Personal Reflection

Both NCSSM Residential and NCSSM Online require a significant time commitment to study outside of school, in the evening and weekends while still participating in extracurricular activities and other activities. How are you going to commit and make time available for NCSSM's academic programs?

This reflection will discuss personal diffidence and how it has influenced my academic studies, including my practice within placement settings. Gibbs reflective cycle (Gibbs, 1998) has been utilised as it illustrates a clear structure for the process of reflection. To conclude this reflection will draw together the themes which have emerged and highlight a clear action for future learning that will be used in order to enhance my future practice.

Whether a person has just graduated from high school, or is several years removed from the academic scene, beginning college will demand adjustment to a completely new environment. According to the article “Online Learning,” written by faculty in the University System of Georgia, most new students are Dependent learners, who see their learning as the responsibility of the instructor. It takes time and discipline for students to evolve into Independent learners, who know that their learning is their own responsibility, and who see the instructor as one tool for their success (“Online Learning”). The prescription for success is the same for all students: efficient time management, good study habits, and perseverance. This is particularly true of the online student, who does not have the built-in schedule of classes or professors reminding the class of

When I arrived at the agency, the room was crowded and many people were waiting for their turned to be served at one of the several tables. The person that I interviewed for this assignment was Emily Hampshire, the coordinator of one of a program called 180. Emily has been with the agency for over a year and is currently the coordinator of the agency’s newest program. This program is a gang prevention and intervention program and was created for the local at-risk youth in an effort to prevent gang related crimes and help youth “change their life around”, as Emily mentioned. This program was created in collaboration with the local Police Department and the Mount Diablo Unified School District and in

As a result of the traumatic injuries which I sustained on December 4, 2014, while working as a police officer and on duty, I am unable to perform my duties as a police officer in a safe and effective manner, without jeopardizing the safety of myself, my coworkers, as well as the public’s, which I took an oath to serve and protect.

Having a comprehension on the attributes of the understudies who are adapting independently is critical. Although, it is important for teachers to also have an understanding on how they can implement learner autonomy within the classrooms and within the Middle East this seems to be through the consideration of cultural and political views in the Middle East.

While I would hope that I could be always objective in a counseling session, I know that different situations could arise that could either enhance or inhibit the counseling process. It has been easy to state that I am an open minded individual that doesn’t judge others, but I have come to the realization that there will be some clients that will rise your unknown inner conflicts. By examining my inner conflicts, I am aware and more prepared for counseling sessions.

This past semester I spent every Tuesday and Thursdays in my business seminar. Prior to stepping foot on campus I didn’t know what to expect from a University Seminar class. I wasn’t sure what I was going to learn, who I was going to meet, or if the professor was even going to know my name. Needless to say all of prior conjectures were proven wrong and I’m glad they were. This class was such pleasure to go to and I learned so many new things that are going to help me in my personal, educational, and professional careers.With this class I would have never learned about personality types, my Personal Strategic Plan, how to win friends and influence people, and personal testimony. All of these things, I feel, have put me at a substantial advantage to all other college students who didn’t have the blessing to be in this class.

Before College 101, my concepts of topics such as goal setting and personal behavior were not at the front of what my college experience would be. However, the lessons taught in this class guide my actions in academics as well as interpersonal skills.

According to Polit and Beck (2017), “the ultimate goal of research is to develop and expand knowledge” (p. 3). Through my education in the Doctorate of Nurse Practitioner program, I plan to expand on the knowledge I already have and develop new knowledge that will help me become a successful student and nurse practitioner. I was first introduced to the concept of research during my undergraduate nursing program. During the program, I took a class that taught the basic knowledge of research and how it is used in our daily practice. It was in this class that I learned about evidence-based practice studies and how to find articles that were based on nursing research. I have no professional experience being involved in a research project or completing research on my own. I have been a part of implementing evidence based practice (EBP) interventions at work. Some of the interventions included implementing the ambulatory blood pressure monitoring system, new practices for lab draws and ways to decrease infections in central lines.

The writing I did this semester for Engl 110c has meant alot to me because I was able to pick a topic that has such a huge impact in my life. I was able to do the topic about Navy Wives, which has a huge impact on me. I recently became a navy wife a year ago and my life has changed drastically. I was able to share everything I wanted to about the life of a military wife through my writings, as well as share to my classmates about my topic. I really enjoyed creating my ePortfolio because I could come out of my shell and be me. I made a ePortfolio website that would be for military wives to read. I believe this website would be perfect for any military wife reading it. I was able to give tips and information on what it’s like to be a military wife, how to prepare for deployments and how to stay strong being a military wife.

The first few weeks of this class when we were going through all the essays we were going to write, I’ll be honest, I was a little scared to see where this semester was going to take us. But, now we are here and I feel very confident about all the work that has been done so far. Picking a topic for papers is always one of the hardest things for me to do, I tend to be a pretty good writer, but I get really indecisive when deciding what topic to write about. Eventually I decided to write about something I am passionate about and something I feel I have a a decent amount of knowledge on, politics. I chose the topic of raising minimum wage to learn more about it and because it is something which is very heavily debated in our society right now. I am a fiscal conservative which is why I chose the argument to keep minimum wage the same/lower it is because it coincides with my political beliefs. In my opinion raising the minimum wage leads to inflation, job loss, and raises the cost of literally every consumer good. Many people nowadays only get their news from one side of the spectrum which is why my goal was to show people who may only look at one side of the spectrum the other side of things. For this reason it was interesting researching all the groups of stakeholders, and ultimately it led me to writing an even stronger paper. Ultimately I am not looking for any specific reaction out of anybody I just want to educate people on some facts which I feel are important to making an

In addition to all of the work that I described previously, I have also done enough to earn an A in this class. I am positive that my writing has improved since midterm, and I received an A for midterm. I have expanded more on my writing by actually explaining my thoughts and giving myself more time to read and process the articles. As I talked about the goals that I have for myself, I explained how I try to find the most accurate of information before making a decision. I related accuracy to how false information, such as a textbook “making it seem as though Native Americans did move for Western Europeans and colonizers,” which evokes the idea that “Native Americans can do it again” (November 5). Furthermore, I tend to restate ideas presented and then expand upon those ideas, thus creating another explanation or example for the information.

This essay focuses on three parts of being an independent learner. First is what the standards of evaluating the independent learner are. Second is what kind of strategies can help students become an independent learner and the last part is what benefits can gain from being the independent learner.

Not only is the support of the establishment important but both the relationship of the teacher and student to successfully promote independent learning (Department for Children, Schools and Families 2008, 2). To overcome some barriers with independent learning, the teachers must understand that independent learning does not undermine their role as instructors, they must overcome the necessity to direct learning in the traditional method and be open minded to new developing methods of learning (Department for Children, Schools and Families 2008, 8,). To achieve this approach