$1.95 for MI Essay collection

GP Reps, please collect $1.95 from your classmates for payment for a copy of MI Essay (collection of essays written by MI students) and pass the sum collected to me by end of this week (13 Jul, Fri).
Do use the class list to indicate the total number of students and total amount collected from each class.

Learning Styles

To all my students,

Knowing your learning style can help me plan your lessons to help you achieve greater results.

Please take the learning style questionnaire or survey

Do the test before the next GP lesson.

Note down your learning style so that I can collate the results during the lesson. Thank you.

If you are interested to know more, this NUS CDTL article looks at the different instruments of learning styles. Want to know which part of the brain do you utilise more? Take this brain test.

As a learner, an understanding of your learning style can help in the classroom and at home.

In the classroom:
If you have difficulty following a teacher's presentation of new material, ask if it can be presented in a way that appeals to your style. For example, if you are a visual learner, you may find it difficult to absorb content if the teacher just speaks. Approach your teacher and ask him/her to write key points on the board while they are talking.

At home:
When working independently to study for tests or complete assignments, you will find that you use your time more effectively if you use the strategies recommended for your style. For example, if you are an auditory learner, try recording summaries of notes you have taken from readings. To study, just sit back and listen...

So take the learning style test now! questionnaire or survey

Letter to MI JAE 2007 students

Dear MI 07S1, 07B4, 07A4 and 07A7 students,

Welcome to my blog. As you can see from my pathetic blog, I am not a very tech-savvy person but I am trying very hard to harness technology so that you can check for assignment updates and read while you are online.

There are more well-established GP blogs than mine such as VJC GP blog and Mr Tan CB's blog which you can either bookmark or get the RSS feeds. If you want any links to online newspapers, they have an extensive list of links which you can utilise too.

I also strongly encourage you to subscribe to the Channel News Asia newsfeed so that you have an inkling of what is happening in the world.

I will expect you to speak up in class. Besides dangling the carrot of participation marks, class participation is vital in developing critical thinking skills and building a conducive learning environment. What if you have no questions?

Active class participation is not only about asking questions, it includes:
· asking questions;
· value-adding and providing new insights in the form of supporting arguments, personal views, opinions and experiences;
· clarifying materials presented; and
· exploring new perspective

If you want to be a successful learner, you can get some tips from the NUS Centre of Teaching and Learning . There is no end to the learning journey. I would appreciate it if you can recommend me books, videos, music, websites , articles, events, anything which you find interesting. It is through sharing, we can learn together.

I look forward to many fruitful lessons with you.

Regards,
Miss Ong M.Y