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'I see Trees of Green (red roses too)'
How do you do?
Ooh! Wireless mice! I dropped one of mine and it went wonky. Either that or my neighbour got a booster for his wireless devices and his signal bled into my mouse waves. Every now and then my on-screen cursor would leap off to the side; so for a few hours I had a lot of fun moving it away to the middle again and just randomly clicking the buttons. I was hoping my neighbour was writing an email or putting data into a spreadsheet, or something that requires a cell or sentence to be selected. Eventually though, I decided that it was probably my mouse that was broken and so I bought one with a tail; a wired one. Modern laptops, I have heard, have only one USB port, so I make sure I don't buy new ones. I have four USB ports on each of my machines. Having a wired mouse is no problem because I only use three USB ports anyway.
I see posts on my module forum by students that remark that they fell a little behind on their previous module. I wonder why they are telling people this. Maybe they should study. Not necessarily though. One might ask the same of me.
'Martin, why do you spend so much time writing posts?'
I would reply, 'Because I am cheating. I am combining tasks for the early assignments to aid me in the End of Module Assignment.'
Just like some people cheat in actual exams by smuggling in information on their sleeves or written in tiny writing on their arms, or on the inside of the label on their water bottle, I am smuggling all the information I need for the EMA by storing it in my head. Yes, I know that I can access the course books for the EMA but I can transpose a good lot of the information I am learning at the start of the module into later TMAs. There is a huge amount of time from the module website opening to the cut-off time for the first TMA. I scan all the module and keep in mind what I need to know for subsequent TMAs. To someone who uses the internet for finding the meaning of words or as a thesaurus, it may be difficult to understand the efficacy of my method.
If I need to find the definition or meaning of a word I use an actual dictionary or when I am really excited a Roget's Thesaurus. I usually need a sandwich if I go that deep though. The thing is the internet will give us the meaning of the word we don't know. Efficient! Not best though. There is a website that gives the word listed in a dictionary before the one we are interested in, the word we are interested in, AND the word listed in a dictionary that follows the word we are interested in. That is what a real dictionary does. Yet, the real dictionary always opens on a page that is not the one where the word we are seeking is listed. This means that we are exposed to extraneous words - I usually read those random words and definitions before I find the word I am seeking.
By understanding what the whole module requires of me - such as all the options for all the TMAs and the EMA, I can create a path of study that is closest to the best combination of study. I will then automatically absorb information from one unit to later collate with information from a subsequent unit. Although the information from any other unit at Level One will not fit into any TMA assignment, the information provides a perspective that would otherwise be unrecognised by me.
So why am I not studying, right now? Just like Louis Armstrong singing; 'The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky...' is a construct that precedes, 'Are also on the faces, of people going by.' It is there to show variety, brightness and wonder that are evident in people at a particular time in a particular place. Describing my plan for the whole module allows me to add flavour and colour to it; opens me up for accidental information (I currently have one laptop accessing YouTube); and gives me time to subconsciously absorb what I have recently learned, with controlled interference. Many people will be familiar with the idea of meditating by looking at a candle flame in a darkened room. It, the candle flame, is a visual distraction that allows the subconscious to access the conscious and borrow information, shape it and put it back into the conscious mind when it is requested. Reading a dull book when we have something important to think about has the same effect; the eyes are distracted and the words are not consciously noticed, so the story does not distract us from our thoughts.
However, I would never write that I am about to fail at something until I have tried everything in my knowledge to find a way to succeed beforehand. Neither would I portray that I almost failed and then almost fail because I need to reach for comfort.
'I see friends shaking hands, saying "How do you do? They're really saying, "I love you". Comfort for the ones who are struggling at something, perhaps? Yet, I can't quite see any gain from seeking, 'There, there! Don't Worry!' when they need 'Here, Here! Everything is here!' Here, for me, is in my head, stored from previous accidental learning that applies to later assignments. Non-linear learning is, in our modern world, cheating!
'I hear babies cry. I watch them grow. They'll learn much more than I'll ever know...' (non-linear)
Lyrics from 'What a Wonderful World' written and composed by George Douglas and George David Weiss, and first recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1967 - Wikipedia.
Lots of things across the world happened in 1967 which have parallels with today's news; seeking national and personal independence, religion, famine and war. 1967 was also 'The Summer of Love' and the first human heart transplant was performed in December, in South Africa, by Dr. Christiaan Barnard (sic); and chaos ensued when Sweden started driving on the right hand side of the road.
Trees of Green
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or search for 'martin cadwell -caldwell' Take note of the position of the minus sign to eliminate caldwell returns or search for 'martin cadwell blog' in your browser.
I am not on YouTube or social media
[ 6 minute read ]
'I see Trees of Green (red roses too)'
How do you do?
Ooh! Wireless mice! I dropped one of mine and it went wonky. Either that or my neighbour got a booster for his wireless devices and his signal bled into my mouse waves. Every now and then my on-screen cursor would leap off to the side; so for a few hours I had a lot of fun moving it away to the middle again and just randomly clicking the buttons. I was hoping my neighbour was writing an email or putting data into a spreadsheet, or something that requires a cell or sentence to be selected. Eventually though, I decided that it was probably my mouse that was broken and so I bought one with a tail; a wired one. Modern laptops, I have heard, have only one USB port, so I make sure I don't buy new ones. I have four USB ports on each of my machines. Having a wired mouse is no problem because I only use three USB ports anyway.
I see posts on my module forum by students that remark that they fell a little behind on their previous module. I wonder why they are telling people this. Maybe they should study. Not necessarily though. One might ask the same of me.
'Martin, why do you spend so much time writing posts?'
I would reply, 'Because I am cheating. I am combining tasks for the early assignments to aid me in the End of Module Assignment.'
Just like some people cheat in actual exams by smuggling in information on their sleeves or written in tiny writing on their arms, or on the inside of the label on their water bottle, I am smuggling all the information I need for the EMA by storing it in my head. Yes, I know that I can access the course books for the EMA but I can transpose a good lot of the information I am learning at the start of the module into later TMAs. There is a huge amount of time from the module website opening to the cut-off time for the first TMA. I scan all the module and keep in mind what I need to know for subsequent TMAs. To someone who uses the internet for finding the meaning of words or as a thesaurus, it may be difficult to understand the efficacy of my method.
If I need to find the definition or meaning of a word I use an actual dictionary or when I am really excited a Roget's Thesaurus. I usually need a sandwich if I go that deep though. The thing is the internet will give us the meaning of the word we don't know. Efficient! Not best though. There is a website that gives the word listed in a dictionary before the one we are interested in, the word we are interested in, AND the word listed in a dictionary that follows the word we are interested in. That is what a real dictionary does. Yet, the real dictionary always opens on a page that is not the one where the word we are seeking is listed. This means that we are exposed to extraneous words - I usually read those random words and definitions before I find the word I am seeking.
By understanding what the whole module requires of me - such as all the options for all the TMAs and the EMA, I can create a path of study that is closest to the best combination of study. I will then automatically absorb information from one unit to later collate with information from a subsequent unit. Although the information from any other unit at Level One will not fit into any TMA assignment, the information provides a perspective that would otherwise be unrecognised by me.
So why am I not studying, right now? Just like Louis Armstrong singing; 'The colours of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky...' is a construct that precedes, 'Are also on the faces, of people going by.' It is there to show variety, brightness and wonder that are evident in people at a particular time in a particular place. Describing my plan for the whole module allows me to add flavour and colour to it; opens me up for accidental information (I currently have one laptop accessing YouTube); and gives me time to subconsciously absorb what I have recently learned, with controlled interference. Many people will be familiar with the idea of meditating by looking at a candle flame in a darkened room. It, the candle flame, is a visual distraction that allows the subconscious to access the conscious and borrow information, shape it and put it back into the conscious mind when it is requested. Reading a dull book when we have something important to think about has the same effect; the eyes are distracted and the words are not consciously noticed, so the story does not distract us from our thoughts.
However, I would never write that I am about to fail at something until I have tried everything in my knowledge to find a way to succeed beforehand. Neither would I portray that I almost failed and then almost fail because I need to reach for comfort.
'I see friends shaking hands, saying "How do you do? They're really saying, "I love you". Comfort for the ones who are struggling at something, perhaps? Yet, I can't quite see any gain from seeking, 'There, there! Don't Worry!' when they need 'Here, Here! Everything is here!' Here, for me, is in my head, stored from previous accidental learning that applies to later assignments. Non-linear learning is, in our modern world, cheating!
'I hear babies cry. I watch them grow. They'll learn much more than I'll ever know...' (non-linear)
Lyrics from 'What a Wonderful World' written and composed by George Douglas and George David Weiss, and first recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1967 - Wikipedia.
Lots of things across the world happened in 1967 which have parallels with today's news; seeking national and personal independence, religion, famine and war. 1967 was also 'The Summer of Love' and the first human heart transplant was performed in December, in South Africa, by Dr. Christiaan Barnard (sic); and chaos ensued when Sweden started driving on the right hand side of the road.
Contrast helps to cement information.