This is my first class of Cell Theory and Development
because I had just registered as a student in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM).
During this class, our lecturer, Prof Dr Parameswari had just explained to us,
a second intake student about this course such as about the assignment which
includes reflective learning journal blog and also trainee scientist in school.
Then, the class continued with the lesson about the topic on concept map of
origin of life. At first, I just a little bit blurred because this was my first
class. I just focused on what Dr Parameswari teaching and try to learn it
slowly. Then, we were divided in a group to do the SLC activity about this
topic. We need to do the mind map by using the words given and need to
rearrange them according to the history of life.
During this activity my
friends and I cannot catch up and arrange the words given. We failed to arrange
them in order correctly because we do not understand the topic and we have not
learned about this yet. But then, we correct them during our discussion with Dr
Parameswari. For me this SCL activity could help student to enhanced and
refresh the topic that they have learned and makes them more understand. I think
this topic I have learned during my high school, but in UPM this topic was
learned a bit deeper. This is because I am not familiar with the words such as
prebiotic broth hypothesis which includes Miller-Urey’s Experiment, protobionts
and phylogenetics. Overall, I was enjoyed my first lecture even I could not
understand them clearly but I will try to study and asked my friends or my
lecturer on the topic that I could not understand.
