LEARNING JOURNAL

2/8/2010

—What happened today? We begun the cornerstone project and was introduced to it.

—What did you achieve? I completed a Lotus diagram.—Did you learn a new skill or develop some new understanding?

No

—How is your experience different from what you expected?

I expected more independent learning.

—What did you like/dislike about the experience?

It was boring at times.

—What did you learn about the people you’re working with?

They had similar opinions on the Collab. Unit.

Complete this sentence: Because of my Cornerstone Piece I am....

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Talk about any disappointments or successes of your project. What did you learn from it?

I have not encountered any problems yet.

What are the most difficult or satisfying parts of your Cornerstone Piece? Why?

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—How can you apply this learning? -

—What would you like to learn more about, related to this project or issue?

Different ways to decrease the energy consumption in households.

—What follow-up is needed to address any challenges or difficulties?

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—If you could do the project again, what would you do differently?

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—What learning occurred for you in this experience?

I was able to independently learn.

2/8/2010Today I was introduced to the collaborative

unit and given a Netbook. After that we learnt about goal setting, we watched a tutorial and did a lotus diagram. I completed a lotus diagram in this session. I expected less communication and more independant working.

3/8/2010

—What happened today? I created a google docs account and began making my survey.

—What did you achieve? I created an account.—Did you learn a new skill or develop some new understanding?

I learnt to use google docs

—How is your experience different from what you expected?

I expected to be doing more directly related work for my cornerstone piece.

—What did you like/dislike about the experience?

It was boring at times.

—What did you learn about the people you’re working with?

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Complete this sentence: Because of my Cornerstone Piece I am....

Aware of how to use google docs to make a survey.

Talk about any disappointments or successes of your project. What did you learn from it?

I have not encountered any problems yet.

What are the most difficult or satisfying parts of your Cornerstone Piece? Why?

I am looking forward to researching about eco-friendly houses

—How can you apply this learning? It is independent so I can use it in the real world

—What would you like to learn more about, related to this project or issue?

Different ways to decrease the energy consumption in households.

—What follow-up is needed to address any challenges or difficulties?

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—If you could do the project again, what would you do differently?

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—What learning occurred for you in this experience?

I was able to independently learn.

3/8/2010Today I watched a tutorial on how to make a

Google document account. After making the account I watched another tutorial on how to make a survey

4/8/2010

—What happened today? I completed my survey and sent it to my group members

—What did you achieve? I completed a survey—Did you learn a new skill or develop some new understanding?

Yes, I learnt to complete a survey with google docs

—How is your experience different from what you expected?

I expected more time on my cornerstone piece.

—What did you like/dislike about the experience?

It was boring at times.

—What did you learn about the people you’re working with?

Most of them were behind and encountering troubles when sending their surveys.

Complete this sentence: Because of my Cornerstone Piece I am....

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Talk about any disappointments or successes of your project. What did you learn from it?

I have not encountered any problems yet.

What are the most difficult or satisfying parts of your Cornerstone Piece? Why?

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—How can you apply this learning? -

—What would you like to learn more about, related to this project or issue?

Different ways to decrease the energy consumption in households.

—What follow-up is needed to address any challenges or difficulties?

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—If you could do the project again, what would you do differently?

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—What learning occurred for you in this experience?

I was able to independently learn.

4/8/2010Today we wrote our surveys and were

introduced to google docs. We sent our emails to our group members to await a result.

5/8/2010

—What happened today? I completed my survey and sent it to my group members

—What did you achieve? I completed a survey—Did you learn a new skill or develop some new understanding?

Yes, I learnt to complete a survey with google docs

—How is your experience different from what you expected?

I expected more time on my cornerstone piece.

—What did you like/dislike about the experience?

It was boring at times.

—What did you learn about the people you’re working with?

Most of them were behind and encountering troubles when sending their surveys.

Complete this sentence: Because of my Cornerstone Piece I am....

Aware of how to use google docs survey to find out information.

Talk about any disappointments or successes of your project. What did you learn from it?

I successfully received information about my CSP

What are the most difficult or satisfying parts of your Cornerstone Piece? Why?

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—How can you apply this learning? -

—What would you like to learn more about, related to this project or issue?

Different ways to decrease the energy consumption in households.

—What follow-up is needed to address any challenges or difficulties?

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—If you could do the project again, what would you do differently?

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—What learning occurred for you in this experience?

I was able to use information from other people via a survey

5/8/2010Today we recieved many surveys to do from

our group members. I was returned with my results that were helpful for my CSP.

23/8/2010

—What happened today? I completed my survey and sent it to my group members

—What did you achieve? I completed a survey—Did you learn a new skill or develop some new understanding?

Yes, I learnt to complete a survey with google docs

—How is your experience different from what you expected?

I expected more time on my cornerstone piece.

—What did you like/dislike about the experience?

It was boring at times.

—What did you learn about the people you’re working with?

Most of them were behind and encountering troubles when sending their surveys.

Complete this sentence: Because of my Cornerstone Piece I am....

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Talk about any disappointments or successes of your project. What did you learn from it?

I have not encountered any problems yet.

What are the most difficult or satisfying parts of your Cornerstone Piece? Why?

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—How can you apply this learning? -

—What would you like to learn more about, related to this project or issue?

Different ways to decrease the energy consumption in households.

—What follow-up is needed to address any challenges or difficulties?

-

—If you could do the project again, what would you do differently?

-

—What learning occurred for you in this experience?

I was able to independently learn.

23/8/2010Today I watched two tutorials and used

them to create graphs using excel. I also completed a few peoples surveys.

4/8/2010

—What happened today? I completed my survey and sent it to my group members

—What did you achieve? I completed a survey—Did you learn a new skill or develop some new understanding?

Yes, I learnt to complete a survey with google docs

—How is your experience different from what you expected?

I expected more time on my cornerstone piece.

—What did you like/dislike about the experience?

It was boring at times.

—What did you learn about the people you’re working with?

Most of them were behind and encountering troubles when sending their surveys.

Complete this sentence: Because of my Cornerstone Piece I am....

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Talk about any disappointments or successes of your project. What did you learn from it?

I have not encountered any problems yet.

What are the most difficult or satisfying parts of your Cornerstone Piece? Why?

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—How can you apply this learning? -

—What would you like to learn more about, related to this project or issue?

Different ways to decrease the energy consumption in households.

—What follow-up is needed to address any challenges or difficulties?

-

—If you could do the project again, what would you do differently?

-

—What learning occurred for you in this experience?

I was able to independently learn.

24/8/2010Today I continued creating surveys with

excel. After completing that i visited the moodle page called starting points. I began my research from there.

4/8/2010

—What happened today? I completed my survey and sent it to my group members

—What did you achieve? I completed a survey—Did you learn a new skill or develop some new understanding?

Yes, I learnt to complete a survey with google docs

—How is your experience different from what you expected?

I expected more time on my cornerstone piece.

—What did you like/dislike about the experience?

It was boring at times.

—What did you learn about the people you’re working with?

Most of them were behind and encountering troubles when sending their surveys.

Complete this sentence: Because of my Cornerstone Piece I am....

-

Talk about any disappointments or successes of your project. What did you learn from it?

I have not encountered any problems yet.

What are the most difficult or satisfying parts of your Cornerstone Piece? Why?

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—How can you apply this learning? -

—What would you like to learn more about, related to this project or issue?

Different ways to decrease the energy consumption in households.

—What follow-up is needed to address any challenges or difficulties?

-

—If you could do the project again, what would you do differently?

-

—What learning occurred for you in this experience?

I was able to independently learn.

25/8/2010

4/8/2010

—What happened today? I completed my survey and sent it to my group members

—What did you achieve? I completed a survey—Did you learn a new skill or develop some new understanding?

Yes, I learnt to complete a survey with google docs

—How is your experience different from what you expected?

I expected more time on my cornerstone piece.

—What did you like/dislike about the experience?

It was boring at times.

—What did you learn about the people you’re working with?

Most of them were behind and encountering troubles when sending their surveys.

Complete this sentence: Because of my Cornerstone Piece I am....

-

Talk about any disappointments or successes of your project. What did you learn from it?

I have not encountered any problems yet.

What are the most difficult or satisfying parts of your Cornerstone Piece? Why?

-

—How can you apply this learning? -

—What would you like to learn more about, related to this project or issue?

Different ways to decrease the energy consumption in households.

—What follow-up is needed to address any challenges or difficulties?

-

—If you could do the project again, what would you do differently?

-

—What learning occurred for you in this experience?

I was able to independently learn.

26/8/2010

4/8/2010

—What happened today? I completed my survey and sent it to my group members

—What did you achieve? I completed a survey—Did you learn a new skill or develop some new understanding?

Yes, I learnt to complete a survey with google docs

—How is your experience different from what you expected?

I expected more time on my cornerstone piece.

—What did you like/dislike about the experience?

It was boring at times.

—What did you learn about the people you’re working with?

Most of them were behind and encountering troubles when sending their surveys.

Complete this sentence: Because of my Cornerstone Piece I am....

-

Talk about any disappointments or successes of your project. What did you learn from it?

I have not encountered any problems yet.

What are the most difficult or satisfying parts of your Cornerstone Piece? Why?

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—How can you apply this learning? -

—What would you like to learn more about, related to this project or issue?

Different ways to decrease the energy consumption in households.

—What follow-up is needed to address any challenges or difficulties?

-

—If you could do the project again, what would you do differently?

-

—What learning occurred for you in this experience?

I was able to independently learn.

27/8/2010

4/8/2010

—What happened today? I completed my survey and sent it to my group members

—What did you achieve? I completed a survey—Did you learn a new skill or develop some new understanding?

Yes, I learnt to complete a survey with google docs

—How is your experience different from what you expected?

I expected more time on my cornerstone piece.

—What did you like/dislike about the experience?

It was boring at times.

—What did you learn about the people you’re working with?

Most of them were behind and encountering troubles when sending their surveys.

Complete this sentence: Because of my Cornerstone Piece I am....

-

Talk about any disappointments or successes of your project. What did you learn from it?

I have not encountered any problems yet.

What are the most difficult or satisfying parts of your Cornerstone Piece? Why?

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—How can you apply this learning? -

—What would you like to learn more about, related to this project or issue?

Different ways to decrease the energy consumption in households.

—What follow-up is needed to address any challenges or difficulties?

-

—If you could do the project again, what would you do differently?

-

—What learning occurred for you in this experience?

I was able to independently learn.

13/9/2010

4/8/2010

—What happened today? I completed my survey and sent it to my group members

—What did you achieve? I completed a survey—Did you learn a new skill or develop some new understanding?

Yes, I learnt to complete a survey with google docs

—How is your experience different from what you expected?

I expected more time on my cornerstone piece.

—What did you like/dislike about the experience?

It was boring at times.

—What did you learn about the people you’re working with?

Most of them were behind and encountering troubles when sending their surveys.

Complete this sentence: Because of my Cornerstone Piece I am....

-

Talk about any disappointments or successes of your project. What did you learn from it?

I have not encountered any problems yet.

What are the most difficult or satisfying parts of your Cornerstone Piece? Why?

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—How can you apply this learning? -

—What would you like to learn more about, related to this project or issue?

Different ways to decrease the energy consumption in households.

—What follow-up is needed to address any challenges or difficulties?

-

—If you could do the project again, what would you do differently?

-

—What learning occurred for you in this experience?

I was able to independently learn.

14/9/2010

4/8/2010

—What happened today? I completed my survey and sent it to my group members

—What did you achieve? I completed a survey—Did you learn a new skill or develop some new understanding?

Yes, I learnt to complete a survey with google docs

—How is your experience different from what you expected?

I expected more time on my cornerstone piece.

—What did you like/dislike about the experience?

It was boring at times.

—What did you learn about the people you’re working with?

Most of them were behind and encountering troubles when sending their surveys.

Complete this sentence: Because of my Cornerstone Piece I am....

-

Talk about any disappointments or successes of your project. What did you learn from it?

I have not encountered any problems yet.

What are the most difficult or satisfying parts of your Cornerstone Piece? Why?

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—How can you apply this learning? -

—What would you like to learn more about, related to this project or issue?

Different ways to decrease the energy consumption in households.

—What follow-up is needed to address any challenges or difficulties?

-

—If you could do the project again, what would you do differently?

-

—What learning occurred for you in this experience?

I was able to independently learn.

15/9/2010

4/8/2010

—What happened today? I completed my survey and sent it to my group members

—What did you achieve? I completed a survey—Did you learn a new skill or develop some new understanding?

Yes, I learnt to complete a survey with google docs

—How is your experience different from what you expected?

I expected more time on my cornerstone piece.

—What did you like/dislike about the experience?

It was boring at times.

—What did you learn about the people you’re working with?

Most of them were behind and encountering troubles when sending their surveys.

Complete this sentence: Because of my Cornerstone Piece I am....

-

Talk about any disappointments or successes of your project. What did you learn from it?

I have not encountered any problems yet.

What are the most difficult or satisfying parts of your Cornerstone Piece? Why?

-

—How can you apply this learning? -

—What would you like to learn more about, related to this project or issue?

Different ways to decrease the energy consumption in households.

—What follow-up is needed to address any challenges or difficulties?

-

—If you could do the project again, what would you do differently?

-

—What learning occurred for you in this experience?

I was able to independently learn.

16/9/2010

4/8/2010

—What happened today? I completed my survey and sent it to my group members

—What did you achieve? I completed a survey—Did you learn a new skill or develop some new understanding?

Yes, I learnt to complete a survey with google docs

—How is your experience different from what you expected?

I expected more time on my cornerstone piece.

—What did you like/dislike about the experience?

It was boring at times.

—What did you learn about the people you’re working with?

Most of them were behind and encountering troubles when sending their surveys.

Complete this sentence: Because of my Cornerstone Piece I am....

-

Talk about any disappointments or successes of your project. What did you learn from it?

I have not encountered any problems yet.

What are the most difficult or satisfying parts of your Cornerstone Piece? Why?

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—How can you apply this learning? -

—What would you like to learn more about, related to this project or issue?

Different ways to decrease the energy consumption in households.

—What follow-up is needed to address any challenges or difficulties?

-

—If you could do the project again, what would you do differently?

-

—What learning occurred for you in this experience?

I was able to independently learn.

17/9/2010