the theory) & Reconstruct (connection between the reflection and your future practice/views). Each week I need to write a 500 word response which I will then compile into one document for submission.
That's about it in terms of my assessment but in terms of my social life, I'm kinda struggling a bit to be honest. I mean it doesn't really help that I'm an introvert with social anxiety but I'm finding the whole social life aspect really hard so if anyone does have any advice on how I can work on this, I would really appreciate it :)
I've also applied to a few jobs as well! Ever since my avalanche of rejections, I've been keen to find a job so I applied to the OSHC at my local primary school and I've never heard back from them. I also asked a few local businesses if they were hiring to no avail so I'm back to square one so hopefully I can find something soon. Maybe I could apply for a position as a freelance editor or something in that area? I'm kinda stuck on ideas to be honest.
I also applied to the Faculty Academic Board at uni as an undergraduate representative so I'm really hoping that it'll work out. I'll also apply for a few volunteering opportunities too as I would really love to pay it forward.
I think that's about it from me but if you do have any questions, queries or concerns, feel free to let me know as I would be more than happy to answer any questions!
s110820:
Hey again!
I just got another assessment result back and this time, it's for my EUB102 - Education & Society unit group presentation! For this assessment, I received a grade of 5 (Credit)! I'm actually pretty stoked with this grade to be honest. As someone who has a tendency to cry either before, during or after their presentation due to nervousness and anxiety, I think I did pretty well to be honest (surprise: I didn't end up breaking down - instead, I was pretty composed).
And I know that my group members probably won't see this but if they do, I would just like to thank them for being the best team ever! I'm really proud of all of you and good luck for your upcoming assessment too :)
I'm also pretty keen for next semester so much so that I bought myself a digital notebook bundle (five notebooks in total) and a digital planner as well (oops). As you can probably tell already, one of the goals that I'm working towards for next semester and beyond is to improve my time management/organisation and reduce my procrastination. While I did (kinda) have an organisation system in place, throughout the semester, I have come to realise that it isn't really working for me so I'm going to change that up a bit for next semester as well.
I think that's about it for now but feel free to ask me any questions (if you have any) as I would be more than happy to help :)
See you next time!
Bri MT:
Great work on your group presentation!
I'm glad you had a fantastic group :)
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