Back to Malta since the MINE program has finished, like any other thing. Even though this program was only for 2 weeks, getting used again to life at home and at the university and back at work is hard, but it has to be like this. I have missed everything that we did and also everyone that was there to share this experience with.
By this experience I have made new friends from different countries and that if it was not for this short program I would have never met and would have never shared these experiences and had so much fun with.
From this program I have learned a lot from the different countries; like what are the requirements needed for students to enter the nursing course, what are the roles of the nurse in the different countries and what are the difference between them, if a nurse is seen as a professional and the responsibilities and accountability of the nurse. By knowing these similarities and differences I have seen where I can work in the future, if I want to when I am graduated.
Through this program I have also learned about the difference types of learning theories that exist and can be used and also the difference types educational programs that are used in the countries. Through this I have seen how much the countries differ in the courses they provided for there nurses, with respect to their practical placements and classes and what type of examination occurs.
Since I am in my final year I can not go to Erasmus now but still if I had the chance to go I would go after this MINE program. Before I came to this program I would have never imagined that I would go to Erasmus since I did not know how it would feel like to experience living in another country for a such long period of time. When our academics talked to us about this program I was some what excited and wanted to go since this was only going to be a two week course and through this course I would have a taste of what Erasmus students go through. Thus saying this this project will be helpful for those students that next year are going to Erasmus since with this MINE program they will be preparing themselves for the future to learn to live on their own in another country. It is a shame that this was the final year for the MINE program, but on the other hand the Wiki that was proposed by one of the groups (which for me is much more user friendly and better to use) should be put online and should be available to all those students going to Erasmus since with it they can prepare a bit themselves and read related information about the particular country that is important to them.
For our previous learning process in our course, this type of web process was never used thus it was something new. But now that I have seen what it is exactly I can say that sometimes it is much better than other learning processes since using the web like facebook, blogging and the digital stories, you can do this at anytime you want since you can access them at an time you want. Working in groups that consisted of people from different countries has its ups and downs. The advantages included that you are on an Erasmus program and thus you are there to learn from others and learn about the different countries thus it was important to use this groups formats and by this we have learned about other countries. The disadvantages are that everyone has their opinion like in any other group but since we are from different countries even the our culture and the way we do things may be different. Thus learning to comprise with everyone in this very short period of time and to produce a video is somewhat difficult I may say, but then this is what the MINE program is all about.
To use of patchwork was a good idea since when you complete a patch you will get closer to the final stage, and to produce this final stage you have to go through all the patches since by that you will have all the material to be able to produce the student lead conference, in our way. This was an easier approach since for me I would know what I need to do and what is required from me. By this approach it would also be easier to assess a person since you would see what the person did and what s/he did not do and thus mark accordingly.
As I have already said this was an experience that I will never forget and will keep remembering the fun that we all had and will relive it again through the photos...
Yours
Lorraine
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