Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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Dear EIR DPA 2011 T01 students,

Today marks the end of our short but exciting EIR journey together from 21 - 30 MARCH 2011. Its so hard to say farewell so soon especially when we are just about to get to know one another better.

Thank you for your warm friendship – the bonding we share will be cherished for a long time to come. Thank you also for all your most enthusiastic and active class participation during the face-to-face discussions. I will fondly remember the keen debate during the Twitter presentation. I do appreciate your kind patience in faithfully completing the class activities, despite your other commitments in your personal and academic life.

I am happy with the quality of your Wiki submissions and from your interesting presentations I am glad to note that you all had learnt something new on your research topics.

Well done all for doing your best to produce good work! I have had a joyful experience interacting and teaching all of you and learning from one another.

Our friendship does not have to end with the closure of EIR DPA T01 class today. We will meet up virtually on our EIR frens Facebook space or on Twitter (www.twitter.com/pristadel) and MSN (buddy-line@hotmail.com).

As a final close to our EIR DIP Apr11, I invite all of you to spend 1-minute of your time to autograph a meaningful & inspirational comment/remark about EIR in the comments column of this EIR blog. Remember to use what you had learnt in EIR when you are doing research for your other projects in your respective Diplomas.

Please also give us your feedback on EIR via this online survey
URL: http://epoly.tp.edu.sg/tpapp/esurvey/survey.do?s=EIR-DPA11&g=2

Till we meet again in other encounters, I wish you all the best in your future endeavours.

Stay Positive & Stay Happy Always!

Cheers!
Ms Faridah
EIR DPA Subject Leader and Tutor

Labels: Till We Meet Again

{she was all that I needed} // and my eyes change accordingly.
12:12 PM

Sunday, March 27, 2011

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The amazing & empowering nature of Interactive Digital Media (IDM) continues to intrigue and inspire me to incorporate the usage of IDM into EIR lessons as evident in this week’s mind-boggling lessons. An engaging and captivating case study entitled “Six teenagers investigated over 'sexting' and webcam 'porn’” had all students in the whole class excitedly collaborating and sharing their views via Wiki about ethical issues and implications of such controversial behaviours amongst youths and Singapore society. I look forward to reading their Wiki about their views.

The awesome virtual world also continues to inspire me to share with my students the different experiences which they can have networking and working with others in a group, beyond the usual face-to-face meetings. Students had the opportunity to experience this through the Second Life virtual shopping activity, meeting online and exchanging views about this experience with their research group members.

I think that Wiki is a great way for people with similar interests to come together, collaborate and share their views using a common virtual platform. It’s a great way to learn and grow together. I would also remind myself to be mindful to respect the right of others in sharing my views with them. Second Life is a virtual world which allows residents and visitors to experience virtual interactions using 3D animations. I feel that we have to keep an open mind to give ourselves the space and opportunity to explore and experience different types of products and services offered by the dynamic and diversified Internet world. I have to be mindful to only use Second Life for healthy educational purposes and protect myself from the bad influences of Second Life.

I trust that all you awesome EIR students will have a great time doing these interactive activities just like I had crafting and developing them. Let out the Tigger in you and have fun!

Labels: Amazing IDM for Students to Engage and Interact

{she was all that I needed} // and my eyes change accordingly.
9:19 PM

Monday, March 21, 2011

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DPA Mar 11 students had a positive start during Day 1 of their EIR journey today. Katy Pery's Fireworks music video provided an inspirational start for all of them. The students used interesting metaphors to describe themselves during the ice-breaking activity. However the long full-day schedule and compact programme provided some challenges for some students who were already stressed out by other subjects. Despite these challenges, students managed to laugh off their stressors and dedicatedly worked through the tasks assigned. Good start all! Keep up the good work.

Labels: Positive start for DPA Mar 11 class

{she was all that I needed} // and my eyes change accordingly.
11:04 PM

Saturday, March 19, 2011

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Dear all EIR DPA Mar 2011 students,

EIR will begin its new Apr 2011 semester run on Mon 21 Mar 2011 with the 3rd batch of EIR DPA students.

A warm welcome to all EIR DPA Mar 2011 batch of students. See you on Mon, 21 Mar 2011 at 9am! I am elated and excited to meet all of you. We have lots more new stuff to work on our new EIR journey together.

Interactive Digital Media (IDM)technologies will continue to be used to enhance the delivery of EIR. Look forward to all your active and energetic participation.

To motivate you in learning EIR well, check out the wonderfully crafted inspirational quotes from your most recent batch of EIR Seniors (Oct 2010 semester) on the tage board of this blog. Notice their enthusiasm as they pen down these quotes to inspire new batches of EIR students like yourselves.

Gear up for lots of fun and excitement learning EIR together with me, your awesome, fun-loving & dedicated EIR buddy, subject leader and tutor.

Lets work together to make EIR really fun, exciting yet meaningful. Let EIR ignite all the passion inside you and glow brightly like the fireworks across the sky!

Cheers,
Ms Farida
Your EIR buddy, subject leader & tutor

Labels: DPA Mar 2011 students - Warm Welcome

{she was all that I needed} // and my eyes change accordingly.
4:05 PM

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EIR Oct 10 run is finally over. So what's my reflections on my experience working with batch of students? Wow, its imply awesome to have worked with all my students from various Diplomas and Schools across TP this semester. Their quest for knowledge to learn more about EIR and their dedication to complete all the tasks... were simple amazing. Indeed, EIR students and tutors shared lots n lots of awesome memories learning EIR together throughout the semester.

I missed all my students' laughter and candid jokes during our classroom activities. The e-learning activities on Second Life were fun but can be frustrating sometimes. The presentations were interesting as I got to hear their research stories firsthand. Finally, their inspirational quotes on our EIR blog provided great testimonies of their exciting n unique EIR journeys. Thank you to all you great EIR students who have made my EIR teaching experience simply amazing and awesome!! Stay happy always and keep in touch!

Labels: EIR is Simply Amazing

{she was all that I needed} // and my eyes change accordingly.
4:03 PM