Friday, October 31, 2008
Happy world teacher's day and halloween!!
Just an update about my life and university.PHEW. That's my conference paper presentation done and done!
All that's left is my conference paper which is 3/4 finished. I hoped to have gotten it done by today but I had to go back to my prac school to
1. collect my weeds folder I lent to my supervisor
2. give my supervisor a survey for the multi strand science students
3. get wished "HAPPY WORLD TEACHER'S DAY" by my Year 10s. >w<
Hahaha, that was so sweet of them! I managed to catch up with a few of them and it was nice to know that they all passed last term because of me!! HURRAY!
They miss me all so much.
My conference paper presentation was awesome! According to the lecturer who marked me, I did fantastic!! Hopefully I get a 7 for it!! >w<
Really REALLY wanted to get the paper done by today but.. @_@
I'm going to a Halloween party tonight, and there's a meetup following afterwards! >A<
Sigh.
Which means I only have Sunday left to work on the paper, meaning I have no time to submit my draft to my tutor.
Oh well. If I did well in the presentation, it means the information I have is good enough for the paper. :)
To those who are interested, here's my powerpoint presentation!
I was thinking of recording what I was going to say and all, but it would have been laaaaame. xD
There's comments you can click on that won't appear in the presentation. Those were my reading notes.
Make sure you check out the drawings!! xD
The people I was presenting too were impressed I got it to be animated like it was a video. Hurhurhur.
Enjoy! http://rapidshare.com/files/159208311/BULLYING_for_presentation_new.ppt.html
Posted by chibified kitsunes at 12:58
Monday, October 27, 2008
KICKED OUT OF UNI COS I PUNCHED MY LECTURER!!!!
Gotcha! No, but really, if I could, I would really do it too.Why?
Ran into Jessica today and we spent a good 20 minutes discussing about how our lecturers say one thing about assessment yet expect something different out of it.
Here's an excerpt from an email from my lecturer.
"Remember, email me (as a MS Word attachment) any handouts you would like printed for thursday - I can leave them for you to collect at the School of Education office on Level 4 of the Social Sciences Building."
I had a question regarding the handout
Hi xxx!!
I missed the last 2 lectures due to family commitments*koff*lie*koff*so I was unable to get any details with regards to the handout.
Are we able to use our powerpoint slides as handouts instead of a microsoft word document?
(Or can I just copy the powerpoint slides onto a microsoft word document instead?)
Thank you!
Judith
My reply from the lecturer
Hi Judith,
This is a surprisingly tricky question because the marking rubric refers to both your powerpoint slides and your handout which seems to suggest that they could be separate and different.
WTFWTFWTFWTF!! WHAT THE FRIGGIN' FUCK? WHERE THE HELL IS THIS MARKING RUBRIC AND HOW COME I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT HUH???! You see what I mean about lecturers telling you one thing but expecting something else entirely from you??!!!!
However, you may not have the time to prepare a separate handout in which case you could just reproduce your powerpoint slides as the handout.
So, it depends on how much time you have and how important it is to you to secure the highest result possible. If you have the time, I would suggest that you play it safe and produce a separate handout for the audience that summarises your presentation, but it is up to you - you have a better idea of your personal constraints and priorities.
Best of luck,
xxx.
Urgh. At least I've only got one more slide to do and I can start on my handout and essay. I just gotta get my handout done asap which isn't that hard. It's basically summarising the powerpoint onto an A4 sheet (double sided??), but before Wednesday??!
Le sigh. Such is the life of a graduating university student.
But.. At least I don't have exams like everyone else! :)
Posted by chibified kitsunes at 23:15
Sunday, October 26, 2008
Kenneth's birthday!
Dinner was so yummy!! I couldn't eat as much as I had like the previous few days because the food took so long to come out!! And during that time I was drinking water or munching on bread and papadams and the entree. Yumyum. LOL. So by the time the curries came, I already felt so bloated. xDI finally met Griffith's girlfriend Josie, and she's seen my Kanda cosplay photos and heard so much about me. So when she met me, she went, "Wow. You look so different!!!" Haha, omg I was so embarrassed.
And then Karin was telling her how I had cut my hair myself and she complimented it saying it looked awesome! Kyaaaah. I seriously cannot believe the number of compliments I've gotten so far with regards to my hair. Ran into a friend I hadn't seen in months and he said, "Wow! Liking the hair!" He gawked and went, "EVEN BETTER!" when I said I did it myself. :blush:
Haha.. Ok, enough about my hair.
Photos from last night!! Part one for now.
Photos by Kenneth and Griffith. xD Or at least their cameras. Haha..
Oh yeah, we went to the Indian restaurant Sitar at West End. :D
Cakey for the birthday boy! :D
Me, Mena, Kenneth and Karin
Griffith, Kenneth and Josie
Kenneth and Cindy
Some random photo/figure frame thing
Jelly, Kenneth and Suguru
Entrees
KK and I
I srsly think I should start wearing contact lenses to partehs. Bah.
There's more photos of Kenneth and his friends but I don't know them so I can be bothered posting them up. xD
Kenneth da pimp. xD + presents.
Cow tea pot
With matching mug!
You saw the front, now here's the back!
Group photo~
Posted by chibified kitsunes at 13:44
My conference paper??
I had previously written an essay about "Bullying and it's implications on the development of children". If you're curious, you can download and read it here.The word limit for that essay was 2000 words, however if I had gone into more detail I would have overshot it.
Therefore I decided that for my conference paper I'd look into more detail on the subject of bullying and relate it to my practicum experience.
"Bullying: Identifying and intervening, a whole school approach."
That's the title.
Using results from the survey and research literature, I'd show that bullying can take place anywhere at any given time, with or without provocation. Although size matters, bullies can still come in all shapes and sizes.
Nowhere is safe when a bully has set his sights on you.
Bullies can sometimes be victims themselves too.
I would then go on to discuss how to identify bullies and victims and talk about the different methods teachers and schools can use to intervene.
And apparently our lecturer wants us to relate this to our practicum experience as well, I thought it would be good to throw in how my prac school dealt with their bullying situation slowly but effectively.
I'll post up my powerpoint presentation (for the conference) after I'm done with it too. My tutor's had a look at it and so far she's impressed with what I have. xD
Posted by chibified kitsunes at 02:12
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Idiot's guide to writing conference papers PLZHELP
Sue me, I'm sick of reading through 11 library books, 1 online book, 3 pdf books and 25 pdf journals. ALL ON BULLYING!Firstly, procrastinate after
Oh wait. Did I mention to pick a topic first?
Next, rock up to your nearest library and borrow a whole heap of books on your topic.
Hop onto the nearest computer and source for online journals to help you. Make sure they are recent. Books/journals dating back to the 1980s are acceptable but discouraged. Reference a whole heap of it and you're in a whole load of shit. Make sure you find out what referencing style your lecturer wants. I know I need to use the APA referencing style.
Then, write up your 150 word abstract on your topic of choice.
My abstract includes
(i) a brief description of the topic or issue
(ii) the rationale or reason for focussing on that topic in this course on diversity and teaching
(iii) an indication of evidence and research that you will present, including experiences on practicum
(iv) the conclusions and implications for your teaching and teachers more generally.
Mind you, this was done in 20 minutes and it's due tomorrow.
To help you with your conference paper, fake your evidence if you want to/need to. *w*
Once you have collated your evidence, relate them to your research and real life experiences. Lecturers love it when you write in first person for conference papers!
And finally conclude your paper. :D Make sure it coincides with your abstract and the topic!
TADAH! The idiot's guide to writing a conference paper. Not to be taken seriously.
Posted by chibified kitsunes at 23:08
Sunday, October 19, 2008
I cut my hair myself..
And it choked the toilet sink.Just kidding. xD
I did cut my hair in the sink though, although I DID line it with newspaper first. :P
Here's my new do and me camwhoring to show it. :P
Also.. My breakfast this morning.
OMNOMNOM PANCAKES
Posted by chibified kitsunes at 15:11
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Happy Birthday Mum!
Happy birthday mum~~Hope you had an awesome birthday!!!
Did anyone forget it? xDDDDD
Love you heaps!