LMS Blog. What have I learnt?

Finally, the end of the semester is coming and so is this module. Spending close to 14 weeks up till now, I have learnt many things. In this module, I learnt stuff like self-awareness, managing and coping with emotions like anger and fear and the skill of managing conflict. These are all meant to help me become a better person to deal with the above issues and I do believe that it has done that, though not to an extraordinarily large extent. Maybe in time, as I mature further, these skills will be able to help me in future events.

In anger management, I learnt that anger is useful if channelled into the correct areas. I must also not retaliate when somebody is angry as this only makes the other person angrier but rather I should try and to listen them. This is very useful for me because i can solve the situation a lot quicker. Time and priority management is another i find very useful. Unlike secondary schools where projects are very simple and easy to do, the projects here are spread over a long period of time and a lot of stuff have to be done. Thus i have to prioritise my time such as outings with friends and doing my work.

Being able to handle conflict is another boon in doing group work. Most of the time, we had to think up ideas and presentations and when some ideas are not chosen there is some discontentment among the group. This is where we have to handle the conflict properly to prevent further disagreements.

Through all the events, i felt our group did very doing the projects such as researching and coming together to discuss. Every member in the group all had their own personal projects to attend to besides this module and yet we still managed to finish our stuff on time. Conflict-wise, whenever we have to make decisions, we always try to have the full consent of the group before we embark on the next step. If we do not have it, we will try listing out the advantages of the choice we chose and then listening to the other members view on it. After which, we will then have another round of voting.

Overall, i feel that LMS has improved me greatly as a person. The skills helps me to interact better with others and to appreciate myself more. It changes my view of the world in a different perspective compared to the past. I understand more how emotions work and skills to conquer those obstacles that prevent becoming successful.