spent living in Alaska with her family. While I am usually unable to be present at the interviews due to conflicting work and class schedules, I have had the opportunity to listen to the voice-recorded interviews as I am transcribing them. While I am facilitating most of the project from behind the scenes, Pat and I have discussed the opportunity for me to perform an interview on my own so that I can gain the same communication experiences that these two students are. Looking back, I am thankful…
Bankers Life Bankers Life & Casualty has the opportunity for improving the company-wide sales process when analyzing the email, online content, and phone systems. Bankers Life & Casualty is an insurance company subsidiary division of CNO Financial. The mission statement for CNO Financial states their goal is for “Providing financial security for the life, health, and retirement needs of Middle America” (CNO Financial Group, n.d.). However, Bankers Life offers a broad selection of life and…
and praises in my recording would be authentic and real time. There is not only audio, but video as well. My students would be able to see exactly what I see on my screen while I am going over their assignment and grading it. This gives them the opportunity to see what different areas of the assignment that I point out in order for them to see their mistakes and correct them in the future. The affordances continue with the idea that this kind of grading and feedback can take place anywhere at…
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What motivates you in a job? New challenges and the opportunity to learn new skills motivates me in a job. I believe it is important to do new tasks and put in practice new skills from time to time since it prepares me to succeed in my position. I have always learned new things from the jobs I have…
Liane’s story in terms of bio-psycho-social development over the years is rather complex. Biological development focuses on an adolescent’s puberty and the correlated physical changes. “All of Liane’s hair fell out in seventh grade” (Franzini , 2007). Due to stress Liane developed an incurable autoimmune disease, which caused her hair to fall out. She was stressing over boys, “girlie stuff” (Franzini , 2007). Which most girls do so during this time in their life, but Liane faced an abnormal…
J-Term is a three week process of hands on, career exploration, and internships during the month of January that take place at Lyndon Institute. For J-Term you pick three to four classes that interest you, while some students continue with their advanced placement classes. In some opinions this period of time is a waste but in others they enjoyed it very much. In my own thoughts, I think J-Term has a purpose to teach us that it’s not just about cramming for the A and is more to improve your…
I have had the pleasure of working with Sandy Stoll, for over 10 years. She possesses great leadership qualities that ensure the highest standards of care for all patients by placing emphasizes and focus on the facility thriving by providing person-centered care to all residents. She is a leader who is compassionate, patient, perceptive to details and very resourceful. She will never say “we can’t,” but is willing to say “we can find another way or a new approach.” She is at all times…
your worth and safety is no longer valued. Not only does one have to deal with the lost of their previous life, they have to pick themselves up in a country with limited opportunity, and extreme violence.“The one things i wish to change, is being able to provide for my family. I sit here, lost in a world where there is no opportunity, relying on whatever job i can get. It hurts to see my sons grow up alone, without parents, because it 's something i worked so hard to prevent” People migrate to…
Persuasion is a constant and rather successful method of getting people to do certain things. We are constantly being influenced and also influencing other people around us. There are several principles that help explain why humans sometimes irrationally do certain things that they wouldn’t normally do. Three of this several principles include the paradox of choice (which proves that when giving a lot of choice for any particular item, satisfaction decreases and sales decreases), scarcity (which…