Comments for Glasgow Caledonian University Weblogs http://caledonianblogs.net Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:45:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://caledonianblogs.net/?v=3.4.1 Comment on The Golden Temple and Jallianwala Baghs by Piyush http://caledonianblogs.net/blog/2012/08/25/the-golden-temple-and-jallianwala-baghs/comment-page-1/#comment-113 Piyush Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:45:42 +0000 http://caledonianblogs.net/?p=90#comment-113 Hi John,Glad you enjoyed the video. Amritsar and the Golden Temple are awsoeme. One tip: do not go to the Golden Temple museum. Unless, of course, you like post-mortem mug shots of martyrs, terrifying paintings and triumphant allusions to assassinations. Have fun!-Abby Hi John,Glad you enjoyed the video. Amritsar and the Golden Temple are awsoeme. One tip: do not go to the Golden Temple museum. Unless, of course, you like post-mortem mug shots of martyrs, terrifying paintings and triumphant allusions to assassinations. Have fun!-Abby

]]> Comment on Temple by Abdullah http://caledonianblogs.net/blog/2012/08/25/temple/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Abdullah Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:45:36 +0000 http://caledonianblogs.net/?p=81#comment-112 Unparalleled accrcuay, unequivocal clarity, and undeniable importance! Unparalleled accrcuay, unequivocal clarity, and undeniable importance!

]]> Comment on Jinan Visit by Faisal http://caledonianblogs.net/blog/2009/08/27/jinan-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Faisal Wed, 22 Aug 2012 11:05:54 +0000 http://caledonianblogs.net/?p=22#comment-84 Hi Sarah,If it helps, I've also seen this brand of Naan in some health food shops anurod London since writing this post. I don't know where you live, but if you have any local health food shops have a look, maybe they stock them too? Hi Sarah,If it helps, I’ve also seen this brand of Naan in some health food shops anurod London since writing this post. I don’t know where you live, but if you have any local health food shops have a look, maybe they stock them too?

]]> Comment on About by Jee http://caledonianblogs.net/about/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Jee Tue, 21 Aug 2012 22:11:00 +0000 #comment-81 I think that at the end of the day students would find lnsieting to a podcast of a lecture, even more boring than sitting in the lecture itself. Podcasts are fine if they provide extra value-added material easily accesible to the student it then provides it as an option to further a students study, rather than a necessity. Too much obligation can put students off.It's also a lot easier to flick between pages of a document/powerpoint uploaded to blackboard, than it is to flick back and forth in a podcast. Also material in presentations is more likely to be in a structured format making the information required from one particular weeks material a lot more findable Smock. I think that at the end of the day students would find lnsieting to a podcast of a lecture, even more boring than sitting in the lecture itself. Podcasts are fine if they provide extra value-added material easily accesible to the student it then provides it as an option to further a students study, rather than a necessity. Too much obligation can put students off.It’s also a lot easier to flick between pages of a document/powerpoint uploaded to blackboard, than it is to flick back and forth in a podcast. Also material in presentations is more likely to be in a structured format making the information required from one particular weeks material a lot more findable Smock.

]]> Comment on New GCU Alumni Blog by Setan http://caledonianblogs.net/blog/2009/11/05/new-gcu-alumni-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-80 Setan Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:29:23 +0000 http://caledonianblogs.net/?p=34#comment-80 Thanks for the comments on the Inform pocasdt. Nice comment about the voice, Mike! I've been told I have a great face for radio so I guess that applies to pocasdting as well!?As Matt comments, the intranet is a key internal communication tool for the University community and the weekly events pocasdt is a bit of an experiment which is designed to give staff another way of catching up with what's happening on campus in the coming week. It's simply a broadcast of the events that staff have submitted to the events listing on Inform.At this point, I'm not sure how many people are actually listening to it as the stats appear to only pick up people downloading and I have anecdotal evidence that there are more people listening to it on their PCs. Depending on how this goes, I will be looking at other content that could be made available through pocasdting, so any thoughts or ideas gratefully received.So, until next week..!Sarah Thanks for the comments on the Inform pocasdt. Nice comment about the voice, Mike! I’ve been told I have a great face for radio so I guess that applies to pocasdting as well!?As Matt comments, the intranet is a key internal communication tool for the University community and the weekly events pocasdt is a bit of an experiment which is designed to give staff another way of catching up with what’s happening on campus in the coming week. It’s simply a broadcast of the events that staff have submitted to the events listing on Inform.At this point, I’m not sure how many people are actually listening to it as the stats appear to only pick up people downloading and I have anecdotal evidence that there are more people listening to it on their PCs. Depending on how this goes, I will be looking at other content that could be made available through pocasdting, so any thoughts or ideas gratefully received.So, until next week..!Sarah

]]> Comment on Scottish Information Literacy Project by Aparecida http://caledonianblogs.net/blog/2008/09/08/scottish-information-literacy-project/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Aparecida Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:52:55 +0000 http://caledonianblogs.net/?p=31#comment-79 mentioned above are just a small amnout of Ong's digital work. I purposefully haven't delved too much into it yet because I'm scared it might consume my attention. When I hand my dissertation over to my committee, I'm going to start reading the 40,000 word manuscript (planned to be 50,000 words) titled Language as Hermeneutic: A Primer on the Word and Digitization. mentioned above are just a small amnout of Ong’s digital work. I purposefully haven’t delved too much into it yet because I’m scared it might consume my attention. When I hand my dissertation over to my committee, I’m going to start reading the 40,000 word manuscript (planned to be 50,000 words) titled Language as Hermeneutic: A Primer on the Word and Digitization.

]]> Comment on Jinan Visit by rhe6 http://caledonianblogs.net/blog/2009/08/27/jinan-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-29 rhe6 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 05:13:41 +0000 http://caledonianblogs.net/?p=22#comment-29 Day 8: Visit to Mount Tai Here comes the much awaited visit to the Chinese most famous mountain, Mount Tai. We set out, after breakfast to the mountaneous region of Jinan. After passing through a series of rolling mountains, we arrived at the destination, which is seated at 1524m above sea level. It was indeed a site to behold, with lushy green vegetation and spectacular waterfalls. We found it amazing, the construction of motorable pathways to allow shift coaches go mid way through the mountain. There were Taoist temples located at various places along the mountain. History has it that Mount Tai was used to perform religious worship some centuries ago. Many emperors, spanning a period of 3000 years used it to pay homage to the Heaven (on the top) and Earth (at the foot). It was proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987. After climbing for what seems like ages, that left most of us panting and sweating, we arrived at the tooooop!! (not a mean achievement, considering what we passed through!). The local residents and other visitors were excited having us around and never missed any opportunity of taking pictures with us. Most of us finished late (including my humble self) because we were stopped every here and there for a wee banter and some pictures. It was indeed great seeing men and women of all ages, including the children climbing the mountain with us. The lunch at the top of the mountain was awesome! The food at the ‘Halfway to Heaven’ Restaurant was superb and we were wondering how they got the food up there. After the lunch comes the moment we all have been expecting: The cable car drive to the base of the mountain! The expectation and excitation turned to fright when we got to the cable car terminal. Yea, we were scared, but we had to join the car! The ride down the mountain turned out to be an unforgettable experience. We felt very relaxed inside the car and the fun lasted throughout the duration of the riding. We had a very relaxing and well enriched dinner back in the hotel. We also had a guest, Quan Amy Ren, the GCU International Officer, in charge of China and South East Asia. We were all delighted to have her around. Some members of the team who are majoring in Paediatrics were later taken to the Chinese Paediatrics Centre in Jinan, courtesy of Mr Lu. Lest I forget, they even got massage from the professionals in the centre. Yea, we made it to the top of Mount Tai! We look forward to the boat ride and the Karaoke Performance (KTV) tomorrow. Sampson Day 8: Visit to Mount Tai

Here comes the much awaited visit to the Chinese most famous mountain, Mount Tai. We set out, after breakfast to the mountaneous region of Jinan. After passing through a series of rolling mountains, we arrived at the destination, which is seated at 1524m above sea level. It was indeed a site to behold, with lushy green vegetation and spectacular waterfalls. We found it amazing, the construction of motorable pathways to allow shift coaches go mid way through the mountain. There were Taoist temples located at various places along the mountain. History has it that Mount Tai was used to perform religious worship some centuries ago. Many emperors, spanning a period of 3000 years used it to pay homage to the Heaven (on the top) and Earth (at the foot). It was proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.

After climbing for what seems like ages, that left most of us panting and sweating, we arrived at the tooooop!! (not a mean achievement, considering what we passed through!). The local residents and other visitors were excited having us around and never missed any opportunity of taking pictures with us. Most of us finished late (including my humble self) because we were stopped every here and there for a wee banter and some pictures. It was indeed great seeing men and women of all ages, including the children climbing the mountain with us. The lunch at the top of the mountain was awesome! The food at the ‘Halfway to Heaven’ Restaurant was superb and we were wondering how they got the food up there. After the lunch comes the moment we all have been expecting: The cable car drive to the base of the mountain!

The expectation and excitation turned to fright when we got to the cable car terminal. Yea, we were scared, but we had to join the car! The ride down the mountain turned out to be an unforgettable experience. We felt very relaxed inside the car and the fun lasted throughout the duration of the riding.

We had a very relaxing and well enriched dinner back in the hotel. We also had a guest, Quan Amy Ren, the GCU International Officer, in charge of China and South East Asia. We were all delighted to have her around.

Some members of the team who are majoring in Paediatrics were later taken to the Chinese Paediatrics Centre in Jinan, courtesy of Mr Lu. Lest I forget, they even got massage from the professionals in the centre.

Yea, we made it to the top of Mount Tai! We look forward to the boat ride and the Karaoke Performance (KTV) tomorrow.

Sampson

]]> Comment on Jinan Visit by rhe6 http://caledonianblogs.net/blog/2009/08/27/jinan-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-27 rhe6 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:14:37 +0000 http://caledonianblogs.net/?p=22#comment-27 Day 5 - the journey back to Jinan todays wake-up call at half 6 didnt go down to well after a pretty ridiculous ammount of banter last night with plenty of beer and wine flowing (GAMBI!!!!!!). The first leg of the journey was very quiet with alot of pale faces and tired eyes. However after a few hours kip Jin and Melody were finally able to get us up singing, wisteling and 'rapping' into the microphone at the front of the bus. Everybody was forced to have a go, with some dark horses emerging- Emily and Tanino suprising us all with amazing voices. 'Razor' from Slippery Pantha made a star apperance giving a very intense blast of Robbie William; Let me entertain you'. On a more serious note the long bus journey finally gave us a chance to speak to Jin about her personal experiences growing up in China and then moving away to study in the UK and other parts of Europe. She was able to tell us how she personally felt about how Chinese people are often brought up to conform and lead a life where decissions where frequently made for them, she explained that it took moving away from China to allow her to 'find herself'. Todays food was quite different from what we have already experienced, lunch consisted of us sitting at a table each with a small pot on a hot plate in which we cooked our own food. This wasnt to everyones taste but others found it fresh, different and quite exciting. Of course the 'lads' had to get into the chilli eating competition which Will won easily although Isra gave them all a good run for there moneys! Sadly after lunch we had to say goodbye to Melody who has been our interpreter for the last few days. She also fulfilled the role of chief entertainer on the bus and pulled out a few cracking renditions of some Celine Dion classics! It wont be the last we speak to her as we've exchanged emails and hope to keep in touch. Got a first glimpse of Jinan university grounds tonight as we stumbled upon its campus with a football in hand and were pretty chuffed to finally find somewhere where ball games are allowed!! Looking forward to tomorrow and a full day of Tai Chi and Chinese Philosophy - casual. Jess and Nat :) Day 5 – the journey back to Jinan

todays wake-up call at half 6 didnt go down to well after a pretty ridiculous ammount of banter last night with plenty of beer and wine flowing (GAMBI!!!!!!). The first leg of the journey was very quiet with alot of pale faces and tired eyes. However after a few hours kip Jin and Melody were finally able to get us up singing, wisteling and ‘rapping’ into the microphone at the front of the bus. Everybody was forced to have a go, with some dark horses emerging- Emily and Tanino suprising us all with amazing voices. ‘Razor’ from Slippery Pantha made a star apperance giving a very intense blast of Robbie William; Let me entertain you’.

On a more serious note the long bus journey finally gave us a chance to speak to Jin about her personal experiences growing up in China and then moving away to study in the UK and other parts of Europe. She was able to tell us how she personally felt about how Chinese people are often brought up to conform and lead a life where decissions where frequently made for them, she explained that it took moving away from China to allow her to ‘find herself’.

Todays food was quite different from what we have already experienced, lunch consisted of us sitting at a table each with a small pot on a hot plate in which we cooked our own food. This wasnt to everyones taste but others found it fresh, different and quite exciting. Of course the ‘lads’ had to get into the chilli eating competition which Will won easily although Isra gave them all a good run for there moneys!

Sadly after lunch we had to say goodbye to Melody who has been our interpreter for the last few days. She also fulfilled the role of chief entertainer on the bus and pulled out a few cracking renditions of some Celine Dion classics! It wont be the last we speak to her as we’ve exchanged emails and hope to keep in touch.

Got a first glimpse of Jinan university grounds tonight as we stumbled upon its campus with a football in hand and were pretty chuffed to finally find somewhere where ball games are allowed!!

Looking forward to tomorrow and a full day of Tai Chi and Chinese Philosophy – casual.

Jess and Nat :)

]]> Comment on Jinan Visit by rhe6 http://caledonianblogs.net/blog/2009/08/27/jinan-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-26 rhe6 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:39:41 +0000 http://caledonianblogs.net/?p=22#comment-26 Day 4 and were still alive and kicking although one by one were all definitely slowly getting the runs and are almost outta meds -am still waiting! Its strange yet amazing how all 20 of us have become good friends within such a short space of time, with the feeling like we've all known each other for years and have bonded during our 28 hour long journey to China by playing 'bulshlaka' in every chance we get. In just a few days I've noticed so many differences culturally between the U.K and China, for example over here you would never use a knife and fork, it's always chopsticks and the toilets aren't the same!! There holes in the ground which has caused the team accidents. Nighlife in Jinan is a major clash to Glasgow's which did initially shock me. People are out at 10pm doing Tai Chi, ballroom dancing, the shop workers play cards on the pavement after closing up to relax and kareoke (KTV) is a huge way of unwinding after a hard days work. One thing that is starting to annoy me is the paparazzi surrounding us in every direction anywhere we go. Theres should be a limit to it, following us with a camera and video recorder especially when its obvious we aren't comfortable being shot. Another downside to which i was most looking forward to is the food, breakfast/lunch/dinner - is the practically the same fried heavy food which is nice but is now getting sickening, a nice bowl of frosties wouldn't go a miss!! We've just returned from Qing Dao today after a missionary journey but it was really nice and different from Jinan. It was more modern and you could see the sky for the first time being blue. Also gotta add that Gin, Mr Lu, Mr Ghan and Melody have helped us a great deal and we woulda had alota hassle and language barrier without them so thank you! Isra Sh Day 4 and were still alive and kicking although one by one were all definitely slowly getting the runs and are almost outta meds -am still waiting!
Its strange yet amazing how all 20 of us have become good friends within such a short space of time, with the feeling like we’ve all known each other for years and have bonded during our 28 hour long journey to China by playing ‘bulshlaka’ in every chance we get.
In just a few days I’ve noticed so many differences culturally between the U.K and China, for example over here you would never use a knife and fork, it’s always chopsticks and the toilets aren’t the same!! There holes in the ground which has caused the team accidents. Nighlife in Jinan is a major clash to Glasgow’s which did initially shock me. People are out at 10pm doing Tai Chi, ballroom dancing, the shop workers play cards on the pavement after closing up to relax and kareoke (KTV) is a huge way of unwinding after a hard days work.
One thing that is starting to annoy me is the paparazzi surrounding us in every direction anywhere we go. Theres should be a limit to it, following us with a camera and video recorder especially when its obvious we aren’t comfortable being shot. Another downside to which i was most looking forward to is the food, breakfast/lunch/dinner – is the practically the same fried heavy food which is nice but is now getting sickening, a nice bowl of frosties wouldn’t go a miss!!
We’ve just returned from Qing Dao today after a missionary journey but it was really nice and different from Jinan. It was more modern and you could see the sky for the first time being blue.
Also gotta add that Gin, Mr Lu, Mr Ghan and Melody have helped us a great deal and we woulda had alota hassle and language barrier without them so thank you!

Isra Sh

]]> Comment on Jinan Visit by rhe6 http://caledonianblogs.net/blog/2009/08/27/jinan-visit/comment-page-1/#comment-25 rhe6 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:15:47 +0000 http://caledonianblogs.net/?p=22#comment-25 Clearly I wrote that last blog in a Chinese beer filled daze...... forgot to mention the fact we went to the Tsingtao brewery!! Was awesome, got a video blog from T and Em!! Got to see how it's all made and how its different from European breweries!! Got some samples at the end and also a few jugs to round the day off! Was delicious ;-) KP xxx Clearly I wrote that last blog in a Chinese beer filled daze…… forgot to mention the fact we went to the Tsingtao brewery!! Was awesome, got a video blog from T and Em!! Got to see how it’s all made and how its different from European breweries!!
Got some samples at the end and also a few jugs to round the day off! Was delicious ;-)
KP xxx

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