...12/05/13 Reflection on my first year at University Gibbs reflective model (1988) will be used. And I will discuss my first year in University. And the opportunities that I have been given in order to enhanced my skills, abilities, awareness and understanding of my role Reflection Semester I started this course as a student As my first semester is coming to an end, This way of learning is completely different to anything I have done before. As a high school student over thirty five years ago, I learnt everything parrot fashion and was assessed by examination only - I lost interest very quickly. So to experience this different way of learning will encourage me to be more creative in my work, my confidence is improving and I am pleased with my performance in my first year though I did feel particularly anxious, stretched and challenged. I have gained knowledge on essay writing, referencing and a variety of research methods which have all been helpful. I see these skills as the basic tools I will need to progress through my course and complete the foundation degree and hopefully, these will be transferable Productive and rewarding. My first year has made me become more positive when accepting ideas from others. I learnt it is okay to say if you do not think somebody’s suggestion will work but in doing so I need to give my reasons and suggest an alternative. My studying and my work based learning has helped me greatly with communication, problem solving and critical thinking...
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...Assessment Sheet - For Tutor’s Comments Only |1 |One Reflective Entry |Comment | | |Demonstration of engagement with the task | | |Additional Comments: | | | | | |2 |Study Skills tasks |Comment | | |All tasks completed | | | |All activities attempted and included for each exercise, where appropriate | | |Additional Comments: | | | | ...
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...level in a military training which activate them for national defense preparedness. (2) Literacy Training Service trains the students to become teachers to less fortunate school children, out-of-school youth and other indigent people who have been neglected for the opportunity of learning. (3) Civic Welfare Training Service is a program that trains the students to contributing for the general welfare of the life of the members of the community. During my first year in Xavier University I have taken up the required one-year formative and holistic program the NSTP LTS 1 and 2. There were only 2 main agenda of the program and those were the 1) Class Session which includes Reflection and Reporting and, 2) The Work Area/Community Exposure which includes Assessment of the student being handled by us or the tutee, Reflection and Reporting. Literature Training Service (LTS) mainly focuses on the enrichment of children’s or tutees learning skills that were living in the rural areas. During the first half of the semester we were first trained various lessons and activities that we need to reflect later on. The training includes enhancing our own skills on how to teach young children, training and on how to be good leaders for the youth. Most of the sessions were inspired by the Ignatian Pedagogical...
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...Carleton University Department of Political Science Winter 2016 PSCI 3600B International Institutions Thursdays - 11:35am to 2:25pm Please confirm location on Carleton Central Instructor: Office: Office hours: Telephone: e-mail: James Milner Loeb A629 Thursdays, 3-4pm and Fridays, 10-11am (or by appointment) (613) 520-2600 x2211 James.Milner@carleton.ca Please use your Carleton e-mail address or the e-mail function of cuLearn to send an email to the instructor or TA and always include the course code in the subject line. First class: Last class: 7 January 2016 7 April 2016 NOTE: No class meeting on 18 February 2016 due to Reading Week cuLearn: On-line components of this course will be managed through cuLearn. Please visit the cuLearn site at least once a week to receive the most current information pertaining to the scheduling of the course and required readings. Course objectives: International institutions have come to play an increasingly important role in global politics in the last century. Arguably the most prominent of these institutions is the United Nations (UN). Established in 1945 and in the immediate aftermath of the Second World War, the UN’s Charter set out the rights and obligations of Member States, and pledged to: “save succeeding generations from the scourges of war”; “reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights”; promote “respect for the obligations arising from treaties”; and “promote social progress and better ...
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...REFLECTION ESSAY: Doug Strickland Reflection Essay: Doug Strickland Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship Com/156 Sherri J. Johnson Robyn McMaster 2 RELECTION ESSAY: Doug Strickland Table of Contents Introduction and Thesis…………………………………………………………………………………..3 Influences…………………………………………………………………………………………………..3 Business Education………………………………………………………………………………………..4 Culinary Education………………………………………………………………………………………..4 Work History………………………………………………………………………………………………5 Avoiding Failure…….…………………………………………………………………………………….6 Winning At Success ……………………………………………………………………………………..7 Groups and Associations………………………………………………………………………………….7 Conclusion………………………………………………………………………………………………….7 References………………………………………………………………………………………………….8 3 REFLECTION ESSAY: Doug Strickland Reflection Essay: Doug Strickland Doug Strickland is an importer and broker of Integrity Wines which specialize in fine natural wines. He has been affiliated with the Restaurant and Winery business for over 25 years. Strickland is an all-around entrepreneur in the culinary division of fine foods and wines. His love for food and wine started when he was a teenage and carried on into his college life. Strickland put his dreams of becoming an entrepreneur on the backburner to hold other titles and positions right after college. After holding many other job titles he was determined to turn his million dollar ideas into a reality with the support...
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...“Where I Was’ Reflection Colby Gordillo ITT Tech GS 1145 Bart Demeter July 5, 2014 “Where I Was” Reflection . A few years ago I graduated from high school, and started working in the factory industry one month after. A few months later I attended college at Grand Rapids Community College. At that time, I did not know I was going to fail and drop out three times at that same college. And, then attend two other colleges. All of this had happened in the past 4 years. The reason as to why I had failed so many times was that I was not ready for school. I felt that I was ready because of just finishing high school, and that I would have that same mentality. Apparently I was wrong about that and it took me a few years to realize that. The first time I attended GRCC; I completed the first four weeks and then I dropped out. The second time I attended GRCC; I had to get off suspension and then I completed about two months, until I dropped out again. After that, I took a year off from school. When a year had passed I tried to return but I was on suspension once again. This time I was suspended from school and financial aid. By that time, I realized that I had dug a hole after my first fall out and it just got bigger. This hole had gotten so big, that I saw no point in attending GRCC anymore. I tried out the University of Phoenix and completed the first quarter with an A and B. I decided I didn’t like the online experience. Less than a month after, I signed up for ITT Tech. I...
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...In Rebekah Nathan’s My Freshman Year, Nathan states, "This chapter serves as a response to questions others ask me and questions that, since my freshman year, I keep asking myself. What did I personally learn from this experience?" (132). In the first part of the chapter, Nathan examines the relationship between students and teachers. She explains how most teachers don't see how students live or how hard it is to balance several classes and maintain a good GPA. The second section of the chapter is about how Rebekah Nathan goes back to being a teacher after being a student. Nathan now sees her classes are from a student's perspective. She learns that many of the articles and readings she assign won't actually be read or how other students have...
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...My Reflections OMOWONUOLA EGBEYEMI-FALADE University of phoenix HCS 350 LITA TSAI June 19, 2014 My Reflections My Reflections from the Nursing Expertise Self –Report Scale (Garland, 1996, p. 197) indicates that I am a competent nurse at the moment on my unit as evidenced by my experience of 2 years as a registered nurse and “Typically, a nurse at the competent level has been in practice 2 to 3 years. This person can rely on a long-range of goals and plans to determine which aspects of a situation are important which can be ignored.’’(Berner & Berner, 1984)). My answers in the Self-Report scale from number 1,2,3,5,6, 7,14 and 15 reflects me as a competent nurse because I assist my patient first at all times, teach them about the management of their diseases and treatment , monitor frequently for safety since, identifying and managing of rapid changing situations, make right decisions about administering medication, giving therapeutic intervention at all times, monitoring and ensuring they have a quality health care services during their stay at the hospital by checking their vital signs and lab values for changes and use the information to make the best appropriate decision regarding their care.(Munjas,Barbara A, PhD., F.A.A.N., 1985). In conclusion, all information stands out important to me with my patient care at work. On number 9, I disagreed because that is not the best way to provide good nursing care. “Self-disclosure from the nurse needs to be limited...
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...Critically discuss the importance of reflection in the practice of management Student ID:20583416 Course: The reflective manager (MD4046) Lecturer: Dr. Elias Hadjielias Fall 2012 Assignment no. 1 Table of Contents Introduction Page 1.1 General Introduction to Reflection 3 1.2 Objectives and Purpose of the essay 3 Main Body 1.3-1.6 Review of Literature 3-4 1.7 Personal opinion of the writer 4 1.8 A practical example of Reflection in a certain case 4 1.9 Recommendations from the writer 5 Conclusion 2.0 Summary pg.3 5 2.1 References ...
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...College of Business Administration Destination Kent State: First Year Experience Syllabus US 10097 Section [insert section #] Fall 2013 Required Texts: Taulbert, Clifton. Schoeniger, Gary. Who Owns the Ice House? Eight Life Lessons from an Unlikely Entrepreneur. Eli Press, Cleveland, OH 2010 ISBN 978-0-9713059-3-9 Destination Kent State (DKS) Adapted for the College of Business Administration. Kendall Hunt Publishing, IA. 2012 ISBN 978-1-4652-2736-2 Other resources: www.kent.edu/business/Undergrad Faculty Instructor: Student Success Leader: Elizabeth A. Sinclair Chelsea Knowles 330-672-1286 or 306 BSA 330-XXX-XXXX easincla@kent.edu cknowles@kent.edu Office Hours: By appointment The purpose of this course is to help you make the transition to college life (academic and social) and help you learn how to improve and refine your academic skills. The instructors are prepared to assist in choosing (or confirming) a major; to discuss business career options; and to address the general requirements, policies and services of Kent State University and the College of Business Administration. This class is linked with Exploring Business and Human Communication. Some topics covered in Exploring Business will be explored further in this course. A requirement of Human Communication is the delivery of three speeches (a persuasive speech, an informative speech and a group speech.) This class will give you the opportunity to practice...
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...Week Two Team Reflection Louis Blackshear, LaQthia Cooks, Jennifer DeWitt, Lisa Mariella, Tharthur Myers Economics ECO/561 Version 7 Ron Merchant September 10, 2012 Week Two Team Reflection Simplicity is achieved and true knowledge of business practices are obtained through the rigors of understanding terms and concepts such as: production levels, cost maximization, fixed and variable costs, opportunity costs, revenue and total costs curves, etc. These terms not only provide a basis for business operation, they also provide a competitive edge for the determined entrepreneur who seeks to understand the anatomy of business and its language. In hindsight, week two discussed many of the terms above and allowed team members to expand on experiences in both their personal and professional lives. Identify production level to maximize profits. Maximum profit is achieved when the greatest level of economic profit is obtained given the existing conditions of the market. This process involves the adjustment of the level of production in reaction to current market prices (Encyconoic, 2012). Explain how to balance fixed and variable costs. This objective is one that all of team “B” struggled with as the text doesn’t see to give a clear indication of exactly how to balance fixed and variable costs. All that could be extracted from the text as well as from online was that in the short run one should try and turn fixed cost into variable cost in order to create...
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...evaluation. A brief description of the author is detailed while the value of effective mentoring on the learning experience is also explored. Healthcare practitioners and students can learn from experiences through reflection and use the knowledge to inform and improve practice. The ability to reflect on one’s actions is particularly pertinent in clinical practice. Schön (1983) identified two types of reflection: -Reflection in action, which takes place during the event – the practitioner may not be aware that it is happening. -Reflection on action, which takes place after the event. Jasper (2003) concluded that reflecting on action transformed experience into knowledge. I am a mental health nurse who works in a community mental health recovery services for working adults, and currently attended a mentorship course. I have co-mentored a first year student prior to my mentorship training. My training was more or less the same of the student I mentored, so it is important for me to keep up to date with changes in the skills students are expected to develop while on clinical placement. The lecturers at University, books and journals explained the importance of working in partnership with students and developing action plans. As a nursing student myself while being on first placement I was unsure of what is expected of me. Before attending the mentorship course I had not considered the different styles of learner that is mentored. Every student has different experiences, interests...
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...CRAE - RCÉA 2009 (36) 83-98 83 Abstracts/Résumés pp. xv-xxi We Practice What We Preach: A Local History of a Community-Based, Student/Faculty Art Exhibition (2002-09) Elizabeth Auger Ashworth Nipissing University Daniel H. Jarvis Nipissing University Purpose of the Exhibitions Student-organized exhibitions hold the potential to greatly enhance the visual arts school curriculum. Burton (2004, 2001), for example, contends that there are a number of multi-faceted benefits for art students, art teachers, and for the art education program in general through the implementation of student-organized exhibitions. In Exhibiting Student Art (2004), he concludes: The key to successful student art exhibitions rests in the knowledge and skills students learn from doing it firsthand. . . . They need to immerse themselves in various aspects of art exhibition, from preparing and presenting art to other people to exploring alternatives of scale, venue, theme, and purpose. . . . When exhibitions of student art are presented well, parents, teachers, and administrators recognize and appreciate the value and meaning of art in the school curriculum. Exhibitions of student art convey a continuous message that the quality of ideas, the depth of issues, and the magnitude of expression are © 2009 CRAE - RCÉA & AUTHORS/AUTEURS 84 Elizabeth Auger Ashworth & Daniel H. Jarvis displayed along with and through art. (p. 46) Student art exhibition events can address socio-economic issues...
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...Contents Introduction ………………………………………………………………….Pages 2-3 Discussion…...…………………………………………………………………Pages 4-14 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………...Pages 15-16 References ………………………………………………………………….Pages 17-20 Introduction This essay aims to explore the processes of teaching, training and mentoring of adults. The setting in which this will be explored and linked to, will be one of nursing, although it is recognised that the fundamental theories explored may be applied to any setting where the teaching, training and mentoring of adults occur. The essay will explore the writer’s understanding regarding the role of a mentor within the workplace and the theoretical ties surrounding mentorship and how these are linked into the writer’s role of a mentor. Any names or areas of work mentioned in the essay have been changed in order to maintain confidentiality, clause five of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct: Standards for Conduct, Performance and Ethics (NMC 2004). The term ‘mentor’ is defined by the English National Board (ENB) and the Department of Health (DOH) to “denote the role of the nurse, midwife or health visitor who facilitates learning and supervises and assesses students in their practice setting” (ENB & DOH 2001a P6). Nicklin and Kenworthy (2000) define a mentor as someone who by example and facilitation guides, assists, and supports the student in learning new skills, adopting new behaviour and acquiring...
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...Brazilian university classroom. Drawing on Di Pietro (1987) and Via (1976) on the advantages of using drama in language learning, from Mezirow (1990) and Schön (1991) on the importance of reflection for promoting meaningful learning, and from Donato and McCormick (1994) and Lukinsky (1990) on the e¤ectiveness of portfolios as a tool to promote reflection, the paper presents a case study of the use of drama in an oral skill class, describing the course structure and classroom procedures. It includes learners’ voices as taken from their portfolios, and evaluates results, presenting setbacks and possible solutions. Finally, it encourages the use of drama and portfolios for transformative and emancipatory learning. Introduction As teachers we are always looking for ways to improve our classes and motivate our students. Yet, teaching conditions may not be as ideal as we would like them to be. Sometimes we get too many students; often they have di¤erent proficiency levels; sometimes both problems arise in the same class. This was my situation: I had to teach a conversation class where the level of proficiency of the 37 students ranged from basic to advanced. Knowing that a traditional format would not work, the experiences of interactionists like Di Pietro (1987) and the actor/teacher Via (1976) helped me decide to bring drama and play production into my classroom. For students’ individual development, I drew from Mezirow (1990) and Schön (1991), who claim that reflection can change...
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