Karen, Sally, James, Cano, Jong, Jay, Wei, Viktor, Tom, Massimiliano, Thiago, Maria, Rachael, Tiago

Contents

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Open Education for everyone 2-3 Jay and Jong’s adjective Quiz 4 Cheap food tips 5 Destination- Brazil 6 Evening student of the month 7 Daytime student of the month 8 You should go to… Beaches! 9-10 Boomerang activities 11-12 What’s your favourite sport? 13-14

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Open education is a collective term that refers

to educational organizations that seek to eliminate barriers to entry, such as costs or admission tests. (Wikipedia) Such universities include Open University in Britain and Athabasca University in Canada. But these “open universities” are not the only institution that are spreading the “open philosophy” in the education field. For example, the famous MIT (Massachussetts Institute of Technology) has just started a new open learning project called OER (Open Educational Resource), which will provide students all over the world the chance to attend some of the most well-known courses of this prestigious university. As it’s only an experimental project for now, students who use the OER can only attend virtual classes, but they cannot do exams or get a degree. However, the most important part of this project is that the software used for the platform is Open Source (which means that it can be downloaded and modified without any cost), so it can be used and improved by other universities all over the world for similar projects, without having to create their own specific software. But open education not only applies to big universities and institutions: look at Wikipedia, a place where everyone can share their own knowledge for the benefit of the community, or some interesting projects like the “Open education blog” or “The

Open Learning Initiative”.

Unlocking Knowledge, Empowering minds.

In the Open Learning Initiative site for example, you can choose between many different courses, like chemistry, statistics, engineering, media programming, biology, and they are adding more all the time! The main goals of this initiative are to provide open access to their courses and materials, created specifically for those who don’t have access to a teacher, and to develop a community of use and research that contributes to the evaluation, continuous improvement, and ongoing growth of the courses and materials. So, as you can see open education is about sharing knowledge. This sharing is not only valuable for people that simply like to read and learn about something, but it’s also the best way for researchers and scientists to spread their ideas and theories all over the world, and get many opinions from different people.

About Open Education http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_education About Open Learning Initiative http://oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/forstudents/freecourses Open Education Blog http://www.openeducation.net/about/ Massachussetts institute of technology and Open Learning http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm

Do you have experience or specific knowledge about something that can help

other students learn, study or understand something? Come and tell us about it

on Tuesdays and Thursdays in room 17 at

10.40.

Open learning will also provide training for the poorest people in the world, creating opportunity to give more easy access to high-level education resources. Open education is only a small part of a great, new trend that is being called “Open philosophy”, which affects software, business, society, media and governments. For further information about this topic. I recommend this site (http://opensource.com), which gives you a good idea of how this philosophy is spreading and changing the world.

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Jay and Jong’s adjective quiz Unscramble the words to make adjectives

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What should I do if I want to buy food

when I’m poor and hungry?

James : I usually go to Pumpkin

opposite the Hungry Jacks on George street it’s Korean food it has many different Korean foods and delicious

and most important is cheap and you can choose two or three kinds of food

two kind $5 three$6

Alberto: I go to

Woolworths or Coles

supermarket for many

cheap foods

Miduelys: I go to

McDonald's Or sushi it very cheap here. In my country it is

very expensive

Keisuke : I go to Hungry

jacks Oporto

and China town

Andressa : I just go to fast food

places like McDonald's or Hungry jack’s

It’s fast and easy

Jay : I go to

Starbucks I

always have

long black

RYO :

I go to Miraku

in a food court

they have

katsu don

(fried meat

with rice) for $8

and ramen

$7.50

Finally, you can’t find better in Brazil than Sao Paulo. This huge city is a truly cosmopolitan one. In Sao Paulo, you’re spoilt for choice for museums, parks, movies, theatres, restaurants, sports, bars and others social activities. Sao Paulo has the biggest population of Brazil and you can find everything there. Combine the bustling life with the different attractions and you’ve got the perfect holiday destination.

Rio De Janeiro is one of the most intriguing cities in Brazil. This unique city is known all over the world due to it’s beaches and the Christ. And moreover, Rio is steeped in history. This beautiful, vibrant city was the capital of Brazil before Brasilia was built and it became extremely important when Portugal’s real court came to Brazil in 1808, after Napoleon’s attack. For these reasons, Rio is a city you should definitely go to if you travel to Brazil.

However, if you want to rest and relax, you can’t beat Ouro Preto, in the state of Minas Gerais. There you will find some sleepy villages, a host of monuments and the ancient local culture. This wonderful city is full of history as well: There was one of the first places in Brazil where people found gold, so that the masses moved there to explore it.

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Daytime

Student of the month

How long will you study at Navitas? I will study at Navitas until the 2nd of March Why did you choose Sydney to study? First of all because of the weather, I don’t like cold weather and because everybody said Aussie people are as friendly as Brazillian people What do you do in your free time? I love walking in the city because Sydney id beautiful and I love this city. I walk in the park, go shopping, go to the beachand I study a lot too. How is your life in Australia? It’s very nice Sydney is one amazing city, there is everything I wish, I’m feeling more secure and free here than in my city. Talk a bit about your background. I come from a big poor family in Brazil because this my parents didn’t have money for a good school for their children. I always liked to study and read and then when I began work I used my money to pay for University and get a good job in Brazil. What you expect for the future? I expect to be an example for my family and for all the people because if you have a dream you must believe you an reach it.

Evening

Student of the Month

How long will you study at Navitas? I will study at Navitas for 16 weeks Why did you choose Sydney to study? Because is a country that has a nice climate and have job oppottunities for us students What do you do in your free time?.At night I hang out with the friends I made at Navitas to enjoy Sydney’s nightlife and during the day I like to go to the beaches who there are here

How is your life in Australia? My life here is a little busy during the week due to the course and my job, but I can not complain, these days have been a great experience for my life. Talk a bit about your background. I am a computer engineer, until I came to Australia I was working as a software developer and project manager in Brazil. What do you expect for the future? I expect to come back to Brazil speaking a good English to find a good job in a multinational company where I will use the English I learned here everyday.

Hi my name is Maria Olimpia Venancio. I’m

from Brazil and I study in 302

Hi I’m Tiago Luiz

Debonzi, I’m

from Brazil and I

study in Maria’s

evening 400

class

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Take the ferry 30min in Circular quay and walk down the corso about 10min you can get there.

Manly Beach is smaller than Bondi Beach but you can enjoy it more than Bondi Beach you can swim

surf and then there are also nice seafood restaurants and an aquarium and you can see special little wild

penguins.But these penguins are endangered so you have to be careful

Manly Beach

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How do I get there? I’m going to Bondi Beach so by train to Bondi Junction and then by bus to Bondi beach. What can I do there? I can swim, eat BBQ, surf ,meet pretty girls with hourglass figures and manly guys. Recommendations Free BBQ(warning! You must buy meat, beef, some food) playing in the waves , looking for pretty girls. Tip! On Sunday there is a market at the primary school.

Bondi Beach

Canberra overnight tour 25th February

This overnight tour is exciting experience and

includes everything interesting you should see

in the capital City.

Parliament House, War Museum, Australian

National Museum, Mt. Ainslie, National Art

Gallery. Book by 16/2/2012

$190

BBQ on the Boat 23rd February

Eat, drink, swim & dance on a boat. 4 hours

cruising around the harbor. Few stops for swim,

jumping from the boat… Just Navitas

students, All three campuses – limited

places(45)!!! Last trip for this summer.

Great experience, awesome views.

Soft drinks and food included. Check FB for

pictures from last one. Book by 16/2/2012

$47.00

Manly Snorkelling Tour

15th February

The best way to see Manly

Meet your local snorkel guide at the world

famous Shelly Beach only minutes from one

of Sydney’s most famous beaches – Manly.

Your guide will give you a great idea of

what native marine life to keep your eye

out for as well as talk to you about native

wildlife, Australian environment, heritage

and culture of Sydney. Then cool off by

snorkelling in the calm, clear waters. See

Australia’s diverse marine wildlife in their

natural environment in the sea grass

meadows and rocky reefs of protected

Cabbage Tree Bay at Aquatic Reserve.

ONLY $25

Wei-Taiwan My favourite sport

is baseball I love the Taiwanese national team

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What’s your favourite

sport?

Peter- Australia My favourite sport is

rugby because it’s fun to play and when I

was a child I grew up with rugby.

Alexandre- Brazil I love tennis my favourite player is Roger Federer Mark- Brazil I like

football and rugby

James-Korea My favourite sport is soccer because around the world it’s very popular

and it’s very exciting

Jay- Korea My favourite is watching

football I like it because I love Agguero in Manchester City but I can’t

play soccer I just watch it on TV

Cano- Taiwan My favourite

sport is baseball because in

Taiwan it’s very popular

Yu- Japan Boxing

because I enjoy danger

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Ryo- Japan Pro wrestling, and Mexican wrestling.

My favourite wrestler is Mysterio

Katrina- England My favourite sport is swimming because

in Australia I can swim outside and it’s very relaxing

Mai- Vietnam I like badminton

because this sports helps me to be healthy.

Miduelys- Venezuela

My favourite sport is football I like to watch the

boys running around on the

field.

Cynthia- China My favourite sport is

swimming because it’s good exercise and it’s good to change your

body

Rafaela- Brazil I like watching soccer because it’s famous in

Brazil, my team is Cruzeiros