Absenteeism

I have been ‘away’ for a while. I took a break from study during Semester One. I am really surprised that I actually remembered my password for my blog! So it is back to the study. Last semester, I thoroughly enjoyed each and every weekend. I needed the down time to process and prepare for [...]

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Knowledge Sharing Concept Map

In the final stages of researching for my current assignment I stumbled across this link to a great concept map linking up ideas on sharing knowledge. Bringing clarity to to the difference components of sharing knowledge, the tools and enablers, it provides a great summary. I will try to add the link here. Knowledge Sharing. [...]

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Knowledge Creation

Consolidating one’s learning whilst mid assignment is not easy – even more difficult if the assignment is to be a consolidated critical reflection on one’s learning. Filtering the amassed knowledge into cogent argument is a challenge. My mind seems a muddle and I am desperately searching for a framework of questions or sub headings to [...]

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Strategising strategically

I’m really keen to learn more about strategy as I don’t see it as a natural strength – well not a conscious one! Strategic Leadership involves the leadership abilities in organisational activity and also specific individual abilities. Organisational Abilities * be strategically oriented Seeing the bigger picture as well as the current contextual setting. Link [...]

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Bringing, Sustaining and Surviving Change

Reading 10 – Sergiovanni, (2000). Some readings are grasped in the first reading, others? Well this is one of the others! Maybe I’m tired? Maybe I’m reading concepts that are new? This reading is perhaps more theoretical and I have to work to process the underlying concepts and endeavour to apply it. Applying this reading [...]

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Reflective Practise

I admire people who can stick to the schedule of so many readings in a week – for me the realities of juggling full-time work and a busy family realistically leaves me with limited time to engage in the readings reflectively. Thank goodness for school holidays!! I have less than a week to catch-up do [...]

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Collaborative Competence?

Well we are in the closing stages of our group assignment and we all agree that it has been an enjoyable process. There have been challenges throughout but we have appreciated each others knowledge and commitment to working together on the task. Whilst we feel that the task is somewhat contrived and not without constraints, [...]

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More Reflections on Readings

Maintaining a learning journal has not been an easy task – I still rely heavily on the highlighter pen and notations on the hard copy – will I ever transition to the digital environment? Reading 2: 12 Quality Principles A good set of statements that bring benefit if read more than once and then connected [...]

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Group Progress for Team Assignment

The opportunities to collaborate as a group are interrupted by busy work schedules and other study commitments. Three of the four group participants are also studying ETL501 this semester and therefore mid assignment for that subject. Today I had more time to devote to the ETL 504 subject and felt the frustration of posting questions [...]

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Collaborating commences

A group assignment brings its challenges even when you can meet together for group discussions at the uni library BUT when one needs to connect across the country collaborative conferencing takes on a whole new meaning. I’ve learnt how to do group emails and make sure the rest of the students in the course are [...]

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