Soooo guys, this is our last blog! :(
With that being said, we must not lose focus. Let's push even harder for this last blog, for it is as its pretty important step in your life. This week we will talk about, Professional Opportunities and Job Skills.
First off, what exactly are Professional Opportunities? It is a opening for hire in a certified job. How do you find the perfect job to suit you? Through research of course. If you don’t already know your career, try researching your interests with your education and see what type of careers comes up. Professional work can put ads in papers or even online, signs in doors, and even have commercials looking for specific personnel to hire.
Next, what are Job skills? They are attributes that are needed for specific jobs. One acquires these skills through experience and these make you valuable and beneficial to employers. These particular abilities allow companies to know what you are good at, to make sure you are well suited for their specific job opportunity. It's expected for a specific career to have a specific expertise. For example, a taxi driver needs to know how to drive a car and a chef needs to know how to cook and bake. With all this being said, what type of skills do you offer? Let's leave this last blog with a "Big Bang" by posting your excellent answers to the questions below.
1. Describe how you have used interdisciplinary in your professional life?
2. Describe what are your strongest and weakest job skills?
3. How can you improve your week skills?
4. Reflecting on your academic journey how has your career goals altered?
5. Share two professional clubs or organizations that you a part of that are useful to your career. If you are not a part of two clubs or organizations, research for two that pertain to you. List them as well as the requirements to join.
6. How has an internship or externship developed your professional career? If you have not experienced this then how do you think it would?
***As always, do not forget to sign your name on your posting to ensure you of your much deserved credit. In addition, be sure to post on time so that we can include you in a final blog response, plus it's good to post on time to make certain no late penalties will be given.
Group 16.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Philosophy, Goals, & Opportunities
This week’s topic is personal philosophy, career goals, & academic opportunities.
I want to start the discussion with a few examples to get you thinking.
Please look at the following clips from the movie Dead Poets Society. If you have not had a chance to see this movie, I highly recommend renting it. Listen to what Robin Williams is saying and just personally reflect on how his messages relate to your lives.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQtmGcdSDAI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLFQYbjYsso&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXYVVRwk1fY&feature=related
Also take a look at the below quotes:
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” Alice asked. “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don't much care where—“ said Alice. “Then it doesn't matter which way you go,” said the Cat. “--so long as I get SOMEWHERE,” Alice added as an explanation. “Oh, you're sure to do that,” said the Cat, “if you only walk long enough.”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.
Dr. Seuss
Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
Harry S. Truman
You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.
Rahm Emanuel
Now that you have a little inspiration, please answer the following questions:
• Discuss your personal philosophy concerning your professional life
• How is or isn't this philosophy interdisciplinary?
• How have your career goals altered?
Please remember to sign your full name and to post you responses as a comment to this post.
Kevin Edmondson
I want to start the discussion with a few examples to get you thinking.
Please look at the following clips from the movie Dead Poets Society. If you have not had a chance to see this movie, I highly recommend renting it. Listen to what Robin Williams is saying and just personally reflect on how his messages relate to your lives.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQtmGcdSDAI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLFQYbjYsso&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXYVVRwk1fY&feature=related
Also take a look at the below quotes:
One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes... and the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility.
Eleanor Roosevelt
“Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” Alice asked. “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don't much care where—“ said Alice. “Then it doesn't matter which way you go,” said the Cat. “--so long as I get SOMEWHERE,” Alice added as an explanation. “Oh, you're sure to do that,” said the Cat, “if you only walk long enough.”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll
You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.
Dr. Seuss
Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.
Harry S. Truman
You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before.
Rahm Emanuel
Now that you have a little inspiration, please answer the following questions:
• Discuss your personal philosophy concerning your professional life
• How is or isn't this philosophy interdisciplinary?
• How have your career goals altered?
Please remember to sign your full name and to post you responses as a comment to this post.
Kevin Edmondson
Sunday, July 4, 2010
WEEK 8- E-PORTFOLIO
This week we will talk about E-Portfolio. First off, what exactly is E-Portfolio? E-Portfolio is an electronic collection of all your work over time. Just think of it as a representation of yourself over the web. Your E-Portfolio shows your progress, development and your achievements. It is used widely across the university, to help document, organize, assess and give credit. For example: the IDS E-Portfolio says,
"The Interdisciplinary Studies Program uses the Porfolio@UCF system for two reasons:
One is to help you build a professional electronic portfolio to use for job interviews or/and graduate school.
The second is to measure your learning in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program over time.
Throughout this semester and beyond, you will be accumulating work that will be used to create your e-Portfolio." -IDS E-Portfolio
Three types of E-Portfolios:
Developmental - (Working)- An E-Portfolio is a record of things that the owner has done over a period of time, and may be directly tied to learner outcomes.
Reflective - (Learning)- An E-Portfolio includes personal reflection on the content and what it means for the owner's development
Representational - (Showcase)- An E-Portfolio shows the owner's achievements in relation to particular work or developmental goals and is, therefore, selective. When it is used for job application it is sometimes called Career portfolio.
With all this being said, answer the questions below:
1. How will your e-Portfolio demonstrate your interdisciplinarity?
2. What is the audience / purpose you're thinking of using?
3. What things are using as artifacts and why?
4. Share how you're planning to use reflection in developing your e-Portfolio content pages
5. Share your understanding of reflection. How is it different from description?
***Please be sure to put your name on your post and also remember to post on time, to ensure you of your credit. Also, if you have any questions? Be sure to ask, we are here to help. :)
Group 16
This week we will talk about E-Portfolio. First off, what exactly is E-Portfolio? E-Portfolio is an electronic collection of all your work over time. Just think of it as a representation of yourself over the web. Your E-Portfolio shows your progress, development and your achievements. It is used widely across the university, to help document, organize, assess and give credit. For example: the IDS E-Portfolio says,
"The Interdisciplinary Studies Program uses the Porfolio@UCF system for two reasons:
One is to help you build a professional electronic portfolio to use for job interviews or/and graduate school.
The second is to measure your learning in the Interdisciplinary Studies Program over time.
Throughout this semester and beyond, you will be accumulating work that will be used to create your e-Portfolio." -IDS E-Portfolio
Three types of E-Portfolios:
Developmental - (Working)- An E-Portfolio is a record of things that the owner has done over a period of time, and may be directly tied to learner outcomes.
Reflective - (Learning)- An E-Portfolio includes personal reflection on the content and what it means for the owner's development
Representational - (Showcase)- An E-Portfolio shows the owner's achievements in relation to particular work or developmental goals and is, therefore, selective. When it is used for job application it is sometimes called Career portfolio.
With all this being said, answer the questions below:
1. How will your e-Portfolio demonstrate your interdisciplinarity?
2. What is the audience / purpose you're thinking of using?
3. What things are using as artifacts and why?
4. Share how you're planning to use reflection in developing your e-Portfolio content pages
5. Share your understanding of reflection. How is it different from description?
***Please be sure to put your name on your post and also remember to post on time, to ensure you of your credit. Also, if you have any questions? Be sure to ask, we are here to help. :)
Group 16
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