Date of Learning: 04/08/2023

Time: 09:30-16:30

Learning Activity 1: Child Development/Aging Process

In this learning activity, I will be reflecting on a learning from my module- Understanding health and illness across the lifespan. Our course convenor played clips about the ageing process- children, young people, and adulthood. The learning outcomes from this class session are to identify the main features of ageing, understand the impact of ageing on the human body and explore the concept of health ageing.

The class watched a clip called ‘The Human Body, Biology Documentary Series’ which gave me an overall insight from conception to childbirth. In this clip, I was able to see the stages of conception. Stages such as sperm transport, egg transport, fertilisation, embryo development to implantation. I learned that the natural environment of a vagina is acidic, the sperm with the greatest motility will travel through the layers of cervical mucus. When the female is ovulating, the barriers of cervical mucus that guard the entrance of the uterus become thinner and the acidity changes which makes it a friendlier environment for the sperm.

Egg transport is a process in which ovulation occurs and the egg has reached the uterus. Adhesive sites on the cilia, which are located on the surface of the fimbriae, are responsible for the egg pick-up and movement into the tube. The egg can move due to the cilia of the tube and muscular contractions.

Fertilisation and embryo development are processes of sperm, and the ovum forms a zygote. This is when pregnancy begins which leads to a pregnancy journey for a female. The human embryo undergoes multiple cell divisions a process called mitosis. At the end of the transition, the embryo becomes a mass of organised cells known as a blastocyst.

Once the embryo reaches the blastocyst stage, approximately five to six days after fertilisation it hatches out of its zona pellucida and begins the process of implantation in the uterus.

I was given clips to watch for self-directed learning which has given me a lot of information needed for my exam. There were 5 clips in total which are about childbirth to the end of life. Overall, the clips are informative in which I gained knowledge on how the human body works across the lifespan. My anatomy book was also a good learning method to fully identify and understand what was being said in the clip.

Learning Activity 2: Group tutorial/1:1 tutorial

In this learning activity, we had a review of the module – Developing Professionals and Academic Skills for Nursing Associates. The class started with a group tutorial in which we learned about the submission of our report via Turnitin. The course convenor showed us where to submit and how. Maria also demonstrated how plagiarism is detected and explained where to see the percentage.

After the group tutorial, we had a 1:1 tutorial in which she scanned our assignment and looked if there were improvements needed before submission. This class session was very useful for me because I started to overthink my report and wanted to change it as I was unsure if I was on the right track. I appreciate the reassurance and advice given to me by the course convenor.

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