As I dive into my second attempt of studying, I’m immediately resonating with Georgina Bloomberg’s words in the very first quote. After finishing high school, and not having a clue what I wanted to do, I commenced studying a Bachelor of Law and Justice full time whilst working full time. This lasted two semesters… As the last few years for me have consisted of winter seasons in Japan and summers in Canada, studying has never been a priority. Although now, in my mid 20s and back in Rockhampton, do not want to be a ski bum forever and am ready to make changes in my work and personal life to allow my study to become a priority.
I am experiencing all of the emotions expected before commencing study. I feel pressure to succeed and worry that I will struggle to adapt after going so long without studying. When reading Martin’s description of our assessment, I feel slightly uneasy having never heard of any of the businesses mentioned, nor having ever created my own blog!
Although I have no experience with PeerWise, I was surprised to read that it can become addictive and have since seen this opinion shared on other forums. I agree entirely with the benefits of interacting with others and this PeerWise addiction is an addiction I want.
After Martin gives his tips for succeeding in this unit he makes a comment about us having “the opportunity to strengthen our understanding and capabilities about learning itself: to learn how to learn a lot better than we are perhaps used to learning”. I like this comment, a lot. I am so eager to learn new things and better myself in every aspect of my life so this concept excites me.
When reflecting on how we learn, the words of “rote learning” and “regurgitating information” remind me of my high school self who did not share an appreciation for learning new things. I find the statements/questions posed by Martin important to consider when thinking of my current self and the type of learner I would like to be.
When reading over the descriptions of the six categories of learning, from most basic to complex, I try to process where I fit in. Although I believe each way of learning is appropriate for different occasions, I find myself most in tuned to 3 Learning is the acquisition of facts and methods, which can be retained and/or used in practice. I agree with this because I think it is important to be able to apply learnt material in a practical setting. Hopefully throughout this course I will be more open-minded and become more aligned with the more complex and deeper ways of learning.
As a millennial, I am probably least worried about the online communication aspect of this course (“least worried” not to be confused for “confident”). Coming through my teens with Facebook and Instagram having a heavy presence, I have had a head start with social media. However am still not quite there with blogging, Twitter and navigating Moodle…
Not being a numbers person myself, I am intrigued by Martin’s words in Chapter 1 where he discusses looking past focusing on numbers and more so revealing the reality the numbers seek to represent. I find this concept interesting and engaging. I want to know more. However, the accounting equations do confuse me and will require some work on my end to wrap my head around.
In general, I consider myself quite a confident person; in a work setting, amongst friends, and generally around strangers. But when it comes to backing myself in a learning/studying environment, I take a few steps back and tend to doubt myself.
Before the readings I was unfamiliar with the term “double entry accounting” (that wasn’t the only term). These terms prompted me to think of the maintenance company I work for and their accounting systems. As a medium business MYOB is used. Being in an administrative role currently, I want to become more familiar with the accounting side of businesses to then apply this knowledge in my position.
Before electing to study this course I was naïve to the complexity/importance of the accounting side of a business, very much a “what you see is what you get” kind of opinion. Having just a taste of the information in Chapter 1, I know I have a lot to learn.
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