Blog Feed: Never Too Old to Learn

New Academic Year – At Last!!

Published on 2010-09-17 08:24:01

It’s just a couple of weeks now till I start back at uni, and it’s been a long time coming! The summer holidays have been great but I have missed being in the routine of lectures and studying. My modules are finalised for the academic yea

The results are in!

Published on 2010-07-15 13:25:57

I logged onto the student services webpages on the University of Sheffield’s website the other day, to get my end of year results. I already had provisional grades for most of the year’s modules, but there was one module I honestly didn&#

How I pass some time

Published on 2010-06-29 12:29:42

One of my hobbies is building very customised and high specification PC’s (PC Modding). To the average PC user, this is something they may never have heard of before, or seen much of. There are some very talented people out there who produce ve

Had a walk around the uni

Published on 2010-06-23 11:40:54

I went with my cousin today to Sheffield, to have a look around at all the various university buildings. We went because I wanted to take some photos for the album on this blog, and also because I hadn’t had a walk around the university before.

Why go to university now, as a mature student?

Published on 2010-06-13 03:15:00

Deciding to take up studying at university, as a mature student, is a big decision to make. It can mean shuffling existing family and work commitments, and making sacrifices. So why do we do it? I am torn as to whether I like the term ‘mature stude

Learning preferences – Can a leopard change its spots?

Published on 2010-06-10 10:37:49

There are many theories surrounding learning preferences, but how does one identify ones own preferences? A tool that was suggested to me in my first semester was V.A.R.K. (Visual, Aural, Read/Write, Kinaesthetic), which is a questionnaire that

Mature student praised for learning achievements

Published on 2010-06-02 08:10:51

A fellow student from The Institute of Lifelong Learning has received an Individual Regional Award, as part of Adult Learner’s Week. Ali Hayward was presented with the award at a ceremony in Leeds on the 19th of May, 2010. The award she receiv

Module choices for the new academic year

Published on 2010-05-31 10:25:57

I had a meeting with the course director last week, and I decided on my module choice for the new academic year. Here’s what I will be studying: ICT and the Law Website Scripting Using and Designing Databases I’m very happy with the modul

The Quiet Life

Published on 2010-05-31 10:19:27

I am nearly a couple of weeks into the summer holidays, and there is nothing happening on the work front, other than working on a few websites here and there. So things are pretty slow at the moment, and I suppose I should be loving it. The thing is

Is 37 Really Old?

Published on 2010-05-29 13:16:38

One thing that I expected when starting University was that I would at some point feel like an old fogey. This has only happened a couple of times, and it did make me feel uncomfortable too. I don’t know what the younger students perceptions ar