Seriously OBE-ing

My life had been boring lately.  As you might see, I'm having this first post for March on its 9th day already.  Nothing grand to share to you but there's still something worth sharing.  Since I'm focusing on my academic career these days with the master's thesis, midterm exams, and all, I had neglected other things.  I'm into too much school stuff so no wonder my life got boring.  Haha!  Well anyway, I would just like to express my gratefulness through writing this post of the "little" achievements I had.  

With the enhancement of our curriculum with the outcomes-based education (OBE) program, we teachers are trying our best to incorporate real-life applications to our lessons.  It is not easy to think of ways on how to give performance tasks.  Though topics in physics have more real-life applications than in chemistry, still I have the difficulty to implement such applications.  But with the new learning I have with my research for my thesis, I was able to understand more on how to carry out true and quality education.  This time I can say that I am now teaching better because I am growing as a teacher in La Salle.

So I let my children (because I'm "feeling momma" to them) do the job by themselves!  Then it turns out surprising in my part.  'Coz when my kids work under pressure, I feel excited for them!  When my kids have the initiative, I'm amazed by them!  And when my kids work well with each other, I become so proud of them! Preparing them for the real world is not an easy task but so challenging! This is indeed outcomes-based education on the process!

My Physics 1 Architecture Students Building Their Popsicle Sticks Bridge Model

Under Midterm Topics:  Forces, Stress, Strain, Beams, and Trusses

My Physics 1 Philosophy and IT Students Estimating the Right Angle and Range to Shoot the Balls (Topic:  Projectile Motion)

Boring it may seem, my academic career is still fascinating!  Thanks to my students' effort and interest to my much-hated subject, physics that I also found zest in my academic world!  And nothing is much harder when you see great results of your work!

Last sem's last bonding with my Physics majors.  They have now spread their wings as educators and I'm just so proud! Congratulations for surpassing your final demo with flying colors, my loves! So after all the hardships, tears, and everything in between, words are not enough to express how you make me happy!  Oh, I so miss you, guys!

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Oh, the Weirdness of Things!

Eight whole years of living a carefree, happy-go-lucky, and stress-free life.....  

Eight whole years of keeping myself at a very long distance from chemical engineering world......  

Eight whole years of going around just to find what I really want......  

Eight whole years of indulging myself into all things I love.....

But here I am again, taking life too seriously because of the new career path I am currently taking.  Life is just so absurd, you know!  The subject that I loathed much when I was in college is the very same subject I am religiously teaching right now at La Salle University.  I thought I had gone through all these miseries.  I thought I had breathe much air through these years.  But, I am coming back into this nose-bleeding, sweat-inducing, and tear-jerking way of life!

Not that I don't want it.  It's just that sometimes in our lives, we have to take moves in making our lives better and not just compromising much in giving in to what we want.  Well of course, I can still pursue doing what I want.  Maybe you might be thinking that I'll be letting go of some things. Of course not!  I will still be pursuing my baby, Fascino by Maria Rosalia.  I will still be writing interesting posts in this blog (but pardon me for not posting as often as before, my readers).  And I will still be a fashionista lady despite the fact that I am now coming back to be an engineer!

As we all experience, changes do happen at all times.  With this great change in my life, I am embracing it with arms wide open!  Though it is too weird to get back to the things I had already thrown away, I am adjusting step by step.  Though things are getting tougher each day, I could still get through these just like what I did before.  So may I present to you my first set of questionnaires for prelim exam for the subjects Modern Physics, Theoretical Mechanics, Thermodynamics, and Electromagnetism.  Pangalan pa lang ng subjects, intimidating na!  Well, I just have to live out to this and to what I had chosen!  Good luck nalang to me! :) 

      

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