A Good Opportunity

frantic to finish, and was not trusting in their responses. During the mid-assessment, this student did take advantage of getting a drink once, and conferenced with me during the period, to ease some of their anxiety. By giving this student the opportunity to say their questions aloud, and be reassured that they were not going to fail, this student was able to get back on track and continue…

In college athletics, the exploitation of athletes is a common occurrence among larger division 1 athletic schools, specifically in basketball and football. In many cases the college is the main source of exploitation, but do the athletes take advantage of cases such as this? Some believe that college athletes deserve some form of compensation in return for their exposure for their colleges financial successes whether in the form of jersey sales, luring spectator’s into the stands or whatever…

than any other class that I have taken in the exercise science curriculum. The entire class was a lab class itself. The lecture was very minimum, and most of the time spent was conducting tests and collecting data. This class provided me with the opportunity to implement everything that I have learned in other classes by putting it all in a practical sense. I am a hands-on learner, so I was able to easily grasp onto the topics and apply my knowledge. Even though there was not that many topics…

spent living in Alaska with her family. While I am usually unable to be present at the interviews due to conflicting work and class schedules, I have had the opportunity to listen to the voice-recorded interviews as I am transcribing them. While I am facilitating most of the project from behind the scenes, Pat and I have discussed the opportunity for me to perform an interview on my own so that I can gain the same communication experiences that these two students are. Looking back, I am thankful…

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and praises in my recording would be authentic and real time. There is not only audio, but video as well. My students would be able to see exactly what I see on my screen while I am going over their assignment and grading it. This gives them the opportunity to see what different areas of the assignment that I point out in order for them to see their mistakes and correct them in the future. The affordances continue with the idea that this kind of grading and feedback can take place anywhere at…

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What motivates you in a job? New challenges and the opportunity to learn new skills motivates me in a job. I believe it is important to do new tasks and put in practice new skills from time to time since it prepares me to succeed in my position. I have always learned new things from the jobs I have…

Liane’s story in terms of bio-psycho-social development over the years is rather complex. Biological development focuses on an adolescent’s puberty and the correlated physical changes. “All of Liane’s hair fell out in seventh grade” (Franzini , 2007). Due to stress Liane developed an incurable autoimmune disease, which caused her hair to fall out. She was stressing over boys, “girlie stuff” (Franzini , 2007). Which most girls do so during this time in their life, but Liane faced an abnormal…

J-Term is a three week process of hands on, career exploration, and internships during the month of January that take place at Lyndon Institute. For J-Term you pick three to four classes that interest you, while some students continue with their advanced placement classes. In some opinions this period of time is a waste but in others they enjoyed it very much. In my own thoughts, I think J-Term has a purpose to teach us that it’s not just about cramming for the A and is more to improve your…