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Week 3 : Unlecture

Today’s unlecture was highly interesting, and I find it particularly helpful that the staff are constantly asking for feedback or how we feel about the unlectures. It makes students feel better, knowing that our classes are affected by student feedback.

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Also, I found several of the ideas pointed out by Adrian in the lecture, highly interesting. The first idea that I was intrigued by is the difference between knowledge and information. Information is just an object. Knowledge, on the other hand, has value. The same piece of information might not mean as much to other people. The value of that information to someone, is knowledge. Understanding this will help you see that this can happen in any situation.

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For example, from an interviewer’s point of view, it is not about what information you give, but rather the values that show your actions. If you show up to an interview with your hair messed up, shirt untucked, or other sloppy gestures, you portray an unorganised trait. In a positive scenario, if you go to all your lectures, it shows responsibility, creativity, motivation, innovation, and so on and so forth.

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Education is an experience, not a commodity. It is not a service, or a product that you can buy. You do not pay large amounts of money to buy an education, nor do you own an education. It is an experience you have to go through. This particular lecture, had me thinking about paying attention to the tiniest details, and interpreting that information, to obtain knowledge. It makes me practice being more observant about the things around me, and also how I react to people around me. Noticing small things such as when someone has lost weight as a compliment or noticing a new pair of earrings can help brighten up their mood. It is also good practice to be more observant and thus, more efficient. This particular unlecture has inspired me.