donkwon

Today was the day I presented my research project. In my opinion, I did ok, I could've done better but what's done is done - I will just have to use this experience and apply it to future research projects.
 * Week 4 - 2nd October**

During my presentation, I was quite nervous - I think this is just human nature to be nervous before/during a presentation. I stumbled quite a bit during my presentation. It was probably because of my nervousness. My timing was also quite off. It took approximately 8 minutes for me to present which was approximately 3 minutes over time. In my point of view, it went by quite fast but the timer said otherwise. I should probably rehearse more and condense my information before having the final presentation.

My aim this week it to complete my reflection and evaluation with the 6 debonos hats. I think this will help me understand my strong and weak points more so I can take them into mind in my next research task.

The positive thing I found out this lesson is that next year's research project will require 1000word essay or 10minute oral. I will probably decide to do the essay because I am more confident in my literary skills that my oral.

Overall, my presentation was an A grade, I am quite happy with that result. There is still room for improvement and it will be something I explore further in the future.

This weeks lesson was quite all over the place. I havent been able to do much work because of some stuff that has come up. Though with things happening an all, I have managed to start my presentation and I am nearly finished, ready for Mondays presentation. That is probably my biggest achievement this week an I aim to complete it before monday.
 * Week 3 - 20th October 2010**

Although I was unable to complete my draft because of my computer dying on me, I am quite confident my final presentation will be ok. It's got a green theme so it relates to the environment type thing haha..

Another aim for this week is to get everything ready and printed in preparation for my folder which will be marked. I aim to do that this weekend and have it readily to print on Monday.

Negative points for this week is that I haven't been as productive as I would have aimed to be but that wasn't my fault under the circumstances. I will just have to make up for this by working harder.

The hardest part for me this week is referencing. Although there is a bibliography site Ms Woud had given us, it is still painful to do. I will probably just have to endeavour this and get used to it for the future.

An overview of my presentation - it's not AS information packed as I hoped it would be but it was the best I could do. This is probably gold for my evaluation and there are lots of other factors that I will include in my evaluation. Hopefully after reflecting I will be more successful in future research tasks.

This is probably my last journal before everything gets assessed - including evaluation and the 6 debonos hats or whatever. I hope my presentation is successful and runs smoothly.

In thia weeks lesson, I have been very productive. I have been delayed in the holidays and was not able to do further research on my topic but I have made up for it this week. Things I have achieved this week are to start handing out my surveys and getting responses from individuals. I have a good response so far and hope to get another 10 surveys completed by the end of the week ! I have also started my draft presentation which I will continue to do for homework this week. Another highlight this week is that I have been able to get a draft design of where the Wetlands will be located in the redvelopment. I will continue to use the st clair site as it is extremely useful right now in this part of my research.
 * Week 1 -** 12 October 2010

By the end of the week, as stated above I want to complete my surveys and have them analysed on the weekend. I also want to research further my topic during the week for homeowork. Hopefully I will be able to stick to my plan or I will have a lot to do before the final presentation.

My research mentor Samuel should be organising a trip to the Salisubury wetlands sometime soon. I really want to go to take some pictures of the wetlands and get a personal experience in what they are like. The only problem is that I may have difficulty getting there.

The postives of this week is that I have made a great start to the term by being productive with my research. I have also been able to get some hints and ideas from ms Edwards which will be very helpful to me.

Negatives are that I am behind schedule with my research. I should have finished my research and started my draft and should be nearly finished with the draft. I will definately have to work hard these upcoming days/weeks.

Happy Holidays !

Week 9 - 17th September 2010

This lesson, I have found out what is actually happening at the Cheltenham/St. Claire Redevelopment. According to Mrs. Woud and Ms. Edwards, they are going to include wetlands in the redevelopment. There was much confusion in what was happening - if they were destroying wetlands to create houses or building the wetlands and including them in the redevelpoment but now I am certain that they are building wetlands in the revedelopment. This is the main highlight of this weeks project as I have learnt something important and new.

The main thing I want to achieve in my upcoming lessons is to start up my powerpoint presentation, arrange an interview time with the landscape architect in charge. I should have probably researched more about my topic locally and gathered information from the Redevelopment centre before going off researching the general wetlands.

The positives of this week is that I finally understand what is going on. I now have a direct path .. an accurate one I think. I am quite excited as I have just watched and taken a virtual tour of what it will look like and it looks really good. Long Live Environmentally Sustainable living ! My Research mentor Samuel has also given me some resources for general wetlands research. Itll be of great use and will make this project more easier.

Negatives .. are probably I haven't done much this week because Mrs. Woud hasn't been in our lessons. I have also been busy helping with multicultural week which was quite fun. I hope I do MUCh mroe next week and hope its a normal week.

As homework, I will probably start on my oral presentation placing my focus questions and hypothesis on them. I will think of more when i get home .. :)

Hi Don, This week I will give you a mark of 30/30 for the outstanding work on your journal and Research. Your Research plan was 10/10 as it was very thorough. Keep up the excellent work and good luck with your research.

Caroline Woud 12/19/2010

It is good that you are going to do research because it is not good that you have used misinformation. There are currently no wetlands on the Cheltenham racecourse. The residential development will provide 35% open spane - much of which will be wetlands. A visit to the St Clair office on the corner of Actil Avenue and Brocas Avenue would assist. This is an important research topic. If you would like to meet with the landscape architect I can organise this but please prepare yourself with accurate information. Ms Edwards
 * Grade || Mark /30 || Journal questions || Wiki page design ||
 * A || 26 - 30 || Wiki journal 7 questions finished each week to a high degree || complete and attractive and creative design ||
 * B || 21- 25 || 5 - 6 questions completed to a high degree || complete and interesting design ||
 * C || 15 - 20 || 3- 4 questions completed to a satisfactory standard || complete with some design ||
 * D || 9 - 15 || 2-3 questions commenced || incomplete no design ||
 * <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">E || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">0 - 8 || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">0 -1 questions attempted || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">not attempted to blank page ||

Today in the Research Project I have discovered, from relief teacher confirmation, that they are destroying the Cheltenham Wetlands to build houses. I wasn't quite sure why I wanted to research this topic, but now I have a reason to research it and someone spread awareness about how important the wetlands are and why they are needed instead of houses. I just can't believe theyre wiping out the whole wetlands just to build 900 houses.
 * Week 7 -** 31st August 2010

My ultimate goal for this research project is to get some people to understand why wetlands are so important to our environment and most importantly, our community. A strong point in this is that South Australia is already running low on water and we must use whatever water comes our way to its advantage - Stormwater Recylcing in the wetlands. I'm not sure if this makes sense because I am extremely surprised that they are wiping out the whole wetlands for houses and so it is giving me a lot of mixed feelings. I'm probably blabbling on about a lot of non-understandable stuff right now but yeah, hopefully you have an idea what I'm trying to put across. Hopefully, by the end of the double lesson, I will have more information on the Cheltenham wetlands, what the design will look like and most importantly, if there are going to be any wetlands left in this area !

The picture below that I have found has quite an impact on me. Humans are selfish beings that only care about making a living for one self and completely ignoring the needs of the Flora and Fauna in this world. Mother Nature will have its revenge !

__Credits to the Original Artist from [].__

This week in the Research Project, I haven't been able to achieve much because of other commitments such as subject counselling. I have started my research for the St. Claire Cheltenham Wetlands by reading articles and webpages that Ms. Woud has given me. It seems as if Woodville High School plays a role in what the redevelopment looks like by helping make decisions and suggesting ideas.
 * Week 5 -** 20th August 2010

Next week, my goals are to continue with my research and complete a GAANT (?). I hope the GAANT chart will further help me with my organisation and planning of my project. I am also hoping to develop some surveys to give to people to fill out - this is one of the tasks one of my focus question requires. I will also try to read the local community newspaper to try and find any updates with the area in which I am studying.

The positives of this week are that I have been able to collect some news articles that Ms. Woud has provided me with. This is a starting point for me and my research.

Negatives of this week are that I have missed out on the double lesson because of subject counselling. I will make up that lesson right now by updating my journal and continue research.

Not much of a journal entry for this week. I will endeavor to post a much more information-packed entry in the next couple of weeks.

On Monday's lesson, I have identified the capabilities that my research project fall under. Majority of the learning capabilities my project falls under are the Capabilities of Learning and Communication.
 * Week 4 -** 9th August 2010


 * Learning:** understanding and recalling information, critical analysis of sources, issues and perspectives, acknowledgement of sources, organisation of information, note taking and record keeping, problem solving, reflection and evaluation, factual information and application of knowledge and skills.


 * Communication:** talking to teachers, mentors and experts in this area of research, reading for understanding of topic, listening and appreciating different perspectives of the issue, interviewing and surveying people, responding to questions associating to the topic, writing skills and presentation skills.

As this is not my first research task and I have done many other research projects in other lessons such as Chemistry, I hope to use feedback from those tasks and apply them to this Research Project. Applying knowledge and feedback from previous tasks will hopefully enhance my knowledge, end result and presentation.

This week, I hope to be able to finalise my research plan so that it's something I am comfortable with. I have already developed a skeleton on what my research plan will look like but I hope to add more stuff on it to finalise it. I might also decide to plan out the rest of the terms lessons so that I can use my time effectively - maybe or maybe not. I should as it will be great aid to me in future lessons to help ensure I use my lessons effectively and wisely.

The positives of this lesson is that I have been able to identify the learning capablities. At the end of my research project, I hope to be able to look back on the capablities chart and identify if I have achieved it.

There are no negatives of this lesson that I have to report as everything seems to be going well for me.

In tomorrows lesson, my aim is to continue with m research plan. By the end of the week I hope to have a finailised research plan, ready to start researching next week.

In today's lesson, I have been able to achieve my finalised research plan using the research plan table and Inspiration, a brain storming program. My research plans can be seen at the end of this entry.
 * 10th August 2010**

I would like to start finding some information on wetlands for homework and Friday's lesson. This will help me answer my first focus question and give me some more information about wetlands. By the next double, I should have sufficient information on the importance of wetlands and why they are needed.

The positives of this lesson is me being able to finalise my research plan. I though this process would have taken much longer but by using time and lessons effectively, it can be achieved quickly and to a high standard. Not only have I been able to finalise my research plan on a table, I was able to transfer my plan onto a concept map so I can put my ideas into seperate places for future research.

Negatives of this lesson are that my mentor has decided to drop out. /sigh. Hopefully there will be another mentor available for me otherwise my plan is going to to downfall. I'm not sure how I will get my intergrated learning credits with no mentor. Other than that downfall, I am quite satisfied with what I have achieved and I should not let this negative aspect stop me from my goal.





** ﻿ Week 1 -** 22nd June 2010 Today in the Research Project, we learnt about a metaphor to describe the research project.

//The research project is like a science experiment.// //A method to conduct your research// //Research results documented// //A conclusion and evaluation//

The Research Project, from what I have heard, seems to be boring. I am quite eager to research something of my own interest. At the end of this course, I hope to have gained knowledge on how to properly reference sources and understand what my choice of research is about. Right now we are writing in our journals, and this is what I’m writing. I wonder what topic I should research. There’s a lot of stuff that I would like to research but there are limitations to what I can do and achieve. I have learnt what dlsope, or whatever that is, Stands for

1. Define: understand what the topic is making sure you know what to do. E.g '//Explain the difference between blah blah// //using statistics while including your own opinion//'. Here we will have to explain what differentiates between the two things, include your own opinion and use statistical information to support your conclusion.

2. Locate: understand where and how you will find your information sources. First, brainstorm what you know about the topic. A library is a good place to start, following up with the internet and other places.

3. Select: select information that is relevent to the topic. When reading textbooks or internet posts, summarise what you are reading to help develop an understanding of what it is about. Not everything you read will associate with the topic.

4. Organise: organise your selected information into categories. Example for a research on cancer. Have an information pile on what cancer is, another pile for symptoms of cancer and another pile for treatment options. By organising information into categories, it will help when you are in the process of writing up your essay.

5. Present: after having your final essay complete, present it, Let a teacher read it and mark it or if it's an oral, present it to a group of people.

6. Evaluate: after completeing the RBL process, evaluate on what you have done. What were your strengths and what were your weaknesses. What would you do differently and why?

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 * Week 1** - 25th June 2010

Today in the Research project, we found out what our learning styles are. The learning style that I am best at is 'Intrapersonal', where I like learning on my own and doing things by myself. My second best learning style is visual learning, where I can learn quite well when there is a diagram or something I can observe. My third best learning style is Linguistic where I learn well when writing down, reading literature such as books and other things.

In regards to my research project topic, I've narrowed it down to something in the Health area - Psychology or Nutrition.
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">Intrapersonal - Myself Smart ||  ||
 * <span style="color: black; display: block; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;">You may be myself smart. You will know about yourself and your strengths and weaknesses. You will probably keep a diary. This is sometimes called being Intrapersonal smart. ||

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Today in the Research Project, I have learnt more about how to reference using the notes the teacher gave us. I now somewhat understand how to reference different sources and if I ever forget, I have work sheets that will help me. I also know what direct quotes and indirect quotes are. I also understand what paraphrasing is, even though I’ve paraphrased in most of my essay but I just didn’t know what the technique was called. I am also still deciding what I want to research for this project and am still leaning towards the health area.
 * Week 2 –** 29th June 2010

We have been given a Referencing Assignment work sheet which I will work on during the holidays. It seems pretty straight forward. Well it's happy holidays for two weeks, which gives me time to decide on what I would like to do for my Research Project.

-- In the Research Project today, I have decided to do my project on Learning Styles – psychology related. I have developed a concept map which I will work on throughout the week.
 * Week 3 –** 20th July 2010

My aim is to generate a suitable hypothesis by the end of the week. I’m not sure who I would like to work with but I would like a mentor to guide me through this project. Hopefully one of the Adelaide Uni Mentors specialises in Psychology as they will be very useful to me. I plan on presenting my research in an essay form with a maximum of 1000 words. I believe I will be able to cover everything I have done in this Research Project in an essay.

In the next Research Lesson, I plan on generating my hypothesis as stated above, and continue working on my concept map. After that I will probably start gathering some sources for my information at the Library and on the internet.

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In today's lesson, I continued working on my concept map. I am also in the process of transferring all my previous journal entries onto this wikispace. In regards to my previous entry where I wanted to generate a suitable hypothesis by the end of this week, I was unable to do so as Learning Styles is a broad topic. I may decide to narrow it down to Introverted and Interverted and compare them with each other and see which Learning Style will be most helpful in learning.
 * Week 4** - 23rd July 2010

On the weekend, I will endeavour in trying to come up with my hypothesis.

In reflecting on today's lesson, I believe I should have used my time more wisely instead of talking to Emily who is extremely distracting.

I have decided to change my Research Topic as we do not have any psychology mentors. The only mentor we have is a lady that specialises in Environmental Science. My topic in this area would be the Wetlands the the St. Clair Redevelopment. This area is quite new to me and I am both nervous and excited to learn.
 * Week 5 -** 27th July 2010

In todays lesson, I haev developed my concept map and what I am aiming to fint in my research project. I will have to ask my mentor what she thinks of my map and any improvements that I can add on. A blurry copy of my concept map can be seen below.



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I am now in the process of developing my four - five focus questions for my hypothesis which is:

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This week I will be giving you an assessment grade for your journal out of /30 on your wiki page. <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This grade will go up or down each week depending on how much of your journal you complete. <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Each week highlight on the rubric where you think your journal grade is at starting from week 3, term 3. <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">/30 || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Journal questions || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Wiki page design ||
 * __Wetlands are Important to our Community and Environment.__**
 * <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Grade || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Mark
 * A || 26 - 30 || Wiki journal 7 questions finished each week to a high degree || complete and attractive and creative design ||
 * <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">B || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">21- 25 || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">5 - 6 questions completed to a high degree || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">complete and interesting design ||
 * <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">C || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">15 - 20 || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">3- 4 questions completed to a satisfactory standard || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">complete with some design ||
 * <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">D || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">9 - 15 || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">2-3 questions commenced || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">incomplete no design ||
 * <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">E || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">0 - 8 || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">0 -1 questions attempted || <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">not attempted to blank page ||


 * Week 6 - 2nd August 2010**

In this lesson, I have developed my four focus questions for my research project.
 * HYPOTHESIS:** Wetlands are important to the community and environment.
 * FOCUS Q#1:** Why do we need wetlands at the Cheltleham (or whatever) St. Claire Redevlopment?
 * FOCUS Q#2:** What do the wetlands look like in Cheltleham?
 * FOCUS Q#3:** How do other people feel about this? How does it affect them?
 * FOCUS Q#4:** What can I do to help promote Wetlands in our community - Awareness

Today, in this lesson, I have been able to devlope my four focus questions for my research project on Wetlands near the Woodville area. My four focus questions can be seen above and they cover the Why? Who? What? How and What if questions. In the second lesson today, I am hoping to start me research plan which will take a while. I hope that my research method is easy to comprehend and easy to follow in the research process. I am still wondering when I will get to meet my mentor who I will be seeking advice from as she is a studenet in the Environmental Science area.

The positives of this lesson was I was able to use my time wisely in generating my Focus Questions. I now have a point where I can start researching my topic in order to answer my focus questions. I am still wondering what format I will present my project on. I would like to present it in an essay format, but an Oral presentation on a powerpoint would be much more understandable. The Negatives of this lesson is nothing really. I have managed to do what I planned on doing so there's no negatives to disucss - except my indecisiveness in my presentation. I have also lost my research project folder containing all my referncing and information sheets in it. I hope Mrs. Woud reads this and provides me with a new one :)

Some comments about this topic. When I first started the research project, I initially wanted to do something that involved in health and wellbeing. I didn't want to work in a group because noone was interested in my topics - which is understandable. After the teacher had called up UniSA to see what mentors were coming, she told us that the only mentor available is a student that is studying Environmental Science. It's not a topic I'm familiar with but it sparks some interest as I like the Environment and want to help preserve it for future use. Water is also currently a big issue in SA and so Wetlands was probably a good spot to start in learning how to preserve it.

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Hi Don your Journal sounds brilliant! A+

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Yes I can get you a new folder, you are human after all, we can make some mistakes and learn from them. Just dont keep making the same mistakes.

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Keep up the good work, you are a good role model for others in the class.

<span style="color: #800080; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Cheers Ms Woud

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