I had to abandon Chapter 1 for today (Somewhere in the middle), because I ran out of activities, but I have plans to rectify the deficit tomorrow. In the mean time, I’ve made it to about the middle of Chapter 2. I am struggling with writing the course materials, since I alternate between text for participants, and text for facilitators. luckily, I have only to look up to be up-lifted!

The view looks much better in real life, my picture skills suck.

I’m taking a little break from the writing to…write some more, what?? Haha. It’s all good though, just thought I’d share some of the process as I’m writing:

I’ve never really designed curriculum before, and was hoping I’d have more time to do research about course and curriculum design before settling down and putting words and activities onto a page. Still, I’m having fun – so I guess as long as the peoples learn what they need to, then everyone’s happy! Hehe. It’s been a struggle to find good activities and practical applications for developing critical and creative thought (well creative not as much), but it’s a good struggle. In fact, I stumbled upon a genius idea to explain the importance of critical thinking…but I wont tell you just yet…but I’m very excited about it.

Besides writing, not too much is going on. My mom brought me a packaged bar of Halvah – exciting! but tasted pretty bad. Thanks anyway moms! I find that listening to certain music frees me up to write at a steady pace. I choose a song with minimal lyrics, and attractive beat, and beauteous melody, and put it on repeat. Sometimes this is ambient music, sometimes harder electronica, sometimes radiohead-ish stuffs, sometimes plain old hip-hop instrumentals. Either way, it’s to the point now where I start to imagine music if I’m writing in silence! Weird, no?

Ok, end of break time. love to you all.

Oh! by the way, if anyone wanted to know, this blog is read by people from many places on the earth – from Cambodia to Malaysia to Hong Kong, all over Canada (and the states), bits and pieces of Europe,  in Iran and Israel, and lots from Brazil! Random.

oh, also, an interactive whiteboard’d be soo good right now. *sigh*

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