The first week of the MINE project has come to an end, and I honestly don't know where the time has gone.
On Tuesday we embarked upon a virtual tour of Europe, viewing all the student made video's from each country. I found this really interesting as each country had such a unique style, and a very different balance of university information and local information.
After the virtual tours each country prepared a food market stall packed with their traditional specialities and of course lots of alcohol. I spent most of my time gravitating towards the Italian stall, feeling a little embarrassed about our pork pies and Marmite (Although I do love pork pies and Marmite!) This was a great opportunity to socialise with the group on the whole.
On Wednesday we learnt about learning theories, it made me think about how much I've changed as a learner. I found school impossible as I have a fairly weird way of absorbing information and it wasn't until I became an adult learner that I learnt how to effectively structure my learning. This structure is of course influenced by who I am and how I see the world, and I would imagine everyone learns in a slightly different way due to individual perceptions and within this individual perceptions there are both strengths and limitations. The reflective process is helpful in considering the limitations of perception and has made me think about the importance of good communication skills.
In fact the MINE project so far has made me very thoughtful indeed!
Thanks for reading.
I was raised a 'trekkie', my dad loved Star Trek, but it hadn't occurred to me until now that Captain Kirk was indeed a reflective blogger, who shared his learning from encounters with new civilisations in his summary voiceover at the end of each episode - you've given a wonderful new 'take' on this thank-you ;)
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