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Module 7: Keys to Motivation For Online Learning Blog Post

This module was a good one to wrap up the course. There really were a few things in there that I found profound. The graphic in one of the slides the most so. This graphic showed how most people thin motivation works which is the three steps of inspiration to motivation to action. Really how it goes, and how the graphic showed is action to inspiration to motivation. I have never really thought of it that way, but looking back at the tasks and things in my life where I have been the most driven and successful, it has gone in that order. I think that that is such a great thing to be able to identify that because it shows that in order to be driven in anything we have in life, we must trigger it by first acting and not waiting for some magical bout of inspiration to motivate us to achieve our goals. A lot of the rest of the module just pointed out a lot of tools, meaning online tools and resources. to assist us in taking that first step. I think that I am going to save a lot of the slides from this module for further use because a lot of the tips and resources really spoke to me and I think that they will really help me out in the future in order to be successful. I think that fellow students and even people in the professional world would benefit from understanding what I stated previously about how taking the first step towards your goals is so important. I want to thank Professor Caldwell for teaching a great course. I really do believe that a lot of what I learned in this class will benefit me in the future and I am going to try to apply a lotĀ  of the things from this class in the future. Good luck to everyone in the future.

Module 6: Searching and Researching Blog Post

This weeks module was probably one that will be helpful for me in the future. That said, compared to the other modules, it is strictly an academic and workplace module and not one that will necessarily help with everyday life in my opinion. Still, its important information. There are so many bad sources out there that people read and base their knowledge and opinions off of. Actually, this module is important for everyday life. While finding out if a source is credible is important for research papers and the like, it is also important to consider these thing when forming our worldviews. Reading about politics and world events, there is so much bias and bad reporting out there, and having the skills to determine the credibility and reliability of a source will help individuals shape their worldviews with more accurate information. I think the best thing that this module has taught me is to not only research a topic by looking at sources, but to research the authors of that topic and see if they have credentials to even be writing about the topic. Is the source up to date? Is there reasonable evidence that shows the author may benefit from giving out biased or skewed information? Using reliable resources is very important for writing research papers and things of that sort in the workplace, so I would encourage students and professionals to go in depth in researching your source. On top of that, everyone should constantly be doing this when they look at any sort of writing so that they don’t look silly using inaccurate information.

Web-Enhanced Listening and Viewing Strategies Blog Post (Module 5)

This weeks module was one that thus far, in my opinion, probably had the best information as far as things that can benefit a student’s academic performance. It had a ton of material that talks about actively listening and it had tips on how to process and retain information. I think the thing that will benefit me the most from this weeks module was theĀ  Cornell Method of note-taking, supplemented by the video from Indiana University on how to be a good note taker. Oftentimes in my academic career, I have sat there and expected to absorb the information being presented to me in lectures by just hearing it. Forget actively listening and taking solid notes. When I did take notes, they would be an unorganized heap of information. The Indiana University video showed ways to make sure you are actively listening and how to take good notes. One of the ways to take good notes being the Cornell Method. I like this method because it requires you to go back to the material and think about it and interact with it when you add stuff to the left column. I tried using this method during the exercise and it is something that I think I will use in the future. I would say to other students and professionals that you should try to analyze how you are listening and collecting information. Make sure that you are actively listening and taking organized, coherent notes in a way that is possible to do consistently.

Web-Enhanced Reading and Study Strategies Blog Post

This weeks module showed a lot of great tools to make for more efficient and effective studying and learning. There are so many tools out there that we have the benefit to use that people in the past did not. I think that the most useful thing I learned in this module was about study stack. I enjoy games that help me learn and having a flashcard set already made for pretty much any topic is great. https://www.studystack.com/flashcard-315169. I have used Purdue OWL many times in my academic career and it is extremely helpful. Anything you would want to know about formatting a paper is included on that site. As previously stated, I am definitely going to start using study stack in the future when I have an exam coming up. Check that, I’m going to start using that site in conjunction with the materials I am currently learning so that I can be on top of things. Some advice I would give to students or working professionals is just to learn about the resources that you have at hand to help you grow as a student or employee and/or make your tasks easier. There is so much stuff on the web that can help you that a lot of people are unaware of and knowing the resoures you have at your disposal can be a huge advantage.

EP EPSY 1159: Module 2 Blog Post

Hi everyone, this week’s module taught some pretty cool stuff about how to maintain a solid digital reputation and also how to create some cool things on the internet (like a blog, for instance). I don’t think that many people understand how important having a good reputation online is in today’s world. That reputation can make or break stuff when an employer is looking at potential job candidates. I think that current college-age students were born at a weird time in that we had all these social media platforms integrated into every aspect of our lives, but it’s so new that being taught proper online etiquette was looked over in our education. I think social media etiquette classes and things like that will be commonplace for in grade school in the near future because it is so vitally important. I liked how the module pointed out the differences that need to be taken into account when communicating online. The biggest one for me was how with online communication, there are no nonverbal cues. This is obvious on the surface, but I often forget it. I’m a very sarcastic, light-hearted person, generally speaking, however, I have run into situations where sarcastic things I’ve said online have come off as brash, or offensive when it was never meant to be that way. Understanding that I don’t have Non-verbal cues to fall back on in online communication could keep me out of trouble in the future.