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  • #1552
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,933 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    I have no power here >.<

    *plots evil*


  • #1553
    lighthouse
    Registered Users Posts: 673 ✭✭✭lighthouse


    D4RK ONION wrote: »
    *Hides from the wrath of IO*
    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    I have no power here >.<

    *plots evil*

    I see some people are burning the midnight oil. :eek:


  • #1554
    dambarude
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    D4RK ONION wrote: »
    *Hides from the wrath of IO*
    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    I have no power here >.<

    *plots evil*

    I thought that that the :rolleyes: and :p made it clear that I in no way endorse that image of Limerick. If it offends anybody here, I didn't intend it to.


  • #1555
    RibenaHead
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭RibenaHead


    Speaking of Limerick's image. I feel much safer on a night out in Limerick than I do in Cork City. Also, I've seen more violence on a night out in my little West Cork town than in either city. I know quite a few friends who were wary to visit me in Limerick due to the bad name - it's ridiculous really!


  • #1556
    D4RK ONION
    Moderators Posts: 8,678 ✭✭✭D4RK ONION


    dambarude wrote: »
    I thought that that the :rolleyes: and :p made it clear that I in no way endorse that image of Limerick. If it offends anybody here, I didn't intend it to.

    Ah no, I know you didn't mean anything, I was only joking :)

    I feel pretty safe walking around Limerick. Funnily enough I went 3 years without even a drunken student annoying me and then on my last night out, IO, secondhanddress and I were jumped by some young ruffians. It would have to be the last night out :P


  • #1557
    dambarude
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    D4RK ONION wrote: »
    Ah no, I know you didn't mean anything, I was only joking :)

    Phew! Darn internet aspergers!


  • #1558
    RibenaHead
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭RibenaHead


    D4RK ONION wrote: »
    Funnily enough I went 3 years without even a drunken student annoying me

    Now that's an outright lie! I've annoyed you plenty of times while.... eh... chemically inconvenienced!


  • #1559
    lighthouse
    Registered Users Posts: 673 ✭✭✭lighthouse


    D4RK ONION wrote: »
    Funnily enough I went 3 years without even a drunken student annoying me and then on my last night out, IO, secondhanddress and I were jumped by some young ruffians. It would have to be the last night out :P

    Talking about violence in Limerick, I spent 3 years there with no problems. The only thing that happened to me was that the aerial and cap for the hitch electrics on my car were broken one night. At the time I suspected it was "organised" by people in my estate cos I was a bit short one day with the guy from the residents committee who was complaining about all the cars that used to be parked outsite our house, 4. I felt we had a right to park them there cos we were paying €1500 a month for the house.
    On being attacked in Limerick one of my friends came to Limerick for a night out with a friend from Waterford last May, the last night he was going to be in Limerick. Anyway his friend was attacked by I think 3 guys, late teens. Both of them made a run for it and a passing taxi driver picked them up and brought them to Henry St. garda station. While they were in the Garda station the guards brought in the guys that had carried out the attack. I don't know what if anything came of this.


  • #1560
    Faust1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19 ✭Faust1


    Summerville is now primarily for post grads as far as I know.


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  • #1561
    dambarude
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    I think Ped Op selection time will be coming up soon. I know there was some discussion on it about 50 pages back, but has anyone any advice on which would be a good one to do? And how exactly do they decide which one you do?


  • #1562
    RibenaHead
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭RibenaHead


    There will be a folder in the AsstDeanEducation folder on the LAN with the general course description; content, lecturer, type of assessment etc. at some stage. If you want, PM me your email address and I can send you the documents from last year. I can't imagine the courses changing that much.

    Places are limited (max 30 students in each) so how it works is that you are given a sheet of paper where you write down your top 5 choices. I got my top one, but not everyone did so don't get your hopes too high!

    I did A.B.A. for mine. It was interesting but not as hands-on as some of the other ones. Got some great ideas for classroom management, the lecturer is an absolute legend and the assessment is pretty handy (two projects - VERY straightforward, don't require that much effort plus six MCQs. Only the top 5 MCQ scores are counted so you can even skip one if you so wish!).

    I was a bit disappointed about my grade in the end though, as I would have had to get 98% to get an A1 and 94% to get an A2. Stupid "curve!"


  • #1563
    dambarude
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    RibenaHead wrote: »
    I did A.B.A. for mine. It was interesting but not as hands-on as some of the other ones. Got some great ideas for classroom management, the lecturer is an absolute legend and the assessment is pretty handy (two projects - VERY straightforward, don't require that much effort plus six MCQs. Only the top 5 MCQ scores are counted so you can even skip one if you so wish!).

    I was a bit disappointed about my grade in the end though, as I would have had to get 98% to get an A1 and 94% to get an A2. Stupid "curve!"

    Thanks for the info RibenaHead.

    That marking system sounds ridiculous though- it'd be much better if projects were just marked harder rather than arbitrarily changing grade bands. Either that or let everyone get the grade you actually deserve. The difference that grades have on your QCA is far bigger than the real difference in percentage terms between the standard of people's work.


  • #1564
    gigtown
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭gigtown


    Just checkin.

    If i'm in a Mary I Student Band and i've a gig comin up, am i allowed flog the bejaysus out of it here?


  • #1565
    RibenaHead
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭RibenaHead


    Flog away!! Sure this is the only place to spread issues of interest to Mary I students seeing as we only have a sticky in the UL forum. It's awfully messy in here without a FORUM OF OUR OWN!


  • #1566
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,933 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    gigtown wrote: »
    Just checkin.

    If i'm in a Mary I Student Band and i've a gig comin up, am i allowed flog the bejaysus out of it here?

    Don't forget to lend your support for the proposed forum! A section for college bands and musicians would be a brilliant idea if we were ever to get it :)

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=68317697#post68317697


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  • #1567
    RonMexico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,916 ✭✭✭RonMexico


    Faust1 wrote: »
    Summerville is now primarily for post grads as far as I know.

    Pretty much. We have a new computer room which is great. All we need now is for the two old computer rooms to be made into reading rooms and we are all set. The desks are already there we just need the permission to use it.


  • #1568
    Barkwater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭Barkwater


    dambarude wrote: »
    I think Ped Op selection time will be coming up soon. I know there was some discussion on it about 50 pages back, but has anyone any advice on which would be a good one to do? And how exactly do they decide which one you do?

    I did Web Design and Multimedia authoring for mine and I really enjoyed it - I'd certainly reccommend it.

    The main point of the course is to learn how to make some basic (emphasis on basic!) websites and flash games for use in the classroom. If you're very computer literate, the software (Macromedia: Flash, Dreamweaver & Fireworks) will seem very basic/outdated, especially if you're familiar with Photoshop. However, they still get the job done when you're using them for classroom purposes. You also get told about some absolute gems of sites by the lecturer (who is as sound as they come!) and how you can best use them on TP.

    The assessment is pretty easy as it's basically just having to make a Flash game and website for the classroom. If you start them early enough, you're sorted for the module without any stress at all! TBH it's a very handy one to do - it certainly didn't seem as stressful as some of the others that my friends were doing!


  • #1569
    dambarude
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    Barkwater wrote: »
    I did Web Design and Multimedia authoring for mine and I really enjoyed it - I'd certainly reccommend it.

    The main point of the course is to learn how to make some basic (emphasis on basic!) websites and flash games for use in the classroom. If you're very computer literate, the software (Macromedia: Flash, Dreamweaver & Fireworks) will seem very basic/outdated, especially if you're familiar with Photoshop. However, they still get the job done when you're using them for classroom purposes. You also get told about some absolute gems of sites by the lecturer (who is as sound as they come!) and how you can best use them on TP.

    The assessment is pretty easy as it's basically just having to make a Flash game and website for the classroom. If you start them early enough, you're sorted for the module without any stress at all! TBH it's a very handy one to do - it certainly didn't seem as stressful as some of the others that my friends were doing!

    This is going to sound like a
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRX8VJg9ZKDpODDS9Al0l9iiCpt4a4MqzY7wcjuZRhN71CwFRE&t=1&usg=__n4orBY0HpV8_dMSYmLuckACfmHg=
    but it's for information like this we need a forum!

    Thanks for the info Barkwater. Is the multimedia authoring ped op usually in high demand meaning it is hard to get in to?


  • #1570
    D4RK ONION
    Moderators Posts: 8,678 ✭✭✭D4RK ONION


    dambarude wrote: »
    This is going to sound like a
    images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRX8VJg9ZKDpODDS9Al0l9iiCpt4a4MqzY7wcjuZRhN71CwFRE&t=1&usg=__n4orBY0HpV8_dMSYmLuckACfmHg=
    but it's for information like this we need a forum!

    Thanks for the info Barkwater. Is the multimedia authoring ped op usually in high demand meaning it is hard to get in to?

    I did the same one too. You should have no problem at all getting into it, and you'll laugh your way to a high grade.


  • #1571
    earleuginedoyle
    Registered Users Posts: 194 ✭✭earleuginedoyle


    I did development and intercultural education for my ped op, it wasn't my first choice...or close to it.....but i am delighted I got it!
    If you are any way interested in the world around you and teaching kids about the world around them and making it fun, then I highly recommend it! The assessment is really easy (though there is group work which can be difficult as always!) and the lecturer is great!


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  • #1572
    RibenaHead
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭RibenaHead


    Barkwater wrote: »
    You also get told about some absolute gems of sites by the lecturer (who is as sound as they come!)

    Gotta love BB. What a legend!!


  • #1573
    D4RK ONION
    Moderators Posts: 8,678 ✭✭✭D4RK ONION


    RibenaHead wrote: »
    Gotta love BB. What a legend!!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W0ysuBtX4I


    The BB Vlog

    HERE WE GO!


  • #1574
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,933 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    I think she meant a different BB there D-ONION...

    /stating the obvious


  • #1575
    D4RK ONION
    Moderators Posts: 8,678 ✭✭✭D4RK ONION


    But... THE HYPE!

    THE WHEEL OF FATE IS TURNING!

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idnCvB2-87A


  • #1576
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,933 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    Actually, while I've got the attention of the Web Design & Multimedia Authoring crew, what were some of these awesome website ye were told about? :D


  • #1577
    D4RK ONION
    Moderators Posts: 8,678 ✭✭✭D4RK ONION


    I don't remember any of them, I was too busy being awesome. >_>


  • #1578
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,933 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    Actually, getting back to Mary I stuff, could you edit the sig picture slightly? If it said "Click here to" above the "Support the Mary I Forum" banner it might get a bit more traffic towards the request thread.


  • #1579
    Barkwater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭Barkwater


    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    Actually, while I've got the attention of the Web Design & Multimedia Authoring crew, what were some of these awesome website ye were told about? :D

    Hee! Basically, it was just what's on www.ict.mic.ul.ie and then just exploring the B.Ed 2 and B.Ed 3 parts of site. We spent a significant amount of time in that pedop just playing on the internet! A lot of them are Web 2.0 based and BB just gave a few suggestions as to what you could do in the classroom with them.

    BTW, if those links are broken on the website, just type them in manually and they're fine then!


  • #1580
    RibenaHead
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭RibenaHead


    Barkwater wrote: »
    Hee! Basically, it was just what's on www.ict.mic.ul.ie and then just exploring the B.Ed 2 and B.Ed 3 parts of site.

    I can't get on to the B. Ed. 3 part of the site! :(


  • #1581
    Barkwater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭Barkwater


    RibenaHead wrote: »
    I can't get on to the B. Ed. 3 part of the site! :(

    Type this straight into the address bar - works for me!

    http://www.ict.mic.ul.ie/bed3/index.html


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  • #1582
    MISU Office
    Company Representative Posts: 195 Verified rep ✭MISU Office


    Just to let everyone know we gave the Mary I forum an honorable mention in the new M&N Vlog which we just put up.Here's hoping...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biCHDn8Eyn0


  • #1583
    RonMexico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,916 ✭✭✭RonMexico


    As the winter draws closer and the cold&flu season returns just thought I'd mention that O'Sullivans Pharmacy on O'Connell Av has a special deal for Mary I students. I had totally forgotten about this until I popped in there yesterday. I think it is 5% discount on general products and 10% discount on prescriptions.

    Handy when you are skint.


  • #1584
    ciarraioch1
    Registered Users Posts: 267 ✭✭ciarraioch1


    I can't recommend bb's pedop more highly...multimedia and internet development was interesting and useful!

    Plus, the site I made is relevant to my home tp..and he uploaded it for me...:D

    Plug time:

    Oktoberfest in college next week...


  • #1585
    RonMexico
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,916 ✭✭✭RonMexico


    Oktoberfest...


    ...details please, you have my full attention:D


  • #1586
    ciarraioch1
    Registered Users Posts: 267 ✭✭ciarraioch1


    see misu oktoberfest for all the details!


  • #1587
    RibenaHead
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭RibenaHead


    RonMexico wrote: »
    As the winter draws closer and the cold&flu season returns just thought I'd mention that O'Sullivans Pharmacy on O'Connell Av has a special deal for Mary I students. I had totally forgotten about this until I popped in there yesterday. I think it is 5% discount on general products and 10% discount on prescriptions.

    Handy when you are skint.

    Ballinacurra Pharmacy (across the road from Punch's, just before Lidl. In that redbrick centre with Spar, Indira restaurant etc.) also has 10% student discount on prescriptions.

    On that note, Indira has fantastic food! Yum yum!


  • #1588
    munsterdevil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭munsterdevil


    RibenaHead wrote: »
    Ballinacurra Pharmacy (across the road from Punch's, just before Lidl. In that redbrick centre with Spar, Indira restaurant etc.) also has 10% student discount on prescriptions.

    On that note, Indira has fantastic food! Yum yum!
    Jaysus lads, if I didn't know any better I'd say ye were spamming!!!:D

    postedit: this is a further reason why we need a seperate Mary I forum, in order to set up a separate spamming thread!!!


  • #1589
    Poxyshamrock
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,871 ✭✭✭Poxyshamrock


    Are we off tomorrow and wednesday? :confused:


  • #1590
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,933 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    I never got days off for the Open Days, in 3 years at the college. Some lectures were "forgotten" though, but you could never guess who'd show up and who wouldn't :D


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  • #1591
    dambarude
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    AFAIK we don't have any time of this week for the open days.

    I was in the UL library for the first time this evening, and all I can say is :eek:.

    Something badly needs to be done with the library in Mary I, it's a joke tbh.


  • #1592
    MISU Office
    Company Representative Posts: 195 Verified rep ✭MISU Office


    Poxyshamrock wrote: »
    Are we off tomorrow and wednesday? :confused:

    College is as normal tomorrow and Wednesday, ie. lectures will go ahead.

    As pointed out though, some lecturers may not be able to attend if they're involved in the open days in any way but you'll have to go along to the class to see if the lecturer is there. Most will be in class though.


  • #1593
    dambarude
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    The college looked great today for the open day- new building and the sun shining.

    Much better than last year- building site and rain.

    On another note, that canteen survey is way too long, I can't see many people filling it. It's not worth the free cup of tea!


  • #1594
    RibenaHead
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭RibenaHead


    dambarude wrote: »
    On another note, that canteen survey is way too long, I can't see many people filling it. It's not worth the free cup of tea!

    Couldn't agree more. Gave up on page 4! Don't know why I even did that much - I don't drink tea!


  • #1595
    Barkwater
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭Barkwater


    RibenaHead wrote: »
    Gave up on page 4!

    I should have given up on page 4! Suffered through 'til the end and saw that all I was getting was a tea voucher.... grrr! What if people don't drink tea?! (Shocker!)


  • #1596
    ciarraioch1
    Registered Users Posts: 267 ✭✭ciarraioch1


    Barkwater wrote: »
    all I was getting was a tea voucher.... grrr! What if people don't drink tea?! (Shocker!)

    Can I have your tea voucher? :D


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  • #1597
    D4RK ONION
    Moderators Posts: 8,678 ✭✭✭D4RK ONION


    I think I'm the only Mary I student ever who didn't like tea. Manky, manky tea.


  • #1598
    Insect Overlord
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 30,933 Mod ✭✭✭✭Insect Overlord


    The feeling of walking out of An Siopa in the break between lectures with a warm cup of tea in one hand and a Fair Trade chocolate bar in the other was one of the few things I used to love about the place! :D


  • #1599
    lighthouse
    Registered Users Posts: 673 ✭✭✭lighthouse


    D4RK ONION wrote: »
    I think I'm the only Mary I student ever who didn't like tea. Manky, manky tea.

    Ah, go on, go on, go on
    GO ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :p


  • #1600
    RibenaHead
    Registered Users Posts: 312 ✭✭RibenaHead


    D4RK ONION wrote: »
    I think I'm the only Mary I student ever who didn't like tea. Manky, manky tea.

    You're wrong! Barkwater and I are also avid non-tea-drinkers!


  • #1601
    dambarude
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 2,503 Mod ✭✭✭✭dambarude


    Insect Overlord wrote: »
    The feeling of walking out of An Siopa in the break between lectures with a warm cup of tea in one hand and a Fair Trade chocolate bar in the other was one of the few things I used to love about the place! :D

    I echo your sentiments:D

    And getting every fifth tea free with your loyalty card is good too!


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