I was concentrating do my works.. until I found that, my DEAKIN is no longer working. I am really upset. I know this day will come where, DEAKIN will delete my student data from its database resulting I can no longer use its facilities. I had been depending too much on Deakin Library, software provided, and lot more. Basically, Deakin Library has been very important sources for me to find the materials. Not that I don’t appreciate the current source that I have in my University. It just don’t works wonder and as efficient as Deakin Library.

Deakin Library provide almost everything that I’m looking. It even provides licensed software which normally needed by the students.

I thought about this before when Deakin deleted my data, I should have be able to move on and have my closure.

But until this point, I know I can not yet do so. But maybe, by having this happened, maybe it could assist me lot easier? I have just lost my concentration and focus which I had few minutes ago.

Being emotional, I know I am. It just hurts me to know that all of the forces in this world need me to move on at least at this point of life. 

I miss Deakin, I miss Melbourne.

"Yeah I know I know it's over, but I guess that's just the way it has to be" - Kodaline

How time flies so fast? It is the ‘time’ of the semester, EXAM! I encounter quite different experiences here, at Deakin.

Firstly, the ‘study week’ was just for three (3) days! What do you think? Haha. Normally, this so called study week is the time when the student start to ‘study’ the whole chapters of the subject, not ‘revise’.

Secondly, there’s slightly different with the exam timing. How?

Okay, I just done my first exam, so my sharing basically only about my first paper, which is Human Social Behaviour. Oh! This is online subject. Which mean, I did not attend class for this subject but I have to independently study via the online lecture (read: video) which made earlier.

Back to the topic. Timing.

Normally, when the exam duration is 2 hours, once they say ‘you can start now’, so you’ll grab your pencil/pen start to answer the questions. However, such was different when there was ‘reading time’. Within 2 hours, 15 minutes allocated for reading time in which we CAN NOT even hold our pencil/pen, JUST READ the questions! You CAN NOT even fill in the form. You know, the details, name, id.. Really like just go through all of the questions. After 15 minutes of reading time had passed, they read the instructions for about 2 minutes, how to fill in the form whatsoever, THEN ONLY we can grab our pencil/pen and started to answer the question.

I find it weird.

So for Human Social Behavior exam consist of 120 multiple questions (A,B,C,D) and had to be answered within 1 hour 43 minutes out of total 2 hours. Lol. But for me, it went good, Alhamdulillah. it’s not that I’m complaining. But just sharing my difference experience. Because from my experience, if it were uni in Malaysia, when students just got in to the exam hall, some of them had already started to fill in the form (I did as well), and even few tried to answer the questions even they’re been told not to do so!

Okay, gotta ‘study’ for the next exam. catch up later!

11 November 2015

[First Cloud-Online Seminar]

I just had my first online seminar through Blackboard Collaborate. At first, I was quite confused and nervous since I have never been through this session (obviously) since this is my only online units at Deakin. There was also confusion about class and seminar. In the end of the session, it turned out fine and it was great session.

So basically for unit HPS204, Human Social Behavior – Human Social Psychology, it is Cloud-Online mode during Trimester 3. Meaning there will be no face-to-face class/lecture. After I sort out my confusion, I guess Cloud-Online mode is not bad at all even though it is complete new to me.

Since we are not having face-to-face class, this how things are going to work. There will be pre-recorded class/lecture by the lecturer and they will be posted the video on Cloud Deakin, in weekly basis. Apart from pre-recorded class, we also will have Online Interactive Seminar every Wednesday, at 6 pm. This is what I had just now. This session sort of like tutorial which we are expected to virtually attend the seminar and there’ll be discussion and group activities.

I personally enjoy this session as I am free to attend the session anyhow I like. I mean, I can just be on my bed, eat or drink anything I like while catching up the session. It’s very flexible. Yeap, just like you’re having “Facetime” or “Skype” moment but without having your video up on online discussion room, there was only video of the instructor and slides notes/discussion section. However, I’m free to talk to other members instead of typing at chat box.

Another cool feature I love about this session, I can record the whole session using my Mac, Quick Time player. I am not sure how things work on Windows, but I believe there’ll be ways to make it happen. Yeap! So by having the session recorded, I can always go through the video at anytime I like or maybe during my revision period.

I do think this online seminar is more practical and beneficial than pre-recorded class video, since it allows live discussion, exchange of ideas and to get fully understanding about topics delivered by the lecturer in pre-recorded videos. The other students were also very proactive to participate in the discussion, (perhaps this is not just for the first week).

Like I said, so far this session went smoothly and everyone did a great job especially  Jin, the instructor. We will see how things going to be for upcoming weeks. I am wishing myself to have enjoyable semester learning this unit, as this is one of my favorite subject!