Thursday, June 7, 2012

Reflection of week 4 and Porvoo Compus



Reflection of week 4

In this reflection week we had two parts which are shadowing and Haage-Helia on Porvoo  Campus:

Part 1:
Reflection of shadowing session no.3(shadowing sessions)
Date: 23 apr 2012:
Group EFG :  Othman Amin, Othman Fallatah, Khalid Alfaris and Nawaf Almzaini

 Introduction:    

The third shadowing is about the Data Structure and Algorithms course by Dr. Jarkko. The session also token in Metropolia University of Applied Science.  We met Doctor about 15 mint before the lecture started at 10 am.  Throw the desiccation with him about the course, he gave us the course's outline. Eight students were attended. the methodology of teaching was cognitive by using the structures content of learning activity. As he said the students have grade from 1 to 5 and one final exam. 
                 
My special comments:
It was a good opportunity to met the doctor for give us overview and desiccation. This is made the shadowing more easily of understanding the course. It can be seen the behavior of the doctor's teaching was very comfortable and attractive for the students. One more nice idea of his teaching, he started from the easy basic to difficult of knowledge. It can said the student were more concentrating because the clear of his teaching.
In summary, from above some idea I mentioned for this shadowing I should try to implement in my future teaching.


Reflection of shadowing session no.4
Date: 24 Apr 2012:
Group EFG :  Othman Amin, Othman Fallatah, Khalid Alfaris and Nawaf Almzaini

Introduction:         
The fourth shadowing was the session of Introduction to calculus.  the instructor of the course is Mr. Timo Salin. We met him about five mint before the session started at 10 am. The students were 10 at the end of the class. The methodology of his teaching was cognitive by using the structures content of learning activity as well. In addation, the students given such exercises to practice. The grade is dividing into two exams(60 marks) and homeworks (40 marks and some bounce marks). The student have to get 40% out of 60 marks to pass the course. 

My special comments:
My first comment is asking the stuff if Metropolia University of Applied Science: why they used old board in their new classes?.
It might be said that the teacher is very helpful with his students and teaching. The methodology his teaching very clear for the students. This is because he started explain the main role then exercise to practice it in the class. At the end of this shadowing, I would like to apply dispensation  of mark .



Reflection of shadowing session no.5
Date: 25 Apr 2012:
Group EFG :  Othman Amin, Othman Fallatah, Khalid Alfaris and Nawaf Almzaini

Introduction:
    
The fifth shadowing was a tutorial for Engineering electronics course.  the instructor of the course is Dr.Timo Leinonen. The session  also token in Metropolia University of Applied Science.  We met Doctor before the tutorial started at 8 am.  Through  the desiccation with him about the course, he gave us most of the course's handout and exercises. The attended were 12 students. the methodology of teaching  was very clear cognitive by using the structures content of learning activity. The evaluation grade is from 1 to 5 and one final exam.
My special comments:
The doctor is amusing . we token time with him for desiccation  about the course before the tutorial started. Through this desiccation I comment as jock on his signature " what is your beautiful signature  ..."  then he answered with high laugh "  my Boss also like it….".  In fact, our shadowing was a tutorial not lab session as it organized before. This is because of his structure of teaching was two tutorial then one lab. I observed the doctor joint two way for his teaching which are funny and clearly. So that I like implement these ways in future teaching. I like his control on the class for example those students who came late ten minutes and more, he stopped the teach and comment them. On the other hand, I would like from the staff of  hage hilea university to trans my special  thank to Dr. Timo Leinonen about his invited us for trough the break time coffee at their staff rest room. This was  opportunity to get his experience teaching .. and this what we needed and like it.

Part 2:
Reflection of the visiting Porvoo campus :

Introduction:     

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOF-JHKg7YdTiZmYENrzhXNezeULFSM_DFT27grC1O2tQNj8c1na7otvhkvGGnyYvPUI2FmLOc-CmpQ-l8lqS_bwDCkpaPPfvjOa-D7_x0azZkizzXg6Rced4XxLEcSaPwVC0xwuIG5N5/h120/IMG_1315.jpgWhen we arrival Porvoo Campus the staff was warm welcome us, then introduce Campus development of the concept and initial ideas behind the planning process.
After that, take us around the building to  show the best facilities design school in Finland for the students and staff.
And will be show you  the interesting facilities design as following : 
In summary :
 The  Porvoo campus is the  new facilities for comfortable  education for all of needed which will resulting in good outcome of their students graduate.
On the other hand,  the  benefit that I got from this visiting will trans to some institutes doesn’t  have like this ideas  to implement as they can to enhanced and motivated their students   

2 comments:

  1. Hi,
    Just a quick answer to your question from a bus: when you say "old board" do you refer to blackboard and chalk? I think blackboard is the choice of mathematicians round the world. When I studied math at Helsinki University about ten years ago, the professor there argued that blackboard is excellent because it's so big that it is easy to fit long calculation to it. He even mentioned that at MIT even corridor walls are covered with blackboards so that mathematicians can staart doodling their thoughts to their colleagues, should they happen to bump to eachother in the corridoor! So, I think it is the tradition in math education that warrants blackboards even in new buildings.

    Bw
    Irmeli

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  2. Hello,
    you have written extensive reports of the four first weeks, but unfortunately that only covers one third of the program. As you know, a completed learning journal is one of the requirements for getting a certificate, so I really hope you will have some time during the week end to write the missing reflections.

    - Irmeli

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