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  • Kimberly Kolozy 9:22 pm on January 31, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    I found Tom’s story of determining his career path in Chapter three very inspiring. Deciding which path to take was challenging for him, as it is for most of us. Realizing what makes you tick and what you are passionate about will help make the right choices to ensure happiness. I have been comparing Tom’s story (in my head) to the concept of what I wrote as my “what do I live for” paragraph in our first draft. Tom identified his passions: reading, writing, and being in leadership roles. Although he had to get through a couple of positions in the beginning – business and insurance, he realized that if was going to wake up and commit to the same position each day, it should be something he truly cared about. This in turn led him back to school and the many struggles with it. He was determined to teach college English and after earning a master’s degree, began working for three colleges doing what he loved. My story is similar, but also different in many ways. Although I do not share the same passions, I started out in business – go where the money is. Unlike Tom, I haven’t found what I want to commit my life to in the workforce. I have started my journey back in school, while working fulltime, to hopefully figure that out. The real takeaway for me, was really knowing who you are and what you care about to not only proudly commit yourself, but who you impact in the position you are in.

     
  • Prof McGuire 5:23 pm on January 31, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    Print, Fill-out/Sign, and Drop-off this Form ASAP

    Hi, all. As you all know, at some point or another in the course of this semester, you will be taking a service-learning “field trip” for this class. To participate in this, the college requires that you complete and sign a liability waiver. It’s a simple form used on campus that is required for all students participating in field trips, but it’s really important that the college has these on file BEFORE the trip occurs. If you can please print, fill-out/sign, and drop the form off to my mailbox on campus in D108, it would really help. This one form should cover you for any and all excursions we take this semester. If you can’t print it, you can come by my office to pickup a copy. Let me know. Thanks so much. Click the link below to open the document for printing. (It’s a PDF file.) Thanks again.

    Click here → Student Field Trip Form

     
    • Maureen Rich 7:54 pm on February 4, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Prof McGuire, I tried making it to your office yesterday to drop off the form, but I didn’t make it in time. So, I tried today and the building was closed/locked. The earliest I can get it to you is Monday around 3:30 or if you need it earlier, I can fax it. Let me know. Thanks!

      • Prof McGuire 8:07 pm on February 4, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        Sorry you made a trip and found the building closed. Monday at 3:30 will be fine. I just need to get it over to the Dean’s office before I leave campus Monday. It’s got to be there before the Tuesday outing. Thanks.

  • Sujoud Jumah 4:05 pm on January 31, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

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  • Joan Garrity 5:58 am on January 31, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    In all my years of school, and especially in grammar school where we were rewarded for things such as good grades and working together, with things like pizza parties and fun time out gatherings, i never felt it was a bad thing. After reading “why money won’t cut it and why Extra Credit Makes you stupid” i now understand what the Author is stating. Thinking back, i do realize that if we knew we were going to get a pizza party or some fun class party, we would do what we were supposed to do even if it was careless and lax. Or even messy or just thrown together, all we cared about was the reward. I guess it is not such a great thing to look forward to a reward, Or to do something just to get the reward in return. However, i don’t think a Teacher offering Extra Credit is at all stupid. For me it is a great thing, i do the work and then i can do some more for extra credits i may very well need. But, for some they may see it as a way of making up for being lazy during all the hard work, and a way to make up for that. I really enjoyed this piece on this topic. It was very enlightening.

     
  • Sujoud Jumah 10:06 pm on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    How do you change your pic thingy? mine is ugly and sad and I’m not sad LOL

     
  • Sujoud Jumah 9:56 pm on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    I just want to say this teacher is one of the nicest teachers I’ve ever met! I am honestly glad I took this class. Thank you so much prof McGuire for the help today! I was so lost. :-)

     
    • Maureen Rich 11:28 pm on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      See Prof McGuire…we need that like button added to our posts! LOL I agree Sujoud!

  • Courtney Watkins 9:53 pm on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    The first story was very interesting to me. I found it a bit challenging because I didn’t really understand the concept of the story the first time I read it. The story was about a man who had been feeling and weird and having anxiety and he had been at unease. Those feelings were not normal to the man considering that he had only been feeling this way for about a year. Days had been normal but to the man they weren’t. The man picked up a newspaer one day and saw a picture of a soldiers body. The picture seemed unusual to him, therefore he began to observe it. What I thought was strange was how the man felt violated about the picture of the dead soldier because the death didn’t happen in his own country. I didn’t really understand the logic of this story, therefore, I do not know how it applys to the work we will do this semester. The only possible assumption I can come up with is that this story is to show that we wil have to think outside the box in some situations.

     
  • Courtney Watkins 8:42 pm on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    After doing research on the two terms activism and service, I discovered that there is a difference between the two. The definition term of activism means the doctrine or practice of vigorous actio or involvement as a means of achieving political or other goals, sometimes by demonstration, protests, ect. Activism is a theory that the relationships between the mind and the obects of perception depends upon the action of the mind. The term service is the act of helpful activity, help, and to do someone a service. Service means tobe at use forsomething or someone. When I think of service I think of the act of working. When you work you are at service for the person you work for and the people you are providing our services to. I don’t really know how to explain it in my own words. The definition seems to have a to do with the action of the mind. So maybe this means that one does work or learns by being active with their mind. Judging by the defiitions, it seems that I will be doing more of activism during this course. I know we have service opportunites offered for us to participate in but that doesn’t seem to be what the course will revolve around. Service seems to be a way of active learning while activism seems to be a way of passive learning.

     
  • Linda Seguin 8:38 pm on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    I was fortunate enough to be a stay at home mom for 14 years and I found myself often being the parent asked to help run the many activities that my three sons were affiliated with. It started with Religious Education and being a catacist for 6 years was so insightful and genuinely a blessed time . I also was asked to be a cub scout leader which again I greatfully did for 6 years. We did so much in terms of community service and outreach with the highlights being cooking for the homeless in a food kitchen, doing food drives for local food pantrys , providing yard clean up for the elderly and visiting seniors in nursing homes. Of course we did alot of camping and overall had a blast. I have also ran many school programs with one that focused on bringing the community and the school children toghether in unique ways,opening the world and all the wonderful professions/jobs that a child can dream of doing when they grow up. All the time and effort that I extended was usually done as a labor of love. I made some lasting frienships and hoped to set a good example to my children on always doing your best and taking the time to help others. Now my life is more constrained with working at the hospital and going to school while still trying to do my best taking care of my family and elderly parents ( who do not drive). But I still feel the drive to always give it my best effort no matter what I am doing Opening the world and all the wonderful professions/jobs that a child can dream of doing when they grow up. All the time and effort that I extended was usually done as a lobor of love. It has been my experience that activism/making an idea or a dream into reality is the precurser to volunteerism/ reality/dream in action necessary to be completed in order to change any situation to a positive outcome. It is very difficult to be only and activist without following through to the necessary work or service. Staying optimistic and creatively overcoming obstacles (with alot of organizational skills) is key in making a positive impact for your cause.

     
  • Linda Seguin 8:00 pm on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    The third chapter in WWR offered some amazing life lessons that can be applied to adjust attitutes and intrinsic thinking overall. Thomas Dow, the main contributing author of this section does narrate his life quite a bit in this chapter but his focal points again go back to the G.A.S acronym as read in earlier readings. It was our own Professor McGuire’s insert that takes the cake. His elaboration of Daniel Pink’s interpretraion of human motivation ( credible researched), will help those starting out in college and those not sure of their path yet. Working in health care every associate must work well with other departments in order to have a fully functioning system To ensure we are delivering the best care to our patients. Each department has unique challenges and obstacles depending on a multitude of factors that change on a dime. No associates task is simple or routine, we rely heavily on each other but must each be flexible ,creative ,autonomous and competent in delivering the care needed. Todays employers do according to Pink, “require peripheral thinking, not pinpoint focus. The creative solutions are most often the ones that are not right in front of our noses, and this is why extrinsic rewards that focus us so intensely fail.” I enjoyed the video footage on the Professors Blog that reinforced what three points that Pink states are the factors (according to research) that lead to better performance and increases in personal satisfaction:. This include autonomy or self direction ( being organized and having priorities is the key), mastery or internal drive to be the best , and purpose ( doing something you GAS about). Going to work is then not about the paycheck but about the rewards we get from accomplishing our work to the best of our ability.

    Dow, Thomas. ” How I Took on Beatrice and Won.” Why White Rice? Thinking Through Writing. Kendall Hunt: Dubuque,IA, 2010.61-75. Print.
     
  • Mary Zayed 11:33 am on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    i know this is all random but I recently signed up to do community service to help the Feed My Starving Children on the 7th of Feburary. I am trying to get all my friends to attend it with me. im very excited to see how this goes! :)

     
    • Prof McGuire 5:15 pm on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      That’s great. Bring as many people as you can. If possible, indicate how many are coming by registering them through the FMSC site, the way you registered. This will help them plan for our arrival. Thanks.

  • Mary Zayed 8:49 am on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    I never used to think working for money, or working harder in school to recieve better grades was a bad tatic. I used to believe it was considered motivation. That when you work your hardest, you get rewarded with the best. I never considered it to be a “carrot and stick” approach. After reading “Why Money Won’t Cut it and Why Extra Credit Makes You Stupid,” it had changed my perception on the topic. Come to think of it, sometimes people set the bar too high, and it may discourage other people and prevent them from doing their best. Self motivation is the only thing that could help us strive to do our best, and our reward should be knowing that we accomplished something to the best of our abilities. “Create autonomy, a pursuit of mastery, and a sense of purpose in everything you do” should bring the best out of you.

    Pink, Daniel. “Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us.” RSA:
     
    • Joan Garrity 6:05 am on January 31, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      I totally agree, i never thought that receiving a reward was a bad thing either. I read this piece and it enlightened my thoughts on that. I realized that somewhat there was truth to this. That maybe offering rewards is not always good. Maybe that is just going to make the person/student / employee,. do a sloppy job just to “get it done” and then recieve the reward, Or they will forget about the purpose of the task at hand and only think of reeping the rewards.

    • Linda Seguin 8:04 pm on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      The hard work is worth it and makes for a happy and fullfilling life. Looking inside yourself as to what you really care about is the key.

      • Kimberly Kolozy 10:08 pm on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

        I agree that the best motivator in life if yourself. Without self-motivation there is no purpose, but with it allows us to showcase our true strengths and receive a sense of satisfaction which make contributes meaning to our lives.

  • Thomas Nemec 1:36 am on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    Service is doing something to help someone, or something without putting too much effort into it, in my opinion. Activism, is making something well known, and being ready to act upon it, or start acting to make a change. Personally, I can see myself doing either or, if not both at once. Acting, and Servicing. Whatever the challenge may be, I always look forward to it, and I try to stay optimistic about the task at hand.

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    • Iwona Ligeska 11:03 pm on February 1, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Activism means expressing aloud what needs to be done to get better.People get together to show their ideas and plans so the polititians or other leaders could see what needs to be done. Service means assisting someone, helping out , doing something for a good cause and not expecting a monetary reward.

    • Joan Garrity 6:07 am on January 31, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Service is more like doing something for someone and not expecting anything in return. Activism is getting the word out there, being heard, maybe doing somethind for someone or something that maybe cannot do for themselves, such as animal activists, they speak out for the animals.

    • Linda Seguin 8:09 pm on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      More often then not activism ( the verbal,emotional work) is the precurser to volunteerism( physical work necessary to be completed in order to change any situation to a positive) , staying optimistic and overcoming obstacles is key in making a positive impact for your cause.

  • Prof McGuire 1:08 am on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    Lesson 3 materials are now available…

    Lesson 3 materials are now available over on the Lessons Blog. Check them out.

     
  • Natalie Nalepa 12:48 am on January 30, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    What’s the difference between service and activism? I really do not know for sure, but activism seems like a lot stronger of a word. Maybe activism is caring for/concern/doing something for a cause you believe in, and service is doing something that you’re supposed to do/should do? Service seems like more of a job term. A waitress serves you food. A police officer serves his community. Activism brings to mind some sort of protest or demonstration.

    I really enjoyed the Dave Egger’s stories. The first one, I liked the writing, but fail to understand the symbolic meaning. However, the man described in the story reminded me of myself, always in a panic, can never relax, always tense and uneasy about something, not sure what though.

    I liked “Your Mother And I” best out of anything I had read in this course so far. I have never read anything quite like that before. It was random and engaging. It doesn’t make complete sense to me, but that’s okay because it doesn’t have to. At least it was not dull and boring. I do, however, kind of enjoy billboards. What I liked most about this story was all the love and sex mentioned, and I like it how the author said, “fuck” in the story. I’m pretty sure this author works for Al Gore, but still, he is a great writer, and I am very glad that I got to enjoy that story. Now I have all sorts of brilliant ideas flowing through my head.

     
  • Maureen Rich 11:51 pm on January 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    Service is assisting people and activism is engaging more to bring change to the world. I chose to participate in the first service opportunity, “Feed My Starving Children”. I feel it will be a form of both, sevice and activism. We will be feeding starving children and saving lives. Just reading the statistics on the web site was quite touching. To know that I can help or offer my service to feed children, will bring change to the world. I feel there are a variety of ways we can offer our service on different issues. I also feel the stories by Dave Eggers and the tip to not be a procrastinator tie into all of this as well. We shouldn’t just sit around and do nothing. The world around us needs our service, each and every one of us. So we need to stop procrastinating and offer our services and become more active in our society.

     
  • Kelly Creed 11:46 pm on January 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    I enjoy how Professor McGuire is pushing us outside our comfort zone, or at least mine, and having us participate in a service opportunity. As a lot of us stated that our lives are so busy we do not have time to extra service projects on a daily, weekly, or even monthly basis. I am eager to take part in an organization that will help feed children that are in need. In L2.3, the topics of service vs. activism are questioned. I believe that the work I will be doing at Feed My Starving Children will be service. However, I believe the organization of Feed My Starving Children is an organization of service and activism. They have found a cause, providing food for starving children throughout the world, and they are trying to make a change. It is unfortunate that circumstances like these are going on all over the world, but to know that people are putting effort into changing the unfortunate situation is comforting. We will be providing the service of filling the boxes of food to be shipped to these children around the world. I am eager to begin this service and hope that one day I will be able to make time to participate on a regular basis in a service, like this, that holds meaning to my heart.

     
    • Maureen Rich 11:54 pm on January 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Very well said Kelly. I really like the fact that we are being pushed out of our comfort zone as well. We can all make a difference no matter how big or small. Prof McGuire, can you add a “like” button to our posts? LOL

  • Maureen Rich 11:19 pm on January 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    After reading both of the stories by Dave Eggers I was touched. I did feel more feelings through the first one about the soldier. It was very descripitve, which brought out the emotions reading it. I could relate how the man reading the article was feeling and thinking. I think the meaning behind it was everyone suffers, all around us, we just don’t always make it a point to realize it. Here one of our soldiers, fighting for our country was killed and mistreated and not even around any of his loved ones while he was dying, as we sit at home and are able to enjoy looking out the window or talking to a friend at our on leisure. I did get a little lost at first in the second one “Your Mother and I” but was able to figure it out. This writing was a little humerous at times. I think both of the writings were very descriptive so when reading it you can picture yourself in that scenerio. It is impossible for just one or two people to save the world. It takes a little bit of help from everyone. As we proceed in this course, I feel that these stories relate to what we will be doing for our service. Any help, no matter how little it may be, can make a difference.

    Eggers, Dave “Your mother and I” & — Eggers, Dave What It Means When a Crowd in a Faraway Nation Takes a Soldier Representing Your Own Nation, Shoots Him, Drags Him From His Vehicle, and Then Mutilates Him in the Dust”
     
  • Mayra Pulido 10:37 pm on January 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    Chapter 5 was very informative about researching. One thing that confused me in the beginning was Pg. 108 about the two guys named Albert Michelson and Edward Morley and at the end of that paragraph it had “(Perkowitz, 2010)”. Does this mean that that is where he got that information? Or did Perkowitz said this, which means there should have beed quotation marks or am I wrong? I found it kind of funny but it is true how we get information form people we know, friends, family,etc. Which brings me to Section 5.7 and 5.8. It was surprising seeing how much information can be not precisely right from Google and Wikipedia, but then again it brings me back to how we get our information, (Section 5.1) from people we know. People (who know how to work the internet) can put up any information. and wether its wrong we got the information form people. I think that ever since internet became “popular” or computers started getting easier to afford for some people, they might have found it very interesting browsing all these websites with information that we all forgot what a library is. Or how to really research things when writing about it. Im relating this to my experiences. It may not be true to most people. Like I had mention on my first reading on Chapter 1. Im not a very big fan on reading, its hard for me to concentrate, Chapter 5 was interesting to me in the beginning but I skimmed through the rest. Or some parts that were just not catching my attention. Maybe that also happened with the internet, its more interesting reading something thought the internet than a book.

    Swanson, Troy. “Dry Your Hair and Don’t Lick the Frozen Flag Pole Researching and Information Literacy”. Why White Rice? Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. 2010.
     
  • Kenyatta Greer 6:46 pm on January 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    Like many of my classmates, I struggled to get through all of chapter 5. It was not because it lacked substance, it was just a different writing style compared to the first chapter. One point that I agreed with, was to be aware of the many sources that can be used in writing. I love to research, but I am suffering from information overload. With so many opportunities to display information it is hard to find authenticity. I am not against blogs, articles, or any other source but the quality is starting to lack. In addition, the chapter discussed Google and Wikipedia which made me immediately laugh. While I use Yahoo more than Google, I know how it is to go to Yahoo as the first step in the research process. I have heard countless times about the inaccuracies of Wikipedia, and I agree, but I still use it from time to time. This is why I laughed when I read professor DeVillez’s story about how he used Wikipedia as a source to confirm something that he already knew, but had forgotten. I was just in the same situation at a family gathering over the holidays. We were listening to music when a song came on that we all knew. Everyone knew the song and the artist, but we could not figure out the CD the song was on. So what did I do, check Wikipedia and within ten minutes we had our answer.

    Swanson, Troy. “Dry Your Hair and Don’t Lick the Frozen Flag Pole Researching and Information Literacy”. Why White Rice? Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. 2010. 101-132. Print.
     
  • Andrew Brittain 5:48 pm on January 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    Hey guys. Just wanted to make an apology for use of harsh language and “tone” of my previous post. If anyone is offended by my abbreviations of vulgarity or sentiments of frustration I was experiencing a the time Im really sorry. Just some confusion and fear of letting my grade slip away go the best of me. I’m taking measures to insure that I’m on the right path within this course and will hopefully be back on track by Tuesday night. Thanks for understanding.

     
    • Prof McGuire 6:36 pm on January 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi, Andrew. Thanks for saying this. Sometimes it’s easy to get frustrated in an online class. We’ll all work together to get through it. Hang in there, and we’ll talk soon.

  • Alex Jellema 3:19 pm on January 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    Service is the act of actually helping someone while activism is making a certain situation known to bring about change.

    I expect my work to be more along the lines of service, like working at the Greater Chicago Food Depository, or something along those lines. I feel like I’m helping someone more if I’m actually doing so work for others.

     
  • Iwona Ligeska 3:05 pm on January 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    What about the Dave Eggers’ stories? Well, I understand the anxiety of the man who learned about the soldier who died in another country. I guess it was a very powerful picture because the person who looked at the picture “froze” for the entire day. No one wants to see and experience the death of a soldier and to find out that his body was mistreated. This men felt like something needs to be done¸ because he was sitting in a comfort of his home, while others are risking their lives. There were other sad cases of death but they happened in the country, therefore poor men did not think about them. Sometimes we feel that new laws has to be made but we are afraid to stand for them. We take a step back and wait. Maybe somebody else will take care of it. When I read the other story “Your mother and I “ I realized how much is left for us to do to protect our environment and society. Our leaders are on the mission to protect the environment and “Go Green” but manufacturers still print more papers, boxes, containers and produce so much waste. Why recyclable items and organic clothes are so expensive? How can we protect the earth and produce less.? The stories are related because it show us how much each person is capable of doing. If we believe that something needs to be done, we need to find a desire and go for it. It will benefit not only us but our future generation and our children.

     
  • Alex Jellema 1:03 pm on January 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    After taking the pop quiz and looking at the sites it is very clear than one needs to be careful when using Google search. When searching for results, as everyone saw, if you search for “aids facts women”, the top result is the website that contains the false information. The site with correct, reliable information, on the other hand, doesn’t even come up on the first page. This is because of the word “facts”. If you remove that word, the CDC’s page will be in the first page. The way Google works is to search the page for the closest match to what you searched. The CDC’s page does not contain the word “facts”, so it doesn’t come up. If you want reliable information, you can search Google with “site:.gov __________” and it will only search for sites that end in “.gov”. This can be used for any domain, so .edu would also work, as would .com, .net and so on.

     
  • Andrew Brittain 7:46 pm on January 28, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    people are TALKIN ABOUT GOOGLE AND QUIZES AND GRAVITY. WTF IS GOING ON? DID I MISS A MONTH?

     
    • Iwona Ligeska 1:13 pm on January 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hello, what projects do we need to do by tomorrow? Where can I find it? please advise

    • Prof McGuire 11:23 am on January 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Andrew, take a breath (and curb the language please). If you need help, I’d be happy to lend a hand. Just contact me with specific questions, or we can meet in person to go over things.

      Thank you, Eric and Maureen, for helping out your classmate. It takes a team effort in this class. As always, I appreciate it.

    • Eric Wisch 10:01 pm on January 28, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      I assume you haven’t jumped over to the syllabus yet. If you have any specific questions Prof. will definitely answer them for you. Just email him. You can also post in where you did before, but maybe a little more nonchalant and professional. This is still a class, and everyone knows what “wtf” means..

    • Maureen Rich 8:03 pm on January 28, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Hi Andrew, If you look over to the right of this screen, scroll down and you will see a heading “Some Essential Stuff”, click on “The Course Lessons”. Prof McGuire posts some articles we need to read and respond to. Here you will find the articles that everyone is talking about. Also under the section “Some Essential Stuff” there are other topics listed that may help you breath a little!! Once you get the hang of it, it is not that bad. Hang in there!

  • Andrew Brittain 7:44 pm on January 28, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    is there anyone else ready to smash their computers? Im REALLY confused. where when how and what is going on? no more on line classes for me:( i need to be physically and in person SHOWN, not told what to do. i think i made a mistake trying this online class stuff

     
    • Prof McGuire 11:20 am on January 29, 2012 Permalink | Log in to Reply

      Andrew, perhaps we should schedule a meeting one-on-one to address the questions and concerns you are having. Call me or contact me via e-mail to schedule an appointment. Thanks.

  • Patrycja Gola 5:05 pm on January 28, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    This gravatar site is giving me a hard time, it won’t even allow for me to log in using my current username I don’t know what’s going on but it’s frustrating. I guess I’m stuck with this weird looking one grrr.

     
  • Natalie Nalepa 2:15 pm on January 28, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    This quiz about finding information on Google really proves that you have to know how to identify credible and non-credible sources, and not just think you can site anything that is on Google. I definitely thought at first impression that site #1 was the credible one, and site #2 was not. A major part of this reason is because site #1 is a “.gov” site, and I think all “.gov” sites are reliable, if they are from the United States, right? When I clicked on the link the site #2, I knew just from reading the first two statements that the information was false, but this is only because I had a class last semster where we had read a whole chapter regarding woman and HIV/AIDS. But if I had not taken that class last semester, I would have had to have done some research to make ensure if site #2 is a credible source of information or not.
    From this section, I really enjoyed reading the article about procrastination. I find myself doing a lot of things that were mentioned that procrastinators do, without even realizing it. I especially like the idea of the “unschedule.” If I did that, I would probably realize that I have a lot more time to get things done than I think I do. I only have one other class, and a completely random work schedule, but the schedule for the other class is set, and my work schedule is not. However, I always have a copy of my work schedule available three weeks in advance, so I would have no problem making an “unschedule.”
    I hate putting a big paper off to the last minute, but I have done so before. There is usually no excuse for it. I find that the earlier I write the paper, the more time I have to think about what I have written and if I am really ready to submit it or not, and I end up getting a better grade than if I had written the paper the day before it was due.

     
  • Patrick Elliott 1:41 pm on January 28, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment  

    Chapter five focuses on researching. The section of chapter five that I found most interesting was 5.7. I found this section to be the most intriguing because of how often my friends and I use Google to find out what we need to, as opposed to just trying to think of the answer first. On countless occasions, I’ve been out with my friends and two of us have disagreed on one thing or another. The only way to accurately prove to the other person about their ignorance on a certain topic is to pull up the answer on a smart phone so that you can show your friend the error of his or her ways (and to brag about your all-encompassing knowledge.) How did we ever manage to solve arguments before we had the internet on our phones? Wrestle like cavemen I guess. In Michael McGuire’s in depth look, Googling Is Not the Same as Thinking, he urges students to open a book if they’re looking to solve a challenge regarding course projects. He also implores the masses to open a window in order to find out about the weather instead of checking their weater.com app. Now students can go to the library and read the reserved readings in order to get a better understanding. But, it would probably just be a lot easier to Google it. I can open a window to check out the weather, but my Doppler radar on my phone will give me advanced information on the weather changes every hour. I can’t remember how to cite this anyways. Ohh well, let’s see what Google has to offer.

    — Swanson, Troy. “Dry Your Hair and Don’t Lick the Frozen Flag Pole Researching and Information Literacy”. Why White Rice? Kendall Hunt Publishing Company. 2010. 101-132. Print.
     
  • Kimberly Kolozy 11:33 pm on January 27, 2012 Permalink | Log in to leave a Comment
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    Before taking the quiz I carefully reviewed the information provided to determine how to pinpoint a reliable source versus a non-reliable one. Upon reviewing the 2nd example and completing the search on Google, I must say I am shocked at the results! There is so much information at your fingertips, but I can see where identifying a credible source is an absolute necessity. You hear the phrase, “Google it” fairly often nowadays, but this exercise goes to show that you can’t believe everything you read!

     
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