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I did a presentation for Pasifika Success I thought it was really good. I hope you all like it too.

I think I’ve mention that I love the TED talks so I’m sharing one that I always show my students. It’s Title is “Why we procrastinate” by Vik Nithy

I would also like to introduce you to Amgad Badewi, who did a presentation on Research methodology.

I hope this works because I’ve just learnt to link the video. If it doesn’t work, I might need more practice, but go check out these two videos if you have time.

 

 

 

 

 

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I wanted to share Hana’s presentation of classroom rules. It was really well done I think, I’ve been looking for ways to best give information to students about Pasifika Success space in N’block without overloading them with paper and even information on orientation day. With an electronic presentation like what Hana did I think this could work. Thanks Hana you’re the best.

I find that you can learn a lot about somebody through Facebook. I know that I tend to go on Facebook more so then LinkedIn. I like LinkedIn because it’s a professional space, whereas Facebook is more of a social space. Nevertheless the institute, communities and active members of my profession are constantly posting on Facebook. I feel that Facebook has revamped their site to make it even more user friendly.

I have 2 new feeds: 23 Things for Research and Stuffr.co.nz-Education. This was very interesting and a very good way to go to sites that have information that you might need. I could see how useful this could be when doing Master or even PHD levels.

I still think I will need to navigate some more to really see it’s benefits. I might pop into other 23 Things members and see what they have posted, so I look forward to reading what you think and or found.

Hi everyone

It’s been a while since I’ve been on here but I’m going to catch up. So I posted up some new things and now I’m going to share a blog with you.

I love TED talks, they have been so inspirational and informative. I like the fact that these very talented people are able to make me think about their topics more deeply as well as allowing me to reflect on my practice. So I hope I get this right and add a link to the TED Blog for you all to check out (see below for link).  Enjoy

http://blog.ted.com/

Lightness is dead

Lightness died

that first day in 1830

when the breakers of the sky

entered these shores,

forcing us all to forget…

to forget…

to burn our gods…

to kill our gods…

to re-define everything,

recording history in reverse

Sia Figiel

“I basically had to unlearn everything I was taught in school and recapture for myself the value of cyclical logic as opposed to a lineal one even though time continues, and language changes along with it, the experience remains the same.

I did not want to be confined to the conventionalities of formal language … dull. Nothing new comes of it.

Legends and stories connect me to the past, to my ancestors. They are the thread that transcends time and space and I’m trying to pass that sense on to my own children by doing the same, telling them stories and teaching them songs.

Our rule is to speak as much Samoan at home as possible as language is such a critical aspect of transmitting knowledge”.

Sia Figiel

“I was born into captivity, a Native person in a non-Native world, a Hawaiian in an American colony.

In my own work, resistance to the strangulation of our people and culture is interwoven with

a celebration of the magnificence of our nation: the lavish beauty of our delicate islands;

the intricate relationship between our emotional ties to each other and our ties to the land ….

What we have lost, as a Hawaiian people and as a Hawaiian nation,

shapes my vision and provides the contest for all I write.

De-colonization is all around us.

My work could not exist outside this context nor would I want to write in any other.

We do not need, nor do we want to be “liberated” from our past because

it is the source of our understanding of the cosmos and of our mana”

Haunani Kay Trask.

After reading “This could be the most secure password” (Stifferlin, 2014) I screwed up my face, thinking this is silly. What do we have that needs to be so secure and if we do have things that need this kind of security who is it serving? I’m sure people want to secure things but to what extent?

After reflecting on this article, I thought what if we got students finger prints scanned as being present in class (thinking about tertiary level). The data would allow us to see how well the attendance rates are in classes. This then could lead to research focusing on retention and students performance based on attendance.

If you have an opinion about my questions above please leave a comment.