Tiago from Brazil was named the evening student of the month. He studies at Navitas in a 400-level evening class and plans to study at Navitas for 16 weeks. In his free time, he enjoys Sydney's nightlife and going to the beaches. He describes his life in Australia as busy during the week due to his course and job, but says the experience has been great. He expects to return to Brazil speaking better English to find a good job in a multinational company. Maria from Brazil was named the daytime student of the month. She studies in a 302-level day class at Navitas. In her free time, she enjoys walking around Sydney, which she thinks is a beautiful city

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

2. Unlocking Knowledge,
Contents Empowering
Open Education for everyone 2-3
minds.
Jay and Jong’s adjective Quiz 4 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)
Cheap food tips 5 Such universities include Open University in Britain
and Athabasca University in Canada.
But these “open universities” are not the only institution that
Destination- Brazil 6 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
Evening student of the month 7 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
Daytime student of the month 8 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
You should go to… Beaches! 9-10 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
Boomerang activities 11-12 similar projects, without having to create their own specific
software.
But open education not only applies to big universities and
What’s your favourite sport? 13-14 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”.
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3. 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!
Jay and Jong’s adjective quiz
The main goals of this initiative are to provide open access to their Unscramble the words to make adjectives
courses and materials, created specifically for those who don’t have
access to a teacher, and to develop a community of use and research s m e e r b a d e r s
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 a e n i i t t p m
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. a h p y p
Open learning will also provide
training for the poorest people in
the world, creating opportunity to r c s e a d
give more easy access to high-level
education resources.
Open education is only a small part t i m n p o a r t
of a great, new trend that is being
called “Open philosophy”, which
affects software, business, society, s o r n e v u
media and governments. For
further information about this Do you have experience or
specific knowledge about
topic. I recommend this site
(http://opensource.com), which
something that can help s t t a i e c c
other students learn, study
gives you a good idea of how this or understand something?
philosophy is spreading and Come and tell us about it
changing the world. on Tuesdays and s d e i s p r u r
About Open Education Thursdays in room 17 at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_education 10.40.
About Open Learning Initiative
http://oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/forstudents/freecourses
Open Education Blog Secret word : ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
http://www.openeducation.net/about/
Massachussetts institute of technology and Open Learning
http://ocw.mit.edu/index.htm

4. What should I do if I want to buy food
when I’m poor and hungry?
Andressa : I just RYO :
Rio De Janeiro is one of the
I go to Miraku most intriguing cities in Brazil.
go to fast food
in a food court This unique city is known all
places like they have over the world due to it’s
McDonald's or beaches and the Christ. And
katsu don moreover, Rio is steeped in
Hungry jack’s (fried meat history. This beautiful, vibrant
It’s fast and easy with rice) for $8 city was the capital of Brazil
before Brasilia was built and it
Keisuke : and ramen became extremely important
I go to $7.50 when Portugal’s real court
Jay : I go to Alberto: came to Brazil in 1808, after
Hungry Napoleon’s attack. For these
Starbucks I I go to
jacks always have Woolworths reasons, Rio is a city you
Oporto long black should definitely go to if you
or Coles travel to Brazil.
and China supermarket
town for many However, if you want to rest and relax, you can’t beat Ouro
cheap foods Preto, in the state of Minas Gerais. There you will find some
James : sleepy villages, a host of monuments and the ancient local
Miduelys: I usually go to Pumpkin culture. This wonderful city is full of history as well: There was
I go to one of the first places in Brazil where people found gold, so that
opposite the Hungry Jacks the masses moved there to explore it.
McDonald's on George street it’s Korean
Or sushi it Finally, you can’t find better in Brazil than Sao Paulo. This
food it has many different huge city is a truly cosmopolitan one. In Sao Paulo, you’re
very cheap Korean foods and delicious spoilt for choice for museums, parks, movies, theatres,
here. In my and most important is restaurants, sports, bars and others social activities. Sao
country it is cheap and you can choose Paulo has the biggest population of Brazil and you can find
very two or three kinds of food everything there.
expensive Combine the bustling life with the different attractions and
two kind $5 three$6
5 you’ve got the perfect holiday destination.

5. Evening Daytime
Student of the Month Student of the month
Hi I’m Tiago Luiz
Debonzi, I’m Hi my name is
from Brazil and I Maria Olimpia
study in Maria’s Venancio. I’m
evening 400 from Brazil and
class I study in 302
How long will you study at Navitas? I will study at Navitas until
How long will you study at Navitas? I will study at Navitas for the 2nd of March
16 weeks Why did you choose Sydney to study? First of all because of the
Why did you choose Sydney to study? Because is a country weather, I don’t like cold weather and because everybody said Aussie
that has a nice climate and have job oppottunities for us people are as friendly as Brazillian people
students What do you do in your free time? I love walking in the city
What do you do in your free time?.At night I hang out with because Sydney id beautiful and I love this city. I walk in the park, go
the friends I made at Navitas to enjoy Sydney’s nightlife and shopping, go to the beachand I study a lot too.
during the day I like to go to the beaches who there are here How is your life in Australia? It’s very nice Sydney is one amazing
How is your life in Australia? My life here is a little busy city, there is everything I wish, I’m feeling more secure and free here
during the week due to the course and my job, but I can not than in my city.
complain, these days have been a great experience for my life. Talk a bit about your background. I come from a big poor family in
Talk a bit about your background. I am a computer Brazil because this my parents didn’t have money for a good school for
engineer, until I came to Australia I was working as a software their children. I always liked to study and read and then when I began
developer and project manager in Brazil. work I used my money to pay for University and get a good job in Brazil.
What do you expect for the future? I expect to come back to What you expect for the future? I expect to be an example for my
Brazil speaking a good English to find a good job in a family and for all the people because if you have a dream you must
multinational company where I will use the English I learned believe you an reach it.
here everyday.
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6. Bondi Beach
Manly Beach
How do I get there?
Take the ferry 30min in Circular quay and walk down I’m going to Bondi Beach so by train to Bondi
the corso about 10min you can get there. Junction and then by bus to Bondi beach.
Manly Beach is smaller than Bondi Beach but you What can I do there?
can enjoy it more than Bondi Beach you can swim I can swim, eat BBQ, surf ,meet pretty girls with
surf and then there are also nice seafood restaurants hourglass figures and manly guys.
and an aquarium and you can see special little wild Recommendations
penguins.But these penguins are endangered so you Free BBQ(warning! You must buy meat, beef, some
have to be careful food) playing in the waves , looking for pretty girls.
Tip! On Sunday there is a market at the primary
school.
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7. BBQ on the Boat
23rd February Manly Snorkelling Tour
Eat, drink, swim & dance on a boat. 4 hours 15th February
cruising around the harbor. Few stops for swim,
jumping from the boat… Just Navitas The best way to see Manly
students, All three campuses – limited Meet your local snorkel guide at the world
places(45)!!! Last trip for this summer. famous Shelly Beach only minutes from one
Great experience, awesome views. of Sydney’s most famous beaches – Manly.
Soft drinks and food included. Check FB for Your guide will give you a great idea of
pictures from last one. Book by 16/2/2012 what native marine life to keep your eye
$47.00 out for as well as talk to you about native
wildlife, Australian environment, heritage
and culture of Sydney. Then cool off by
Canberra overnight tour snorkelling in the calm, clear waters. See
25th February Australia’s diverse marine wildlife in their
This overnight tour is exciting experience and natural environment in the sea grass
includes everything interesting you should see meadows and rocky reefs of protected
in the capital City. Cabbage Tree Bay at Aquatic Reserve.
Parliament House, War Museum, Australian
National Museum, Mt. Ainslie, National Art ONLY $25
Gallery. Book by 16/2/2012
$190

8. What’s your favourite
sport? Ryo- Japan
Rafaela- Brazil
Pro wrestling, and
I like watching
James-Korea Mexican wrestling. soccer because
Alexandre- Brazil My favourite sport My favourite it’s famous in
I love tennis my is soccer because
favourite player wrestler is Brazil, my team
around the world
is Roger Federer Mysterio is Cruzeiros
it’s very popular
Mark- Brazil I like and it’s very
football and Miduelys- Cynthia- China
exciting
rugby Peter- Australia My
Venezuela My favourite sport is
My favourite swimming because it’s
Cano- Taiwan favourite sport is
sport is football I
My favourite rugby because it’s fun
like to watch the good exercise and it’s
sport is baseball to play and when I
because in boys running good to change your
was a child I grew up
Taiwan it’s very around on the body
with rugby.
popular field.
Wei-Taiwan
My favourite sport
is baseball I love Mai- Vietnam
the Taiwanese Yu- Japan Katrina- England I like badminton
national team
Boxing My favourite sport is because this
Jay- Korea because I swimming because sports helps me
My favourite is watching
enjoy danger in Australia I can to be healthy.
football
I like it because I love Agguero swim outside and
in Manchester City but I can’t it’s very relaxing
play soccer I just watch it on TV
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