During my lecture at university, we were given guidelines to create a video that reflects a day in university. With these guidelines we could create a video using a variety of multimedia and interpret the task how we best felt reflected our day at university. As a group we decided to base our video around the daily routine such as arriving at university, socialising with our friends on the campus, attending a lecture and so on. This video highlights our life at university.
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A Day In University
During my lecture at university, we were given guidelines to create a video that reflects a day in university. With these guidelines we could create a video using a variety of multimedia and interpret the task how we best felt reflected our day at university. As a group we decided to base our video around the daily routine such as arriving at university, socialising with our friends on the campus, attending a lecture and so on. This video highlights our life at university.
Importance of Websites
What information do i need to know when choosing a website?
After my lecture today, i have learnt that it is important to understand what websites i am using and for what purpose. If i intend to use a website to help guide my research in my academic work then the following points will help me determine whether the website is valid.
- Checking adverts - academic websites have adverts that are related to the specific topic of the website. For example part of my task was teaching the class on synchronised swimming. The website i used had adverts that were linked to swimming.
- Website extensions indicate the reliability of a website, extensions such as ".ac.uk" ".gov" are considered reliable as gov is identified as a government based website and ac.uk is recognised with a variety of universities. Additionally .org can be reliable in some circumstances however research to check the extent of its reliability is needed such as being partnered with recognised organisations.
- Personal websites can be very unreliable sources, this is due to the fact that in many circumstances the author of the website can not be found in any academic sources.
- If the website is updated regularly will indicate sufficient and up to date information.
- Purpose and use of intended website - this is an important factor when deciding on a website to use. If the intended use is for academic purposes then research and background information about a website and the author is needed to understand if the information provided is relevant and trusted. For an academic purpose it is advised that Wikipedia is avoided due to the fact that information can be changed by anyone and anywhere, which can question the truthfulness of information. However, if the website chosen is intended to be used for leisure or gaining a small idea of a chosen area then websites such as Wikipedia may then come in use.
By following these tips i can identify what websites are useful to me for different purposes.
Why am i here?
I am currently undertaking my first year of university at University of Wales Trinity Saint David. The course i am studying is BA(Hons) Education Studies and i am based in Swansea at the Townhill campus. The question that daunts everyone when studying their first year of university is;
After passing all my GCSEs and completing two years at college and passing all my A levels, i wanted to pursue a career in nursing. By the time i completed my second year in college i realised that i no longer wanted to go ahead with nursing and therefore decided to complete a third year at college and to re apply to university to guide me to become a primary school teacher.
After completing my third and final year of college with the grades i needed to go to university, my initial university decision was Cardiff Metropolitan University to study Education Studies and Early Childhood Studies. After moving to Cardiff and studying in a new setting this soon became unsettling for me. I did not enjoy living away from home as much as i thought i would and this had detrimental affects on my studying. I then transferred to Swansea Metropolitan University and enrolled on the BA (Hons) Education Studies course to carry on with my studies to become a primary school teacher.
This leads me to present day, Meeting with my course leader i have now enrolled onto BA(Hons) Education Studies and am heading in the right direction to follow my career path in Primary School teaching. The course is flexible as the degree opens up many opportunities after university that is not just becoming a teacher.
After passing all my GCSEs and completing two years at college and passing all my A levels, i wanted to pursue a career in nursing. By the time i completed my second year in college i realised that i no longer wanted to go ahead with nursing and therefore decided to complete a third year at college and to re apply to university to guide me to become a primary school teacher.
After completing my third and final year of college with the grades i needed to go to university, my initial university decision was Cardiff Metropolitan University to study Education Studies and Early Childhood Studies. After moving to Cardiff and studying in a new setting this soon became unsettling for me. I did not enjoy living away from home as much as i thought i would and this had detrimental affects on my studying. I then transferred to Swansea Metropolitan University and enrolled on the BA (Hons) Education Studies course to carry on with my studies to become a primary school teacher.
This leads me to present day, Meeting with my course leader i have now enrolled onto BA(Hons) Education Studies and am heading in the right direction to follow my career path in Primary School teaching. The course is flexible as the degree opens up many opportunities after university that is not just becoming a teacher.
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