First Group Discussion of Module 2

I attended the first group discussion Skype of the term and I’m glad that I did. I joined the 9pm session run by Helen and I got to talk to Edoardo and Lorien, who are fellow module 2 students, and also got to hear from the module 1 students their thoughts on the course so far. When I’m in these group Skype calls I get to hear how other students are getting on and I get to voice any questions I have, which are usually shared by others.

I do have some worries about this term, which I mentioned in my previous post, as I find I’m not sure how to start and I get overwhelmed quite quickly. Lorien who was in the morning Skype with Adesola had noted that Adesola had told the group that the question that we want to put forward, we might not get until near the end of the module. Additionally Helen had mentioned that as the moment we don’t need to get bogged down with the logistics of the interviews and the ethics of it until later as we have a Skype session specifically on interviews. These two points have definitely calmed my mind down at the moment, and has allowed me time to prioritise my list of tasks for this module.

Starting Module 2

Beginning module 2 has been a bit of a slow start for me in terms of what I should start with. I want to be able take my time to process information from the handbook and Kortext and not push myself to the point of panic and rush through them. What I learnt during module 1 is that I need to trust my own process and not compare what I’m doing to someone else’s work, which I found myself doing quite a lot.

I attended the welcome Skype on the Saturday which was run by Adesola and Helen, and I was joined by others starting module 2, the same as me, and those just starting in term 1. It was nice to hear what the other students had been up to and what advice they gave the newcomers which I took note of as well.
What I’ve taken away the most from my time during module 1 is that I need to allow myself time to accomplish my tasks, and also I need to stick to the schedule I make myself more. I don’t necessarily have trouble setting myself tasks but I do struggle with compelling myself to do the steps to complete said task. For this module I might possibly change my study process up a little bit as I believe the way I’m currently working isn’t achieving the results I would like. How I go about that I’m not quite sure.