what is right?

what is right?

the more i tried, the more i failed... nothing seems right.
getting tired, yet the more i sleep, the more i am tired.
nothing seems right.

A different Christmas

It has been, will be and is a different Christmas this year.
I am not in a merrily mood to celebrate the Christmas this year, however, neither was I feeling down.

The word to describe the Christmas this year was burdened; it had never been liked this before.
What happened?
Maybe I have experienced the true meaning of Christmas.

As Christmas arrives, it signifies the ending of the year too.... what have I done this year to make Christmas a merry one? what have I done this year so that I am ready to celebrate Christmas?

2 more days to Christmas, 2 more nights for me to get down on my knees, to press on, so that it will be a Merry Christmas.

E-learning reflection

1. Have I achieved my learning goals? How did I make that happen? Were my learning strategies effective and efficient? Can they be improved?
2. Were the group processes supporting our group learning? Why and why not? How can I/we improve?

The learning journey was agnoising, but an interesting one so far. Honestly, i wont say that i have achieved my learning goals (i didnt set any in the first place), but i can proudly say that my equipped boundary has extended.

Been in a comfort zone for many years, the e-learning process has definitely stretched my learning curve. Learning from/with/through a computer requires
1) discipline
There is simply too much distraction from the computer. Internet, PC game, they are just within click. Hence, it takes double effort for me to restrain from clicking those icons so as to focus on the task that i am required to complete. If i am restraining myself, i wonder how the students would feel?

2) time management
A lot of time is spent on reading materials, reading others' comment, others' comments on comments; it takes so many sessions to log in and yet still find that there are so much reading. Hence, time management is definitely one important area to work on.

3) patience
Although it could be interactive at time, the response may not be as fast that i wanted to compare to F2F. For example, there is a waiting period before i receive the comment on my first post etc.

I have yet to find the learning advantage from group processes.

To zero sum?!

is it easier to add or to subtract?

in human nature, it is often easier to add then subtract... likewise for learning... no wonder the saying that it is difficult to teach old dog trick...

reaching chapter 6 & 7, i saw such a significant difference in my time of teaching to now... the role of a teacher has become such been so diversified - a Presenter, a Facilitator and a Designer...

i believe the list is not exhaustive... how about a Disciplinarian, a Counselor, a Motivator etc... i think i should ask for more salary hahaha

THE lifestyle or the lifestyle???

I 'alarm' myself to post my blog... felt strange
Today during Ed Psy, the tutor told us that he ever heard a pastor saying that he would never trust that 'stupid box' and he did not allow himself or his family to watch TV!!!

what an extremist! Watching TV has become part of our lifestyle.

I reflect upon my life and ask myself, am I going to make blogging part of my lifestyle?

ICT has become part of our lifestyle nowadays.... so much so that there is some cant live without it, some make a fortune out of it, some commit crime through it, some was mesmerised by it...

I read two interesting articles in my paper this morning:
one article mentioned an Internet predator who lured young girls into meeting him by using money as bait. Then he rape them or film them in compromising positions. He was 26 years old when he was arrested.

another article talked about one in four debtors was aged below 30 and they cited gambling as a cause of their financial woes according to Credit Counselling Singapore (CCS). I would believe their gambling activities were mainly through internet.

I would say that ICT is part of my lifestyle, but it is not THE lifestyle to be.

Romans 12:2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is--His good, pleasing and perfect will.

Do i REALLY have to do it????

Deciding to be a teacher in the later half of my life is a major decision .... executing the decision is a challenging task.... doing the task is a enduring journey... visualising the journey is a blank...

The first day at school.... a student asked, "how old are you?" i realised that i am teaching to teach a group of Gen Z students.... they talk differently (I didnt ask teacher how old she/he is in the first day i met her/him), behave differently, and interact differently.

Sms, email are considered outdated... they are to online gaming, LAN stuff... blogs.... i am struggling to catch up...

With the help of my Gen Z nieces and nephews, i started my facebook account... i thought i was there...
Coming to NIE, i realised that i am far behind...

Visualising the journey again.... it is blank....