Time Strategies

Ever since I went into Secondary school my main goal was to get work done as soon as I received it. This 'strategy' has really helped me in college. I would always try my best to get the work done as soon as I was told what I had to do. However, plans do change and sometimes you may not be home or may not have the time you planned to finish the work. My strategy was to always get it done when I had free time, and I have a lot of free time.

Because I don't have a job (believe me I wish I did) I have a lot of time to get my work done. I would get a lot of work done during the weekend because I would almost always be at home. Even if I did have a job getting work done as soon as I could would always be my strategy because it's always worked for me. I don't like leaving assignments and work to the last minute. I get too anxious and stressed knowing the deadline is itching closer and I have no work complete.

The two articles I read were 'Time Management Tips Just for Creatives by Amanda Oliver' and 'Realistic Study Plans by Amanda Collins'. Although most articles I read about time strategies don't really help me I do enjoy seeing different ways to manage my time. I have tried out many strategies, unfortunately none have really worked for me. Nonetheless, I still enjoy reading the articles.

Everyone works different. It's important to find a way to manage your work load correctly and it may take some (or a lot) of time to find it but in the end it will pay off.

Time Management Quotes (Source: Pinterest)

Technology

A lot of the technology and apps mentioned in the post I am quite familiar with. Starting out this blog I was somewhat familiar with it already as I had used it in the past, however, I did not write up my own blog entries so that is something I am getting used to. Now that I have written over five posts I am slowly getting more familiar and it has now become fun to write.

I am hoping that throughout this semester we will learn to use sites and apps that are a little more complicated in order to get used to using them for when we graduate. I would like to learn using more advanced programs so I could expand my blog more.

So far I like what we are doing and the things we are learning, but after reading and watching Growth Mindset I would like to challenge myself more and learn more about media and technology.

MultiMedia (Source: Google Images)

Assignments

Reading about all the assignments we have to do, including extra credits, does seem a little overwhelming as it's all very new to me. I have never written blog posts (or commented on others blogs) and it seems interesting. I am eager to read other people's blogs and see their thoughts on the module and our assignments.

I am intrigued by the projects mentioned. I'd to see what the projects will be like and what we will have to do. This is very different from our usual classes as we have more room to do as we would like. There are certain guidelines but we are much more free to express ourselves.

The Wikipedia Trails extra credit assignments really intrigued me. It's an extra credit assignment I could see myself doing a lot. As well as that I curious about the Tech Tasks.

Coffee Shop Artist (Source: Google Images)

Growth Mindset

After watching the video of Carol Dweck talking about growth-fixed mindset I realised it was my own mindset. From her video I believe this way of thinking and applying this technique to younger students will benefit them, as schools and colleges around the world strongly focus on memory in order to do well in education. From a young age you are taught to memorise the alphabet or memorise spelling words. As you grow older and progress to higher schools (e.g Secondary school) you are almost forced to learn about things. We are told to sit and learn, word-for-word almost, and by doing so they test our intelligence. If we were 'graded' on how well we solve problems or the process behind them there may not be so many students thinking they are 'not smart enough'.

We each learn our own ways and have our own ways of thinking, solving and processing problems. So why make students learn one way and one way only.

I would often put myself down in school. I would see other students doing far better than myself. My mindset was - "I don't understand now so I never will." For years and years I hated Maths, up until this very day I still have a deep hatred for it. I was never taught - "I don't understand it ... yet" but if I was I believe I would have tried much harder to succeed.

Moving onto college my mindset changed. I was eager to learn new things. I was introduced to "Website Development" which was a module I struggled with greatly. However, I did not give up.  Even though I did not always understand CSS or HTML I kept going and trying to learn how to add certain codes etc. In the end I got an even better grade than expected! I have started to learn to challenge myself, push myself and not give up when I find things difficult.

Growth Mindset Quote. (Source: Pinterest)