I've been having real trouble finding a subject for this essay, not only because of my relative lack of expertise on the subject Computing Networking, but also because the subject itself is intrinsically specialised. The more relevant the topic is to my chosen subject, the less relevant it becomes to wider issues in society. So while my essay title could have been: "How the Programming System Octave Differs From the Progam Javascript" I decided for the sake of my sanity and anyone compused to read this that I would make the subject much broader.
One aspect of computing that has had a huge impact upon the world is the explosion of networking sites, most prevalent of all the sites being Facebook. Its hard to believe that it was only 2004 that Facebook emerged onto the web, as today many cant go a week without checking their profile, or quietly, sneaking a look at everyone else's. My question is simply this:
"Does the Networking Site Facebook Have A Positive or Negative Impact Upon Our Interactions Within Society?"
Wednesday, 13 October 2010
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Learning Line
Primary School - Taught me how to lie, cheat and steal...mostly with Lego and Pritstick
Secondary School - Taught me how to write essays and make totally harmless things explode.
College - Taught me to meet deadlines with work, and that some people have no fashion sense.
Great Britain Baseball - Teamwork, hard work, confidence, perseverance, PRIDE.
Molecular (factory job) - How to get out of bed in the morning, and that some people actually believe the things they read in the Sun.
Community College - Maths! People skills, that the real world takes no prisoners, and an interest in computers.
Suit Shop - That suit shops are boring!
University - I'll tell you when I graduate!
Secondary School - Taught me how to write essays and make totally harmless things explode.
College - Taught me to meet deadlines with work, and that some people have no fashion sense.
Great Britain Baseball - Teamwork, hard work, confidence, perseverance, PRIDE.
Molecular (factory job) - How to get out of bed in the morning, and that some people actually believe the things they read in the Sun.
Community College - Maths! People skills, that the real world takes no prisoners, and an interest in computers.
Suit Shop - That suit shops are boring!
University - I'll tell you when I graduate!
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
VARK Test/Score
The VARK test is an assessment of how an individual likes to learn or easily retains information. A list of multi-choice questions were asked each designed to create a response that shows what kind of learning the individual prefers. The four choices and results were:
Visual: 7
Aural: 4
Read/Write: 3
Kinesthetic: 2
The VARK study indicated that I have a mild prefernce to Visual learning. I agree with this as it corrrolates with the techniques and methods I have used in the past to study and learn new things. Aural learning I find difficult as my attention wanders after a lond period of listening, and I find it extremely difficult to remember the things I heard, regardless of my level of attention or the amount of caffine consumed to enhance my awareness prior to the start of the session!
Reading and Writing are, of course, the tried and tested means of learning, and I am a keen reader of course and non-course material. However, when reading with the intent to retain information I have always found that a short time reading followed by disscussion, or even group reading with spontainious and relevent discussion is a far more effective way of remembering the information.
Kinesthetic learning, or the learning of information through actions and movement, is a fun and interesting way to learn, but I tend to become distracted and too interested in the actual movement and actions, not the information itself! This addmitted, Kinesthetic learning is a way of breaking and relaxing from my normal learning routine while still retaining some (though very little) information, which is probably the worst excuse to go play football instead of doing homework you will ever hear!
Visual: 7
Aural: 4
Read/Write: 3
Kinesthetic: 2
The VARK study indicated that I have a mild prefernce to Visual learning. I agree with this as it corrrolates with the techniques and methods I have used in the past to study and learn new things. Aural learning I find difficult as my attention wanders after a lond period of listening, and I find it extremely difficult to remember the things I heard, regardless of my level of attention or the amount of caffine consumed to enhance my awareness prior to the start of the session!
Reading and Writing are, of course, the tried and tested means of learning, and I am a keen reader of course and non-course material. However, when reading with the intent to retain information I have always found that a short time reading followed by disscussion, or even group reading with spontainious and relevent discussion is a far more effective way of remembering the information.
Kinesthetic learning, or the learning of information through actions and movement, is a fun and interesting way to learn, but I tend to become distracted and too interested in the actual movement and actions, not the information itself! This addmitted, Kinesthetic learning is a way of breaking and relaxing from my normal learning routine while still retaining some (though very little) information, which is probably the worst excuse to go play football instead of doing homework you will ever hear!
Myers Briggs Personality Test
My score for the test was as follows:
E-for Extrovert.
N-for Intuition
T-for Thinking
P-for Percieving
The charecter type ENTP is described by Myers Briggs as someone with lots of ideas, who sees posibilities and options available. They dont like procedure and routine, but will give their all to an impossible dream or concept to make it happen. Often artists or entertainers, they like public demonstrations to show their works fruition. This test is unsettlingly accurate in its description of my personality!
E-for Extrovert.
N-for Intuition
T-for Thinking
P-for Percieving
The charecter type ENTP is described by Myers Briggs as someone with lots of ideas, who sees posibilities and options available. They dont like procedure and routine, but will give their all to an impossible dream or concept to make it happen. Often artists or entertainers, they like public demonstrations to show their works fruition. This test is unsettlingly accurate in its description of my personality!
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
SWOT Analysis
Strengths
- Good study skills
- Can cite and source
- Word processing
- Selective reading
- Can work in a team
- Knowledge of the course
- ability to use the college intranet
- high level mathematics
- Adapting to the UK University system
- Keeping up with work/deadlines
- getting snowed under with work
- Getting a better job
- Flexible employment ability
- Skills that will help all through life
About Me
Hello to everyone concerned! my name (the clue is in the page title) is Richard Chesterton, I'm 23, and I was born in London.
I grew up in Braintree (that's the town that happens to be near Freeport Shopping Village. The town came first, though noone outside of Braintree knew it exsisted until Freeport was built) until May this year when I moved to Chelmsford.
Most of my life was spent on a baseball field, I've been playing for Essex since I could walk and Great Britain since I was 12. I've been all over the world touring and playing, and spent three years at Community College in New York State playing.
My studies were originally focused around English and History, but I became interested in computers while taking a course in New York. Now I'm taking Computing as a degree, who would have thought?
I grew up in Braintree (that's the town that happens to be near Freeport Shopping Village. The town came first, though noone outside of Braintree knew it exsisted until Freeport was built) until May this year when I moved to Chelmsford.
Most of my life was spent on a baseball field, I've been playing for Essex since I could walk and Great Britain since I was 12. I've been all over the world touring and playing, and spent three years at Community College in New York State playing.
My studies were originally focused around English and History, but I became interested in computers while taking a course in New York. Now I'm taking Computing as a degree, who would have thought?
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