Here we go, my first blog of many. I have decided to do this once a week as a reflection on how I'm finding studying. I was going to do them every day, but I think I'd bore myself, let alone anyone else reading them.
It's been a busy week in the world of OU learning. I really enjoyed the 'Live Event' on Monday, lots of lovely people sharing their tips and advice, and cake recipes! Followed by the site going live and being able to see what this first module is all about. Then receiving my eagerly awaited parcel, with sense board.....Oh yeah and some books of course.
Once I had everything ready, pens, pencils, rubbers, sticky notes, highlighters, blockbuster style mascot, calculator and bar of chocolate. I read the guide, then started on Block 1. Although there hasn’t been anything that has really challenged me yet, I must say, I have really enjoyed it so far. I have been making notes in one of my many exercise books, then transferring them into ‘mind maps’. I have realised that I need to make lots of smaller mind maps, rather than the colossal one I first did (not sure my printer even prints on paper that big!).
I’ve started to watch the BBC/Open University DVD’s on the train, they seem well produced and very interesting. I also managed to set up my sense board and do all the relevant tests.
The main learning achievements I have taken away from this week’s studying are;
• Introduction to the fast paced development of computers
• The difference between the Internet and the Web
• We live in an increasing information society.
• We need to protect ourselves, with the information we share and from malicious people.
• We all need to think about our online image, not only to the people we know, but the people we have not even met yet.
• Always think about the ethical and legal side of online behaviour.
Looking forward to this weeks ‘Live Event’ and also getting stuck into the first TMA. I really didn’t know how I’d feel about studying when I started, but so far I really enjoy it and I’m hungry to learn more