Few days ago, I posted up my response on the e-learning issue as requested by my lecturer. I was quite shocked after found out that not more than 5 people posted their response. Is this a sign showing that even though we are studying computer science, but we still do not appreciate and utilize the internet connection wisely? Or this shows that our e-learning system has some problem because it doesn’t help attracting students to login (in other word, it sucks)?
But then, I am quite impressed that there are people who rely on the internet resources in studying in my course. This is because in my college, we are rely on the lecturer for notes. If a lecturer does not provide notes for photocopying, then he/she will be in trouble when students evaluate him/her during the end of semester. Not many who are really interested finding out more on the subject somewhere else and this is probably why not many logged into the BlackBoard and post their response.
In my response, I pointed out that constant electrical supply is a main factor in order to make e-learning a success. It is quite insulting when we are already used to electricity black-outs even in this so-called “Advanced State”. Besides that, decent broadband coverage is also another important factor because not many residents in Malaysia are able to surf online with the help of broadband. Even one can surf using broadband, if he/she is using Streamyx’s service, then he/she will probably suffer from the constantly service down. Even though there are other ISPs providing broadband connection but they cant provide low cost connection. This is because wired connection that is generally cheaper is already monopolized by Telekom. In order to use other ISPs’ services, we will need to pay more for the hardware because they use wireless technology to deliver broadband connection.
If these problems are left unbothered, then I do not expect E-learning will become a trend in Malaysia.
Recently our English for Science unit’s lecturer posted an issue about e-learning at the college’s “e-learning” system (which is actually a blackBoard Learning System that is also used by many other colleges) and we are required to write a response to that issue. She also provided a link to a page that clearly explains about “e-learning”. Until now, I have really no idea on this issue since I am still reading that webpage while I am posting this.
If only looking at my college’s so called “e-learning” system, I really don’t like it much because it is not as useful as I expected. Blackboard Learning System is no doubt a good system handling “e-learning” things but it is not being well used at my college. I myself prefer looking for information at another websites rather than the e-learning system because there are almost nothing provided by our lecturer through the system except for some lecture notes / tutorial questions / assignment questions etc. I have a friend studying at another college and I heard from him that he can get a lot more things through their college BlackBoard System besides notes / assignments etc. And the participation of his lecturer is much better compared to my college. I found that sometimes it is very rare to see any lecturer to join in our discussion in the discussion board and probably this is why Blackboard System is not popular in my college.
But these are only some problems that only occur in my college, and this doesn’t mean that they will happen in other colleges as well. Therefore these cannot be the only points in my response to the issue, *sigh*. Now I would need to start thinking what to write and post them this Friday since I do not have much spare time because the units I took in this semester are quite tough (at least 4 credit hours) and I am definitely don’t wish the same thing happened as the “Introductory to Discrete Mathematics” unit last semester.
最近從朋友處那裏(其實也就是社交網站裏)看到一個頗有趣的影片。其實他說的事情是個很嚴肅的課題,應該說是呈現的方式頗爲幽默才有趣味。先介紹這人,雖然爲人風趣(至少在影片裏)但他卻是個哲學系的教授。學哲學的人應該很喜歡問爲什麼這樣爲什麼那樣,感覺應該很不苟言笑才對不是嗎?可是偏偏應該是那種愛死什麼十萬個爲什麼的人,卻用最輕鬆有趣的方式去駁斥人們對此課題的迷思。
魔鬼与天使在他们惯常见面的咖啡厅又在次碰面,算起来也差不多是人类时间十年没见面了。因为没有形体的关系,所以时间对他们来说根本没有任何的意义。十年间对他们来说跟弹指间的时间完全没有任何的差别。回顾之前的战役,战况之惨烈让他们回味无穷,可惜魔鬼虽然近乎大获全胜,但临门一脚仍然被天使打破了整盘计划。
這個年代新聞何價,我想在這個網絡時代大家心知肚明。可是在午夜夢迴舉手可得的免費新聞,到底影響比以前紙本年代差多少?這是個資訊爆炸的年代,我們每天看到的字搞不好多到自己都記不清。加上現在隨身科技的發達,大家都幾乎人手一機,看架勢還以為全民皆記者一樣。當然這不是什麼壞事,但是一般人如你我手邊的資源再多卻也不能保證可以寫好一則新聞。要是盡責報導這事情這麼簡單,那麼人家就不用花三五年時間學這個。
因为心血来潮,所以昨天又跑去染发。虽说“又”,其实离上次也有半年多了。只是不同之处,就是我这次不是自己弄的,而是去找了个发型师帮我染。原因呢是因为我自己不懂自己适合染什么颜色,其次就是不太想自己在事后搞到自己人不人鬼不鬼这样。不过话说回来,我自己染也只有那么一次罢了,另外两次,一次是发型师,另一次是我阿姨和老妈子帮我染的。
经过上两次后,我就没有机会再去染了,虽然满喜欢自己染发后的发色,但是一来自己很忙,二来染发很伤身,所以在很长一段时间内并没有去染发。老豆则偶尔唠叨染发会怎样怎样,虽然是没多少个人理会他的(老妈子则没意见,反正她的儿子那么大了,随他去吧)。这次趁着新年快到,想在今年换一个look,所以顺便趁着考试期间的空挡而跑去染了个眼色。事先并没有特别的打算要染什么颜色,只是想染个比较浅的颜色,反正大家都没看过这样的我,就给大家一个机会吧,咔咔咔。
因为目前的手机拍不出我的发色,所以过几天后再上传我的照片吧。
首先說明一下,個人不是什麼走清高知性路線的人。我自問不是個很好的朋友,有時候冷漠的程度連J媽都看不下去。相對於她以前動輒出門十多人,這兒子最愛的卻是自個兒去看電影。再來甚至到了什麼生日,除了幾個日期較爲特別的否則都大概記不進去。今天會寫這樣的文章,說起來緣由頗多。若真的要我提出一個比較具體的,大概就是這個討論串。