Week of October 15-21

Hello Folks!

Here is what is listed on the Participation Page from D2L for this week.  The schedule for the entire semester, and the discussion questions for the entire semester are listed on the Schedule and Participation Pages, respectively.  In case you do not want to wait for the "Monday Post", you are more than welcome to get started by looking at those two pages on D2L.

Due this week:
*Read Chapter 7 - Managing Stress
*Read Chapter 8 - Managing Anger
*Participate in the discussion (see questions below)

PLEASE NOTE: 
*Supplemental Materials: Please note that the schedule indicates that the supplemental materials for your workshop is due by Sunday, October 21st. However, it is impractical for you to submit any workshop materials before you actually present your workshop.  I understand that you will revise your material, and what information you will present until the time of your workshop (my experience as a professor tells me this is true).  Because of this, you will not need to submit any supplemental materials ahead of time.  I will simply evaluate your supplemental materials when the assignment is due on November 11th.  This means that the following will be due on November 11th:

1). Video of your workshop (uploaded to You Tube or Vimeo) - a link should be added to your final paper.
2). Powerpoint presentation used during your workshop.
3). Handouts/notes used during workshop.
4). Role-playing activities used to exemplify concepts during workshop.
5). Analysis:  6-9 page paper including outside sources - see assignment sheet for more detail regarding the essay portion of the paper. 
6). Detailed Time log.
7). You will also upload ALL workshop materials to the class Wiki (details will be given at a later date), so make sure that this is your best work!!!  


Please also note that the schedule reflects 3 weeks of "Workshop Presentations Due".  That means that you should choose one of those three weeks noted on the "Schedule" page on D2L to present your workshop.The note on the schedule is simply a reminder that you should present your workshop early to allow yourself time to upload the video, write the paper, etc.....   Remember to give yourself enough time to write the 6-9 page paper based on the workshop experience.


Discussion Questions:
Answer one question in its entirety in each of your three separate posts, at least 12 hours apart. Please make sure you are creating a NEW POST for each question on your blog. You MUST WAIT at least 12 hours from the first post in order to create a second post. The same is true for the second and third post. I will record dates and time of your posts, so make sure they are at least 12 hours apart. EACH POST MUST BE 150 WORDS OR MORE. Each post is worth a maximum of 4 points.

1). After reading Chapter 7 in its entirety, answer the following question:  Look at your work and school commitments.  How might you apply each of the "three solutions" to improve how you feel about your job and school?

2). After reading Chapter 8 in its entirety, answer the following question:  Are you a person who tends to blow up, do you express your anger calmly, or do you simply not express it at all?  What are the outcomes of expressing anger in this way?

3). Pick one concept or idea from this week's assigned reading and discuss it.  Be sure to relate the concept/idea to your personally by using examples from your life and/or experiences.

Comments - Remember to post ONE comment ON THREE DIFFERENT BLOGS between 12:01am on Monday and 11:59pm on Sunday. This means that you will log onto MY BLOG at: http://comm115perez.blogspot.com/ to see a list of your colleagues blogs. Click on those blogs, read what was posted for this week and respond. You need to make sure you are responding to only what was discussed THIS WEEK (starting Monday and ending Sunday of the current week). Comments posted to blogs that were NOT within this week will not be counted for points. Each comment must be a minimum of 100 words and is worth a maximum of 2 points.

Note about comments: When you leave a comment on another blog, make sure you are logged into your blogspot account. In other words, you will need to make sure your "Display Name/Alias Name" shows up on the blog you are commenting on. I record the locations, dates and times of your comments. Please keep record of your posts and comments in case questions arise about where comments are located.