Sharing & Feedback

Hi Sylvia,

The link to "My Plan" goes to a site prompting me to sign in. I wonder if you could please share your plan in the comments below?

I really like the idea of linking not just their goals/outcomes but the 'work' that is needed to achieve them. I just watched the Pomodoro video on the link you shared, and I have to say, I want to start doing it! Sometimes we need those external, concrete structures to attain goals (especially ones that don't have hard deadlines). 

I also like how you want students to explore their paths visually. I went on a workshop several years ago that had us set a goal and a plan to achieve it. Two tasks were particularly memorable and effective. In one, we mapping out the steps on papers on the floor, physically walked from one to the next, and explained to a partner the steps were were taking and how we achieved moving from one to the next. (Somehow it made it seem that much more achievable). The other task was to write ourselves a congratulatory letter for having achieved our goal. We wrote to ourselves int he future, and the facilitator collected them and actually mailed them to us 3-6 months later (per our direction). When I received the letter in the post, it was so exciting to congratulate myself and to see what I had indeed achieved because I'd put the plan in motion. 

I appreciate how challenging it can be to inappropriate these aspects into short-term courses, and how the group debriefing can be that much more difficult to incorporate--not just because of time constraints, but also a group that doesn't necessarily know each other very well.

Thanks for checking the link - should have done that - was on the run (duhh!)

I've saved it out as a pdf - it's only a few slides. If you have time, take a look!

• • What do I know about myself that I want to keep in mind as I worked on this assignment?
  • What big lesson have I learned from a previous assignment that I want to keep in mind as I work on this one?
    
  • What has worked for me in the past to successfully complete assignments?
  • What kind of a reward (if any) will motivate me to complete this assignment?
  • What have I seen other students do that I'd like to try out to help myself complete this assignment?

Hi Sylvia,

Thank you for attaching the PDF, I could not access the link. I have not yet heard of the pomodoro technique but I quite like it. 

I recently took a time & stress management course through UFV and was introduced to the Urgent-Important matrix. I found it helpful when I need to determine how to allocate my time effectively and when I need to remind myself that Importance (and NOT urgency) is the deciding factor. I thought this may be appropriate in your third slide should you choose to use it. 

Image credit: https://medium.com/swlh/how-to-master-your-priorities-with-the-urgent-important-matrix-a7904de55266

We were told to focus on filling quadrant two (not urgent but important) so that it would not overflow into quadrant one and we slip into "crisis" and survival mode. Items in quadrant 4 were to be entirely eliminated. 

In terms of motivation, I always think of "value X expectancy". If the student sees the value in the assignment and expects to do well, they are more motivated. 

Of course, one cannot forget the power/load formula which also comes into play: https://www.nova.edu/hpded/ctl/forms/vol_5_3.pdf

I hope this is helpful. 

Viviana