Alex's Blog

 

    Hey everyone, my name is Alex Segui and this is my very first blog post that I’ve ever done! Ill start off with a little introduction about who I am and what I’m about. So, to start off I am a Fitness and Health Promotion student who grew up in Scarborough, Ontario. I am also an athlete on the Men’s Volleyball program at Humber. This isn’t my first year at Humber, considering this is a class that is often taken and completed in first year. This is also not the first post-secondary institution that I’ve studied at, initially starting my post-secondary studies at York University for about a year and a half.

 

This is a little photo from the season last year where we finished 1st in the province

I’m not necessarily the one to read or do much research but a topic that comes up a lot in the news and one that I take some interest in is climate change. In my eyes this is a global issue that goes overlooked for a lot of people. It’s hard to address and fix issues that require the participation of the entire population of the world and climate change is one of them. Often talked about on news networks and websites, climate change seems to continue to be one of the worlds leading issues. I think it is a topic that needs to be spoken about more considering we are feeling the effects of it currently.

 

For me the essential skills and learning outcomes that I am most enthusiastic about are being able to locate and assess online information and being able to think creatively and innovatively. Finding and using online information has always been something I’ve struggled with. It seems like I find it difficult to locate online information and choose one to utilize while writing. On top of that, being able to extract strictly the important information that I need also presents me with difficulties. Hopefully, by the end of this semester I can feel more confident in this area, and I can begin to apply it in the future. One thing that I’m a little anxious about is the personal skills aspect. Specifically, managing change and being flexible and adaptable. I think I’m just someone who struggles with change in general, especially if it’s something that I’ve been so comfortable with for a long period of time. It takes me a while to adapt to new things and it’s been more apparent to me as of late.

 

Something that’s new to me that won’t take me a while to adapt to is the assessment and grading system for this course! I really like the format of the grading for this course because it’s completely determined on how much effort the student is willing to do. Even if the student isn’t that great in the classroom per-say they can still earn decent marks if they are trying. Especially if it might be an area of the course that isn’t a strong suit for someone, they can still earn good marks because of the effort they put in. It’s definitely the first time I’ve had a grading system like this, but I feel like it is something that I can absolutely get accustomed to.