Thursday, October 22, 2009

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Design students Oct 09 batch had their 2nd day of EIR today. Wow, I am impressed with these students' perserverance in class this morning. Despite the super-long session, all of them attentively listened to what I had to say. I really spoke alot today to revise what was missed during the 1st day of class and continue with the ice-breaking activities.

Yo, we achieved quite a bit today. Students had completed their EIR blogs and started working on Practical 1&2. We talked about lectures 1 & 2 and students had chosen their research topic. They also started tweeting and followed me on www.twitter.com/eirtweets. I also shared photos of EIR seniors on EIR facebook. Yes, we have expanded EIR curriculm this sem to include more Web 2.0 kewl tools. Its really exiciting!

However, block teaching can be quite challenging at times but the benefits can be reaped faster. It also requries lots of discipline, dedication and perseverance. As I always told my students "No pain, No gain" and if you love what you do, you will forget about the pain that goes along to gain success at the end of this module.

So my dear students, hang on there, you are doing great. We will journey through EIR together and you will reap success by the end of this block.

Keep blogging and tweeting! Look forward to meeting you tomorrow.

Your EIR tutor and fren,
Farida

Labels: EIR DES Oct 09 students

{she was all that I needed} // and my eyes change accordingly.
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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Hi, I’m Farida. I teach web design and effective internet research at Diploma in Interactive Media Informations at IIT School.

I love to listen to music, read, swim and cycle. My favourite singers are Elvis Presley and Mariah Carey. My fav songs are ‘Halo’ by Beyonce, ‘The Climb’ by Miley Cyrus and ‘My Life Sucks Without You” by Kelly Clarkson – the beautiful lyrics and rhythm rocks.

I love cycling along the beach while marveling at the beautiful sights and sounds of nature. I love watching Mentalist, CSI, Criminal Minds and Fringe shown on 5, as I learnt a lot about life and people from these TV programmes. I also love to watch Hanna Montana, Ben10, Simpsons and Spongebob Square Pants on Octo channel as they help me to de-stress.

Youtube and CNN are my favourite Internet sites as I love watching videos and reading latest news online.

One skill/hobby that I am passionate about is swimming. You need to get your breathing right first before you start swimming –inhale from the mouth and exhale from the nose. You also need to love the water and enjoy being underwater. Its really therapeutic.

Labels: Knowing Me and Knowing You -Great Ice -breaker

{she was all that I needed} // and my eyes change accordingly.
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