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Week in my life as a university tutor📚 moving, challenges of teaching

Week in my life as a university tutor📚 moving, challenges of teaching

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Hey friends, in this video I share a glimpse into my life tutoring at university while tackling the challenges of teaching and moving. Enjoy xx 收拾房子/搬家/学期结束以及一些教职生活的分享,为生活奔波的一周! ————————————————— About me Heyo! My name is Yahua, I am doing a PhD in media communications at the University of Melbourne. Here is a vlog channel about my life as Chinese living in Australia. Thanks for watching! 关于我 嗨我是牙花,一个在墨尔本生活的中国留学生,现在正在墨尔本大学读博。这个频道记录的是我的澳洲留学生活,感谢驻足! Follow me ‣ bilibili: https://space.bilibili.com/247534267 ‣ Weibo: https://www.weibo.com/mzysha ‣ Xiaohongshu (RED): 牙花的日常
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10.0s Hi everyone. I just made a matcha latte using the instant powder. I'm going to move out from this place soon. Next week at this time, I am going to get my keys, which also means that I should start packing or else I will have too many stuff. Let's start packing.
10.9s I just made a matcha latte using the instant powder.
14.6s I'm going to move out from this place soon.
17.2s Next week at this time,
19.4s I am going to get my keys,
21.3s which also means that I should start packing
24.3s or else I will have too many stuff.
26.4s Let's start packing.
52.1s Hello, everyone. I just finished the lecture of this week. Sometimes I question myself why I chose this subject to teach. At the beginning I thought it's a good idea to teach, because it's something that sort of related to my own research interest. But then it's also very challenging. Because it touched on a lot of art history stuff,
53.7s I just finished the lecture of this week.
56.4s Sometimes I question myself why I chose this subject to teach.
60.3s At the beginning
61.0s I thought it's a good idea to teach,
64.2s because it's something that
65.8s sort of related to my own research interest.
69.4s But then it's also very challenging.
72.2s Because it touched on a lot of art history stuff,
75.1s which I have no idea, like I never learned this before, because I'm coming from a journalism and media communication background It's challenging, but I'm learning it. I'm a little bit sleep deprived, because I have insomnia yesterday, but now I want to have a walk to the city to get some pastry.
77.0s like I never learned this before,
78.8s because I'm coming from a journalism
80.9s and media communication background
82.5s It's challenging, but I'm learning it.
85.0s I'm a little bit sleep deprived,
87.3s because I have insomnia yesterday,
89.5s but now I want to have a walk to the city to get some pastry.
119.0s I am finally back home. I was waiting for my tram just now and I got so hungry. That's why I actually finished half of the baguette. Because I didn't have lunch, I only had one energy bar. But anyway I'm back. And it's about to be dinner time soon. Just now I spent almost an hour
120.7s I was waiting for my tram just now and I got so hungry.
124.2s That's why I actually finished half of the baguette.
127.7s Because I didn't have lunch,
129.0s I only had one energy bar.
130.7s But anyway I'm back.
132.6s And it's about to be dinner time soon.
135.4s Just now I spent almost an hour
138.5s dealing with some stuff for moving. I need to contact the new agent to get the keys. And then I also need to book the lifts from both sides of the apartments. It's just like a lot of things that you need to deal with. A little bit tedious,
140.7s I need to contact the new agent to get the keys.
144.7s And then I also need to book the lifts
147.2s from both sides of the apartments.
149.1s It's just like a lot of things that you need to deal with.
151.8s A little bit tedious,
152.9s but yeah I just locked in the day and then booked the lift and then finger crossed everything would be smooth. I'm quite curious, what's your attitude towards challenges? I mean would you be happy to embrace new challenges Or is it more like a daunting thing that you are afraid to do or you don't want to face it.
157.1s and then
158.1s finger crossed everything would be smooth.
161.6s I'm quite curious,
162.8s what's your attitude towards challenges?
166.2s I mean would you be happy to embrace new challenges
170.6s Or is it more like a daunting thing that you are afraid to do
175.4s or you don't want to face it.
177.6s I'm a little bit of this two. On the one hand, I'm happy to accept challenges because that's what makes me grow and learn new stuff. On the other hand, I also feel like challenges might not be like a necessary thing, and then they also give me a lot of pressure.
179.3s On the one hand, I'm happy to accept challenges
182.2s because that's what makes me grow
184.6s and learn new stuff.
185.9s On the other hand, I also feel like
187.7s challenges might not be like a necessary thing,
190.9s and then they also give me a lot of pressure.
193.8s So I wonder if that is the reason why moving, together with teaching and some other projects, they all gave me a lot of pressure lately. So that's why sometimes I can't really sleep well at night. I'm going to have some snacks. This chips are really nice, gonna snack for a little bit,
196.8s moving, together with teaching
199.4s and some other projects,
201.4s they all gave me a lot of pressure lately.
204.4s So that's why sometimes I can't really sleep well at night.
207.8s I'm going to have some snacks.
211.0s This chips are really nice,
212.8s gonna snack for a little bit,
214.0s and then maybe spend some time working on my PhD or else I will be guilty of not doing any writing today, because I spent most of the time dealing with errands or dealing with work stuff, I'm going to make seafood porridge tonight, so I have five tiger prawn. I also got pipi, or clams,
218.3s or else I will be guilty of not doing any writing today,
221.3s because I spent most of the time dealing with errands
224.4s or dealing with work stuff,
228.6s I'm going to make seafood porridge tonight,
231.1s so I have five tiger prawn.
234.0s I also got pipi, or clams,
236.5s and I also got two scallops. This is probably the last time that I gonna make seafood porridge in this apartment. Trying to document everything before I move.
238.3s This is probably the last time that I gonna make
241.4s seafood porridge in this apartment.
244.4s Trying to document everything before I move.
264.4s How can I forget about pepper
282.4s It's a bit late at night, 1130 and it's time that I need to log off, turn off my laptop and go to sleep, because I need to get up early tomorrow morning as I have classes in the morning. But I just wanted to share some thoughts about teaching like behind the scene of teaching.
285.6s and it's time that I need to log off,
287.8s turn off my laptop and go to sleep,
289.9s because I need to get up early tomorrow morning
292.7s as I have classes in the morning.
294.4s But I just wanted to share some thoughts about teaching
298.0s like behind the scene of teaching.
300.6s It's just very time consuming. So normally I will spend a few hours in preparing for a class, and that includes different processes. At the beginning of this week. I need to check those readings in details and write down the summary or some of the key points that I think I might need to point out in the class.
302.6s So normally I will spend a few hours in preparing for a class,
307.2s and that includes different processes.
310.2s At the beginning of this week.
312.8s I need to check those readings in details
314.8s and write down the summary
316.5s or some of the key points that I think
319.3s I might need to point out in the class.
321.1s And then we have weekly meetings with all the other tutors. And we also have a lecture that the subject coordinators, the two professors they will give the lectures. After that, I will make my slides just list down all the points all the discussion prompts. How we run the class usually there will be like a guidance,
324.9s And we also have a lecture that the subject coordinators,
328.6s the two professors
330.3s they will give the lectures.
332.0s After that,
333.1s I will make my slides
334.9s just list down all the points
336.7s all the discussion prompts.
338.7s How we run the class
339.8s usually there will be like a guidance,
341.6s like a general guideline made by the subject coordinators. But then you can make adjustment based on your own teaching style. And then the night before my classes, I will go through each of the slides to make sure that everything is looks nice, and then it makes sense. And then I know what I'm talking about in the class.
344.9s But then you can make adjustment
346.8s based on your own teaching style.
348.5s And then the night before my classes,
350.6s I will go through each of the slides
352.6s to make sure that everything is
354.8s looks nice, and then it makes sense.
356.9s And then I know what I'm talking about in the class.
359.6s And I know how to guide a discussion, things like that. So that go going through the slides and I'm done I'm ready to go to the class. This kind of whole process gonna take a few hours depending on the materials how dense the reading is for the week. But yeah it's very like time consuming,
363.7s So that go going through the slides and I'm done
366.2s I'm ready to go to the class.
367.5s This kind of whole process gonna take a few hours
370.2s depending on the materials
372.1s how dense the reading is for the week.
375.1s But yeah it's very like time consuming,
377.6s not to mention having classes itself. It's usually like a lot a lot of preparation and then just like a tiny bit of classes. Yeah that's just some thoughts in terms of teaching. If you are also a teacher, please let me know what's your experience goes and how do you feel about it. Anyway it's late at night.
380.5s It's usually like a lot a lot of preparation
383.8s and then just like a tiny bit of classes.
386.1s Yeah that's just some thoughts in terms of teaching.
389.0s If you are also a teacher,
390.6s please let me know what's your experience goes
393.3s and how do you feel about it.
394.4s Anyway it's late at night.
395.8s I need to sleep.
412.7s All right everyone, let's get started. Final week, and the final class of this semester. I hope you are feeling excited because we are finishing this semester.
415.1s Final week, and the final class of this semester.
418.1s I hope you are feeling excited because we are
420.6s finishing this semester.
431.0s I just came back from the outside. I have a very busy day today. In the morning I have my final classes in this semester. So excited. We're finally done with all the teaching and stuff. Today, I also brought some snacks to my students, because I feel like this is the final week,
433.1s I have a very busy day today.
435.8s In the morning I have my final classes in this semester.
441.2s So excited.
442.2s We're finally done with all the teaching and stuff.
445.2s Today, I also brought some snacks to my students,
448.2s because I feel like this is the final week,
450.5s and the students are probably stressed out with their final assignment. That's why I always wanted to bring a little bit of the festive kind of atmosphere to help them to release a little bit and also celebrate the end of the semester. And after the class, I went to see my property manager to get the keys.
453.2s with their final assignment.
454.6s That's why I always wanted to bring a little bit of the festive
458.5s kind of atmosphere
460.1s to help them to release a little bit
461.6s and also celebrate the end of the semester.
464.0s And after the class,
465.1s I went to see my property manager to get the keys.
468.6s I just came back to my current apartment and I'm going to bring one suitcase with me and then going to check the new apartment. Excited, I finally get the keys now. Yeah very busy day. And I guess the following weekend and then next week is going to be busy as well, but yeah excited for the new start.
471.3s and I'm going to bring one suitcase with me
474.0s and then going to check the new apartment.
476.9s Excited, I finally get the keys now.
479.8s Yeah very busy day.
481.3s And I guess the following weekend
483.8s and then next week is going to be busy as well,
486.9s but yeah excited for the new start.
530.0s This would be my new place for filming a video. Look at this scene. I like this background. Anyway I have been moving to this new place for a few days and then already settled down everything, already unloaded all of my stuff and put that in the cupboard, storage behind me.
534.0s Look at this scene.
535.8s I like this background.
537.1s Anyway I have been moving to this new place for a few days
541.5s and then already settled down everything,
543.5s already unloaded all of my stuff
546.1s and put that in the cupboard, storage behind me.
549.6s So yeah and that's probably the end of today's video, I hope you enjoyed. And I'll see you in the next one.
552.9s I hope you enjoyed.
554.0s And I'll see you in the next one.