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  1. Feb 2020
    1. ulo Freire calls this student-centered questioning process a matter of “problem-posing.” Freire’s focus in

      I remember that in his book, aside from talking about problem posing, he also talks about banking education which basically describes the education system, where kids are not allowed to use their own brain to come up with questions, conversation, arguments and be creative.

    2. the issue and/or the population is to you, the researcher, the more meaningful the reading, resear

      when I write about things that I care about or that are close to me and that might affect me, it is not only easier for me to write but also more joyful, because I can show my passion about whatever topic I am writing about, I feel like there's just a better outcome overall.

    3. academic community, many of you probably think that research is about finding answers to a question given to you by your professor

      when I was assigned my very first research paper, this is exactly what I thought i had to do, and it was just very difficult for me to have motivation to finish my paper, i felt like I didn't learned anything even though I did a lot of research. maybe because it wasn't about a meaningful topic in my life.

  2. Jan 2020
    1. broken into two categories, vector tools and pixel manipulation (image editing) tools. Examples of vector graphics include logos, cartoons, and clip art. Vector graphics are defined mathematically, so they do not lose resolution when you resize them.  However, vector im

      I just learned there is two categories in visual design tools, I realize that I don't know a single things about design tools and that It would be a good experience to learn about them since they could be helpful in the future.

    2. Design elements (basic units) include  Space - the “canvas” or frame in which you are working, e.g., page or screen, as well as the space between items within it.  Lines - can be straight or curved, vary in thickness, designated by a stroke or implied (as when aligned objects or text blocks form an implied line). Lines guide the eye of the viewer, so use of lines is an effective way to lead a viewer to the key part (focal point) of your message.  Size - used to show the relative importance of objects and information Pattern - repeating lines or shapes, or patterns, can be aesthetically appealing and give a sense of order or wholeness to a de

      I was definitely not familiarized with some of these words, I used to think that some of these words meant the same thing actually, and I see that these are very helpful to designers to communicate

    3. inhibited if one is overly concerned with following rules regarding "proper" design, which can become a cause of "designer's blo

      I never really thought about the concept of "Proper" design, when I think about a design, I don't really think about what is proper and what is not, i'd rather not have limitation in what I can do and cannot do

  3. Aug 2019
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    1. earning isn’t content-free —but the ultimate goal isn’t mostly to acquire knowledge

      Lots of teachers actually want students to learn, ask questions, put in practice whatever they learned in class outside of the classroom, they don't want students to be a sponge.

    2. What’s required is a continual focus on creating a classroom that is about thinking rather than justabsorbing information.

      This reminds me of the book "The Pedagogy of the oppressed" written by Paulo Freire, where he talk about how some teachers use the banking method to teach their students, the banking methods consist of putting information in students brain without letting them use their critical thinking skills