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Elisabeth Bachynsky

About me

I am from Texas and currently a 4th year veterinary student at the Royal Veterinary College. I live here with my husband, Lloyd, and our Welsh Corgi, Adieu. I was previously a high school teacher for five years. Subjects taught included the following: biology, pre-AP biology, chemistry, and aquatic science.

My hobbies include walking thorugh the fields with my dog, motorcycling, and playin Texas hold 'em poker!

including a photo I like

What I hope to get out of this project

I hope to appreciate the efforts necessary for a collaborative project to be successful. It will be nice to experience being the 'who' behind that 'what' as opposed to the faceles information I encounter everyday on the internet.

My best learning experience

Learning how to play Tetris! and why it was good I was in awe of the skill and speed my husband displayed, and when I attmepted to play, I was frustrated at ending the game at only 7 or 8 lines! Repeated exposure guarnatees learning, and after many sleepless nights and zombified hours, I beat my husband with 184 lines!

Pathology that interests me

I really enjoy the gross anatomy of pathology with an empahasis on forensic science.

Pathology that is difficult

Histology!
This is more info about my life

RVC web site

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-==Contact Details==
-[mailto:eabachynsky@hotmail.com eabachynsky@hotmail.com]
-884 647
 == About me ==
-I am from Texas and currently a 4th year student at the Royal Veterinary College.  I live here with my husband, Lloyd, and our Welsh Corgi, Adieu.
+I am from Texas and currently a 4th year veterinary student at the Royal Veterinary College.  I live here with my husband, Lloyd, and our Welsh Corgi, Adieu.
 I was previously a high school teacher for five years.  Subjects taught included the following: biology, pre-AP biology, chemistry, and aquatic science.
-My hobbies include walking thorugh the fields with my dog, motorcycling, and playin' Texas hold 'em poker!
+My hobbies include walking thorugh the fields with my dog, motorcycling, and playin Texas hold 'em poker!
-[[Image:Anatomy picture.jpg|none]]
+including a photo I like
 == What I hope to get out of this project ==
-I hope to appreciate the efforts necessary for a collaborative project to be successful.  It will be nice to experience being the 'who' behind the 'what' as opposed to the faceless information I encounter everyday on the internet.
+I hope to appreciate the efforts necessary for a collaborative project to be successful.  It will be nice to experience being the 'who' behind that 'what' as opposed to the faceles information I encounter everyday on the internet.
 == My best learning experience ==
 Learning how to play Tetris!
-===and why it was good===
+and why it was good
-I was in awe of the skill and speed my husband displayed, and when I attempted to play, I was frustrated at ending the game at only 7 or 8 lines!
+I was in awe of the skill and speed my husband displayed, and when I attmepted to play, I was frustrated at ending the game at only 7 or 8 lines!
-Repeated exposure guarantees learning, and after many sleepless nights and zombified hours, I beat my husband with 184 lines!
+Repeated exposure guarnatees learning, and after many sleepless nights and zombified hours, I beat my husband with 184 lines!
 == Pathology that interests me ==
-I really enjoy the gross anatomy of pathology with an emphasis on forensic science.
+I really enjoy the gross anatomy of pathology with an empahasis on forensic science.
 == Pathology that is difficult ==
-Histology! <br/>
+Histology! <br />
-[[This is more info about my life]]
+[[more|This is more info about my life]]
 [http://www.rvc.ac.uk RVC web site]
-[[Image:test.ppt]]
-==Day one thoughts==
-===What (three things) I learnt today===
-.  I learned how to approach the project and what are I am assigned to focus my efforts.
-.  I learned about the cognitive learning styles and how we change our styles to adapt to various situations.
-.  I learned that we could start our own motorcyle gang!
-===What I still need to learn===
-.  I need to learn how to organize the information into manageable bits.
-.  I need to learn how to concept map - as I never have used this tool for personal revision.
-.  I need to learn how to change the color of fonts (is it even possible?)
-===How I feel about what has happened today===
-At first I felt quite daunted, but now I feel optimistic.  I believe this will be worthwhile of not only my time but for those in the future who will use it.  I look forward to creating something that will aid in my learning as well.
-==Three weeks into the wikivet project (or thereabouts)==
-===Sections I've been working on===
-* [[:Category:Liver - Pathology|Liver]]
-* [[:Category:Pathology Flashcards|Alimentary Flashcards - Pathology]]
-* [[Liver Flashcards - Pathology|Liver Flashcards]]
-* [[:Category:Lymphoreticular & Haematopoietic System - Pathology]]
-===What I feel I've gained so far from being involved in the project===
-* The challenge of organizing the initial information in my sections enabled me to get a good grasp of what information was involved and what needed to be discussed.
-* I've learned so much more about internet/html usage.  Although I must admit, it's easiest to copy and paste someone else's formatting to get you going!
-* I feel I have VIP access to an impressive creation.  I plan on using wikivet to revise for my upcoming exams!
-* I have met the nicest "boss" I've ever worked for!  Good role model :)
-===Problems or issues that I've had or can forsee===
-* Making a simple change to a page heading (eg capitalizing the word system in lymphoreticular haemopoetic system) loses your links to the previous page since it is case sensitive.  I think I have excess pages out there in the world wide web now.
-* I found it extremely time consuming to use images from pdf lectures yet so much easier if the lecture is in power point format.
-* Coming back to my section's homepage only to find it's been reworded and now the linked page headings don't match the rewritten subsections created by another student!  I am reminded " If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then don't submit it here."
-* Spending a great deal of time about a topic, and then realising it's already been discussed in another section by someone else!  Do you then consolidate? Leave as is? Or provide a link?
-===My suggestions for improving the way the project works for the future===
-* Personally, I feel a section is most manageable when assigned to one person.  The initial stages involve so much rearranging of categories, it changes on a daily basis of input.
-* I would like to see the use of consistent wording, eg Clinical Signs or Clinical Symptoms.  Histologically or Microscopically.
-* Having a 'web master' to point out areas that need improvement or change on a regular basis eg managing the number of subheadings in a topic
-===What involvement (if any!) I would like to have with the project in the future===
-* I know it could be never ending, but I would like to 'tweak' my sections
-* I enjoyed making flashcards for the liver section, and I would like to go back and make some more once I have images uploaded in the liver section.
-* I wouldn't mind being in charge of making flashcards for other sections.  As a former teacher, I enjoy it!