Tuesday, 20 October 2009
SWOT and VARK
Weakness – lack of confidence, slow at typing, slow at understanding the work, time management.
Opportunity – degree, meeting new people, boosting confidence, better future, learning all sort of new things.
Threats – too much socialising, sleep deprivation, having to fend for myself i.e. cook, facebook, films and TV shows.
visual – 1
Aural – 3
Read/Write – 4
Kinesthetic – 5
According to the Questionnaire and the website I am a Kinesthetic, which means that I prefer to do practical things. This comes as no surprise as I do prefer to do practical things a.k.a. coursework etc.i realised this after failing my AS-Levels in History and Geography.
The thing that did surprise me is read/write as I don’t like reading or writing/typing (I cannot write for very long). I guess it’s because I’m at university and I have to read and write lots of stuff. Although it’s not my preferable learning style its probably out of necessity.
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
Learning line
September 2003 – started GCSE
April 2003 – work experience
June 2004 – finished GCSE
August 2004 – started an American High School
November 2004 – started a-levels in History & Geography
June 2005 – realised that I wanted to learn as much as I can about computers
September 2005 – started ICT a-levels and retook history and geography
August 2006 – failed geography and history again, but managed to pass ICT
September 2006 – I went back to the basics (GNVQ ICT and Maths GCSE retake)
January 2007 to March 2007 – work experience
June 2007 – got merit in GNVQ ICT
July 2007 – passed my theory test
September 2007 – started BND in ICT and business
August 2008 – passed practical driving test
June 2009 – passed BND
September 2009 – started HND Computing course at Anglia Ruskin University