Kieran Neilson UWS ITE ePDP

Group and Leadership

• For my group, I felt that there was a group leader in my group.
• For the way in which the leader was chosen in my group, I felt that the group leader just took charge of the activity which was essential so we could  get the task completed.
• The group leader gave everyone a job so even if it was a more minor job than others, they still had a part to play and were not left out.

Explaining

• Personally,  I felt that my group explained everything perfectly for me, I was not unsure at any point of the activity and I always felt that I knew what I was doing.
• If any part of the 5 Ps were missed out I would have to say it was the Presentation part. I think it would of been done better if the entire group had been there to do it instead of just 3 of us.

Environment

• Initially, I thought the change of environment to outside would be a challenge to our communication in our group. However I feel as if my group handled the change of environment well.  Being outside did bring more distractions than inside the classroom which could affect our communication but our group managed to keep the task as our main focus.

Negotiation

• Our teams negation was to persuade someone from another team to join us. It did not work as no one wanted really wanted to leave their own team midway through the activity.

I can safely say that my first week of university went much better than I expected. From knowing absolutely  no one on the course before I started i was a little bit anxious in meeting new people that I will spend the next 4 years of my life with but I can safely say that after speaking to people on my course, they were feeling the exact same way.

Throughout the first week, there were many different lectures and workshops that I and the rest of the year took part in and every single one gave me an insight to what each module will contain. However if I had to pick a favourite, it would be the “Getting to Know You” workshop lead by Angela. I enjoyed it because it allowed me to get to know other members of my section through various fun methods but also learning how we should be communicating with each other and the children we will ultimately teach which is essential with the Situated Communication Module.

Overall, despite being a nervous wreck walling into the University on my first day and also a tad dreading it, I can safely say that it has exceeded expectations and I can simply not wait to get started with the rest of the course.

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