The Labber become a Lab

 

In most cases, teaching and learning in universities are undertaken with an intention to lead theory into practice even then into innovative ways of improving practical applications. The traditional pedagogy suggests learning institutions support abstract or theoretical concepts with concrete modes of knowledge representation. Sometimes, students are exposed to some kind of specimens or modes that looks like a real-life experience. At other times, students may get a chance to experience themselves with a portion of real-life experience. However, it is not enough to gain a full understanding of a theory or abstract concept with a one-shot visit. This is mainly due to the less time of exposure to discover more learning opportunities which lead to a lower level of application and development. During my previous learning, I, therefore, felt that most of the approaches being followed in learning institutions have been from a theoretical approach, unbalanced the area, level and type of blending theoretical learning with real-life experiential learning. This has been true in my most of previous learning journies.

Recently I have had the chance to participate in a program called 3 ID labs, and that was what I was looking for. It has been four weeks already since we started my study, and I felt I have learnt a lot already, in my opinion, this would be a learning time equal to a one-semester effort in the traditional oriented institutions. The study started with identifying wicked problem-cases of preference where my learned knowledge will be invested? The most important part was that the curriculum is designed in a way to integrate the self, team and casework.  In my opinion, this is the most realistic curriculum in bringing the learning-self, the classmate-team work, and the textbook-wicked problems. The approach was clear, integrative, human-centred, and practical. I am still learning more about the overall process. what impressed me more was the wicked problems are viewed from the human-centred design thinking perspective. I have less experience on this from the international context, and so I am so curious to see the branches of development.

Is there anything like this programme you ever know? I am happy to see and compare and contrast.

Week 1 Assignment:

As I have been work in a university, I am mostly families with writing summary of an article or a journal or a book chapter. Once I did the readings from different sources can be a hard copy book, a weblog, or even watched a video from the different websites, I bring all reading extracts and produce a coherence presentation slide supported by references. Therefore, my genre of writing is more on academic writing than on business writing.

I really enjoy writing in the process of preparation for my class assistance. i enjoy when I write the summary of the literature review i read, I also enjoy when I write an executive summary of a research proposal. Most of all, I enjoy my writings when I know that I have produced an effective writings, mostly on academic areas, never tried in Business writing. Therefore, I would say yes i enjoy writing but still lacks the necessary skill for effective and quality writing. I hope this online course can help to this regards.

Considering what I mentioned above, I would like to improve my writing skills on thesis writing, article writing, dissertation writing, Presentation writing, email writing, executive summary or abstract writing, manuscript writing, academic essay writing, long essay writing and academic communication writing.

As a partial fulfillment for my assignment at: https://courses.edx.org 

typical structure of a research paper

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Sip Ipad at Taxi time

I only recognize right now how it's boring to see and think about the same view you do every morning and afternoon from the window of the taxi. I am the usual taxi minibus user from my home around to the one end of the city in Mekelle. They call it Adihawsi. In my educated guess at least i willl use taxi twice a day. This taxi always uses the same point of departure through the same route to one of the center stop stations. The distance from point of departing station to arrival( on of the city center stop station) will always take me around 25-30 minutes. The idea of all thinking about this issue is right now after i start to get engaged myself with my Ipad.

I am one step richer now by owning the Nexus 7 Ipad of google product. My Ipad's name is Zema (In English, Rhythm). My ipad changed my all time too routine and boring road side view into the most interesting, curious, and passionating views i want to watch, read, or listen. It become a big relief for me in changing my tedious and too routine times.My course article reading assignment is now perfect with the Ipad and sound track my musics. My friend from Hanoi after he has got his apple ipad, he said that i feel like having nice maccciato with marlboro cigiratte....yea, he new that very well.

Not only i gained some productive menutes, but also a working time where you work and enjoy it so much.

Just to share my recent feelings of my ipad and my boring taxi route with ts side view.

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