Week Two

This week the Vark questionnaire had to be filled in, anyone can participate and it is used to provide users with a profile of their learning preferences. These preferences are about the ways that they want to take-in and give-out information.

Here’s the link.

http://www.vark-learn.com/english/page.asp?p=faq


The VARK Questionnaire Results:

Your scores were:

• Visual: 9
• Aural: 14
• Read/Write: 15
• Kinesthetic: 12

You have a multimodal (VARK) learning preference.

This has been quite an interesting read for me, and has confirmed what I already new, I adapt at learning methods which is very handy at the moment as some lecturers bombard you with numerous handouts and texts and others sit down with you and verbally go through the process, being good in one and not so good at another would limit my ability to learn and take note of what is being taught. As you can see from my results my visual needs some work. I do know that looking at charts and graphs and such all gets quite uninteresting after a while and getting the information from them can be quite an effort, I would much rather be told the statistics or have a written report so I could work it out for myself. Maybe there is a way to hone these dormant skills so I can end up with all round better learning, this will require further reading.

Week One

My task for this module is to produce an academic paper (2000 Words) based on one of the following subjects;

• Mobile phones and their effect on society
• Video games and violence
• The effect of CGI (Computer Generated Imagery) on the film and animation industry

The academic paper must reflect the research methodology, which will be explained to me in my lectures.

I must also produce a presentation (500 Words) based on one of the following areas;

• A discussion of three iconic CD/LP covers
• A discussion about three important product designs that have made a significant impact on society
• A discussion about three important games, which have influenced gaming design.

I must develop and maintain a reflective learning log/blog to be used as the basis of tutorial work and formative assessment. This will also provide evidence to provide the beginning of a Personal Development Planning Portfolio that will be built upon by me.

I’m going to start this blog with a picture of my learning line; this shows us ways of deepening our understanding of our learning processes and to reflect back on our achievements to date. I am asked to reflect back on my learning experiences. What have been my key achievements and experiences? When was I happiest and what aspects have I enjoyed the most? What have been the negative events? Most importantly, how have these experiences helped me develop? What have I learned about my own capacity to learn?