In line with the objective of saving energy,  it might be good to explore the internet using Blackle.com, whereby black is the hip colour when it comes to energy conservation. You can read all about it here.  However, there’s been varying voices regarding the efficiency of the website when it comes to energy conservation as well as [...]

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The abovementioned video illustrates the importance of teamwork both in the classroom and in the workplace. In life, we have to work as a team to achieve more through collaboration. It’s amazing that the more you give, the more you receive.  And you will often be assisted by others [...]

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The abovementioned video lists the prominent pitfalls when presenting your slides. If the video is slow in loading, the points mentioned are listed below:

Avoid wordy slides so as not to lose the audience’s attention.
Do check your spellings and finalise your slides before the presentations. (Remember, too many spelling error dents your [...]

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The above video is an interesting take by writers for writers on writing. I hope the series of quotes will inspire you to write better. Especially noteworthy is the fact that we do not write in order to be understood. We write in order to understand. And this is [...]

Dear class,
It’s great to see all of you contributing during the lesson. It can be observed that all of you have contributed in different ways. Some of you are spontaneous and elaborated well during the lesson. Some of you are more analytical and have often posed questions in class when in doubt, some of you [...]

Dear class,
I have noticed that most of you are either preparing your presentations using your prior knowledge or doing research via the internet. There is an additional valuable resource that is available but most of you are not utilising it: the library.
While internet research may provide you with valuable information in terms of breadth (as [...]

Dear class,
It’s very encouraging to see most of you submitting your answers during tests just before time runs out. In fact, it can be observed that most of you have made the effort to attempt all the questions using the allocated time.
However, there is one or two of you who have submitted your answers rather early. If [...]

Dear class,
There are times when some presenting teams have used certain colours that blend with the background of the slides. This has resulted in the team members straining their eyes to read the slides and it has compromised the understanding of their audiences with regard to their presentation as well.
Do make the effort to use contrasting [...]

Dear class,
When you are exploring issues during the lessons, you are encouraged to use the 5Ws and 1H to explore possibilities and areas for analysis. The 5 Ws and 1 H are:

Who
Where
What
When
Why
How

The 5 Ws and 1H are frequently used by journalists in news reports and they tried to use as many of them as necessary for their introduction [...]

Dear class,
There seems to be a common error that most of you have made during lessons. This is your understanding of the terms “extend” and “extent”. This error occurs often both in your journals and on your presentation slides.
The definition of “extend” is defined as:
-To enlarge the area, scope, or range of.
(This is just one [...]