This is my digital notebook. I created this because I find it more convenient and easily accessible to put my thoughts in a blog post than on paper. My posts are vague, drafts and random tidbits I gather here and there. This is the medium I use to clear my thoughts and conceptualize. Much of what I say here might not make sense. Conversations that would help make sense of things, however, are very much welcome.
I can't believe that over a year ago I would just spend much of my time browsing and looking for inspiring TED Talks. Now, my own Alma Mater is producing their own TED event.
TEDxDLSU
I am mostly looking forward for Dr. Espiritu's TED Talk the most!!!
Doc Lloyd is also an active educational technology consultant working on around the country. He has lead large-scale projects projects in Instructional Design, e-Learning, mobile-Learning, e-Assessment with different organizations such as Vibal Publishing House, DTI, the Commission on ICT, the Bureau of Alternative Learning System (ALS), and TESDA. His most recent project with TESDA premiers the first MOOC (massive open online course) for TVET in the Philippines. This MOOC was launched in 2012 to increase access to TVET courses and continuous to help Filipinos get certified for employment.
What an awesome way to end the first day of the year.
An invitation to attend a TED TALK!!
Ever since I discovered TED videos in 2013 during my hiatus (or what Stefan Sagmeister would call 'Power of Time Off'), I have always dreamt of someday being in the audience. Of course it is international so I've actually always wondered how do you attend these events. As I checked the website I saw that you pay a large amount of money to attend an actual TED Conference (not to mention the plane tickets to go to the venue as well).
Until one day a friend of mine said that DLSU is actually hosting a TEDxEvent!!!
The slots were really limited with only 100 participants to be chosen. I really got scared of the chances especially it wasn't on a first come first serve basis but it was based on an application form you submit.
I don't remember what I wrote there (I sure now wished I kept a screen shot of it) but what's important right now actually is that I can't believe I actually got chosen to watch this rare event!!!!!!!!!!!
I literally screamed when I saw this email and my mom scolded me because she thought something went wrong. I just joyfully told her that I got chosen to watch TED!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh the simple joys of those who are always in a pursuit of knowledge, meaningful information and #IdeasWorthSpreading
It's a holiday today and for the past months since February of this year I have been working full-time in my university as compared to my life last year when I was a full-time Mooc-er.
I am supposed to start writing my M.A. thesis today but I put it off by jumping back to my old life and checking up on my academic twitter, academic blog, academic facebook, mooc-friends, and also browsing Ted Talks.
Ever since I started working full-time in my university you would obviously observe the frequency drop of my online activity. Oh how I miss learning random but meaningful things... Now that I have a full-time job, the only learning that happens are things that are actually related on how to perform my "job task" correctly. When I tweet to my online friend from Australia, Tanya Lau (she is also taking MA and doing her thesis) the only update I have on my thesis is telling her that... "Life got in the way..."
Now that I have full-time job... I can totally relate to this Ted Talk of Nigel Marsh about Work-Life Balance.
"I found it quite easy to balance work and life, when I didn't have work" - Nigel Marsh
Nigel Marsh: Work Life Balance is an Ongoing Battle
"If you don't design your life, someone else will design it for you, and you may just not like their idea of balance."
The art and skill of work-life balance is difficult to master, but I have been in my job for about only 8 months... So I think I'm picking up very quick with the balance.
On other news, my university is holding a Ted Talk convention on January 2015!!
