Introduction : Talk about the expectations , problems and joys associated with modern day living in the UK today.Introduce the question. Is it possible to live in Britain and be a Buddhist at the same time ? Does a person have to completely change their lifestyle to be a Buddhist in Britain or can they adapt their lifestyle ?
Your next paragraphs should look at different aspects of Buddhism. Talk about whether they can ‘fit’ and indeed help individuals living in a modern world. Can they help us navigate a modern lifestyle or do they clash with it ?
Possible Next paragraph ideas : You could then go on to look at a number of topics That we have covered.
Worship. Shrines ( Where does worship take place?) –
Meditation – How can this help us to navigate modern day worries and stresses ( mindfulness)?
Buddhist ways of life eg monks vs lay buddhists – Can we be a buddhist in Britain and function in a normal way ? Do adjustments need to be made ? Are these adjustments realistic ? How are lay buddhist different to Monks. Can Lay Buddhist be buddhist and live a modern life ? Do they want to? Is their way of life better ? Can it offer us a different way to live ? Is it the modern world that needs to change ?
Buddhist ideas : 8 fold path,5 precepts,4 Noble Truths , Annica /Dukkha / Anatta( suffering and impermanence),Karma, Reincarnation ( Choose at least 3 of these. Apply them to modern day living.Try not to choose the same ideas that you talked about in your last essay)
Conclusion : Return to the question here with your opinion. Make an initial statement then justify it with reasons ( 3 at least). Try not to just repeat what you have said in the main body of the essay.
Day: December 19, 2020
Assignment Due: Tuesday Dec 22, 2020 at 2 PM
To complete this module, please complete the following after reviewing
– the Session 2 slides and/or material:
– module 1 slides and materials
Slides are attached
Module 1 material is enclosed
1. Post your responses to the questions below:
After completing Module 1, what have you learned about online learning? Consider both what you have learned from the module readings and discussions, as well as what you have learned about yourself and how you learn online.
What beliefs and values guide your teaching? Consider some of the questions shared on slides 8 and 11.
2. Share a response to this post :
I took several online courses during my undergraduate education and generally enjoyed the self-driven process. However, I was always also cognizant of the different types of challenges that online learning (especially asynchronously) presents. I continued to think about how online learning environments affect students when I TAd for an online course last summer. As a student, I was able to engage with and learn from my online courses on an individual level, but as a TA I noticed it was much more of a struggle to engage students. Since the course has no synchronous sessions, it was very challenging to make connections with students that are often integral to student success. Likewise, Brown and Roediger articulate in Learning is Misunderstood that it is vital to hit multiple modes of engagement and learning styles to encourage long-term meaningful learning. I did find that the online medium presented significant challenges to create different learning opportunities. Engaging students in participation forms becomes difficult due to students varying availabilities in asynchronous courses, and creating different exercises is left largely to the discretion of the course director. Going forward, creating class agreements or communicating alternate methods of participation may help to both encourage student engagement and to introduce multiple methods of learning.
I am personally invested in ensuring equitable access to education. I try to bring a decolonizing praxis into my classrooms by integrating real-world applications and focusing on universal design to increase the level of accessibility without putting the onus of articulating need on the students. My students always seemed to be the most invested and motivated when they were genuinely interested in the material. While not every subject in every course will appeal to all consistently, building an understanding of why course material is important to overall course objectives has been key in keeping my students motivated. When teaching in-person courses, I would focus on having the class participate in exercises like creating mind maps to form connections between different material they learned. I could bring this functionality into an online space by using programs such as Google Jamboard as an augmentation to forms.
My response:
As mentioned in your readings, communication, perception, and assumptions play a huge part in our daily interactions.
No matter what position someone holds in a company, opportunities to communicate across all levels present themselves, whether it be at an all-associates meeting or in the break room. Because of this, one of the most important skill-sets a manager needs in order to be successful is communication. The below article is a good refresher of what you learned about communications. Dont forget to watch the video within the article:
Understanding Communication Skills (Links to an external site.) by the Mind Tools Content Team
Discuss
For this weeks discussion, we are going to talk about perceptions and how people can look at the same situation differently. Select and complete one of the perception tests from the links below:
Dr. Phil’s Personality Test (Links to an external site.)
Can you Pass the Perception Test? (Links to an external site.)
Visual Perception Personality Test (Links to an external site.)
For your initial post, summarize the perception test you completed by answering the below questions:
Describe in your own words what you learned about perception from taking this test and how it affects a managers decision-making abilities.
Provide at least one example where you witnessed (or experienced yourself) an example of how perception in the workplace caused a negative issue and describe the outcome.
Explain the impact perceptions can cause in the communication process in an organization and provide at least two solutions you as a manager would implement to overcome that impact(s).
For this film review, choose a five minute extract from the film to analyze and identify that extract with a timecode (ex. Vertigo, timecode 1:45:23-1:50:23). Include the cultural context of the chosen film text, making reference to relevant research that relates to the selected film and comes from appropriate sources. Some researched history of the film or the films production. How the film connects to other films and genres. And a personal criticism.
For this film review, choose a five minute extract from the film to analyze and identify that extract with a timecode (ex. Vertigo, timecode 1:45:23-1:50:23). Include the cultural context of the chosen film text, making reference to relevant research that relates to the selected film and comes from appropriate sources. Some researched history of the film or the films production. How the film connects to other films and genres. And a personal criticism.
In about 250 words, tell us about something that really sparks your intellectual interest and curiosity, and compels you to explore more in the program/area of study that you indicated. It could be an idea, book, project, cultural activity, work of art, start-up, music, movie, research, innovation, question, or other pursuit.
1,500 2,000 words (3 pages single spaced)
11pt or 12pt font.
Explain your reasoning using what you have read in the textbook.
Other formatting/style requirements will be presented in class.
Global report
Once a week I will start a class by covering an event of global importance that is particularly relevant in the anthropological debate. Each topic addresses an issue at the crossroad between ethnic identity, world religion, social norms vs. individual choices and the power of a nation-state to define the outcome and bring the matter to a close or not.
Select one topic covered in class and write a five page report that summarizes your understanding of the issue. I need to see an introduction, a conclusion and the citing of all references including newspapers and other social media sources. You are free to select a topic of your liking as long as it is of anthropological relevant and you check and clear the topic with me first.
The topic I have chosen is going to be on the war in Yemen.
Reference questions for the paper to answer:
YemenGlobal report 1
1) The civil war in Yemen: A cycle of violence has griped this country for several years affecting ethnic groups in this region.
What is the current prospect for civilians caught between armed rebel groups (Houthi and others) and regional state military and para-militaristic troops engaged in this conflict zone?
What humanitarian efforts are been deployed to fight repeated cholera epidemics? Is the historic part of the capital city of Sanaa likely to be damaged even more?What humanitarian efforts are been deployed to fight repeated cholera epidemics? Is the historic part of the capital city of Sanaa likely to be damaged even more?
Please finish the paragraph at the end about the Buffalo wild woman story, prompt is in the attachment, you dont have to do part c of the prompt just the first two bullet points. Summery and analysis connecting to the theme is which loss of identity of native Americans
Instructions
Jennifer Veitch, PhD, a senior research officer at the National Research Council of Canada in Ottawa, investigates how indoor lighting affects employee well-being and productivity and how employee behaviors affect the use of resources and energy. Dr. Veitch recently completed a study on the impact of control over workspace lighting on workers. Findings of her research revealed that when people have control over the lighting in their work spaces, their moods are more upbeat, they are more committed to their employers, and they have overall improved well-being. Individually controlled lighting also reduced lighting energy use by 10 percent.
For this unit’s reflection, please share your thoughts on the pros and cons of implementing individually controlled lighting in an office environment. How receptive do you feel your company would be to exploring the concept of individually controlled lighting?
Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references or citations are necessary.
Please respond to the prompt below. (250 word limit)
USC believes that one learns best when interacting with people of different backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Tell us about a time you were exposed to a new idea or when your beliefs were challenged by another point of view. Please discuss the significance of the experience and its effect on you.
