Monday, September 14, 2009
BLOG 2
The past few weeks we've talked about things such as front-end analysis and emotional intelligence. We also decided which training design project we'd be doing and I chose the Heritage training once again. I'll be doing my workshop on Google Tools. For front-end analysis we had to pair up and each write about a different front-end analysis tool in the discussion board. I had Technology. We also had to do a 106 question survey on emotional intelligence and then respond about it on the discussion board. Basically it said my emotional intelligence was below average and I wasn't happy with the results. As I said on the discussion board I'm very comfortable controlling my own moods and motivating myself to overcome obstacles. We also had to talk about the affective domain and tell whether it was important for learning. I feel it's very important for learning. Since the affective domain deals with things such as motivation, attitudes, perceptions, and values it can greatly enhance or inhibit learning. I think it could be a smart idea for teachers to focus on the affective domain when planning courses. That's about it for this week.
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Brendon,
ReplyDeleteI can understand you being upset about the test results. There are not to many things I can think of where I want to be considered below average. I think the test could be a little shorter and use a bit more research into its actual validity. My main problem is that Emotional Intelligence is not a widely recognized concept to the general public from which I see. Placing it on your resume probably won't impress the average hiring manager.
Google Tools sounds like interesting concept that I know I could have fun with. I remember when I went to the Heritage for 444; I had a resident ask me about word processors. He asked me why Microsoft Office was so expensive to which I joked because it’s Microsoft. A free alternate to Word should make grabbing their attention pretty easy. Photos and Google Calendar should be a big hit as well. All this being web based should make it easier for the older computers in the lab if they have not upgraded since our last visit. I have to admit I’m kind of jealous but I’m sure Volgistics can be just as fun.