Reflections

Mindlab - Week 2

What exciting things do you have install for us this week Milla? I can't wait to get going.  We have to like someone's introduction from last week or make a comment on their post; I feel quite uncomfortable about commenting on someone's post while they are in the room; you could almost say I'm scared!   I did it! I found that I commented but I only did the positive comments.  I could not give a critical analysis or truthful one.  

Follower or Leader?

I don't know if it is the natural leader in me or the teacher; but, when we were asked to make a video I just jumped in and took the lead.  Being the confident IT person I am (hmmmm!), I started taking photos and giving suggestions for how we could do our video then I started talking with Chris about what platform to use.  We decided on using Photopeach because it was easy to use.  We put our Photopeach together and one minute before we were to have finished our video, I couldn't get the embed code to go into Google+ (disappointing).  We were so close but yet so far! Never mind. At the moment of truth I didn't come through for us with our video, this time.     I will be ready next time.  I will know how to upload a video to Google+!   I thought that with this particular task, Louise, Chris, Jesuline and I worked well together.  I think being a good leader is having the ability to let go of the reins and follow the others as well.  A good leader is one that can take the lead role when needed, listen to others' points of views/ ideas and then making the best decision for everyone, but I say we make a great team, so far.

What is knowledge?

Where there are questions then there must be answers.  When you have found a path way that works for you then you have the light bulb moment.  Once it is beginning to make sense and you think you have acquired KNOWLEDGE  then you've got it!.  Lastly,  once you have acquired this knowledge and you disseminate this knowledge to someone else then that  knowledge becomes learned.

Overwhelmed, postgrad nerves 101

It was 3.30pm and day one before the start of the postgraduate paper by Unitec Mindlab;  I'm not sure how I feel about it all yet.  I thought to myself, well if I arrive early, at least I can get a table right at the back so I can hide away.  Well, I pull up and I don't see other cars parked outside the building I presume is the library, then a car zooms up and the window is wound down and a lovely lady asks "Is this where the course is, the Mindlab one?", I reply "yes I think so", she says "well let's go for a walk and see what we can find", so off we went.  I found the Mindlab flag so proceeded inside, at this point, still a bit nervy.  I walk in and see Hancine's lovely smiley face which makes me feel at ease (koz you know how meeting a whole lot of strangers is a bit nerve wracking), then I see Sue and she greets me with a hug and a kiss and then I see Milla and she remembers me (yay!) Not a bad start really.