Group Work: Pros and Cons Teams—groups of people working together—are staples in many work environments. However, as this week’s Resources acknowledge, there are pros and cons to group work. Adult learning experts generally believe that group work is extremely important. Yet, in practice, there is often resistance to group work—and it can come from both adult educators and learners. Reflect on your own experiences with […]

The Portfolio Project is designed to require you to expand your understanding of Things Fall Apart by combining knowledge and application of content with your own interpretation and judgment. For the Portfolio Project, you will write a research paper about Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, supplementing your own interpretation with information from three to five other sources. Your interpretation of this novel should reflect an international perspective. Information about […]

The introduction for Chapter 3 of the text discusses picture books and the important role this type of literature can have in helping children develop in their visual, spatial and gestural literacies (Cats, 2103).  Our ability as teachers to understand the basics of picturebook design will assist us in our choosing of books.  For this post, you will create a picturebook of your own, implementing […]

 The Frankenstein Application Essay  For this assignment you will write your Frankenstein1 application essay.  You are required to submit only your final draft for this assignment  though we encourage all students to take advantage of the additional  feedback a draft can provide. Use grader feedback, along with the course  lessons and your own ideas, to revise your optional draft prior to  submitting the required final […]

Consider what one or two essays suggest or argue about a larger societal issue such as relationships, gender roles, identity politics, integration, marginalization, animal/nature/human conflict – to name a few.  You may come up with your own societal issue as long as the readings can support your idea. Choose one or two of the non – fiction pieces that we have read in class so far, […]

You are the Corporate Director for Universal Medical Supplies, Inc. You have been asked to present at an upcoming business leadership conference. The presentation will cover Critical Thinking for Challenges in Communication in the Workplace, related to specific topics. The intended audience is business leaders in many different industries.InstructionsChoose an element of or an issue related to one of the following specific workplace challenges: Conflict […]

 Prompt: For Milestone Two, you will compose a rough draft of Sections I–IV of the final project. Provide as many details as possible, addressing each of the  following major headings: Introduction, Visual and Historical Analysis, and Comparative Analysis. In addition, address the Parallels section by introducing a third, contemporary work of art (created within the past 20 years) or social construct and explaining how that […]

 “I would like you to write an essay in response to the passage from Roger Schank that appears below.  Your essay should focus on an idea of your own in response to Schank’s passage.  Please state your idea clearly and develop 2 or 3 examples to support it.  The essay should be three pages long and formatted according to the specifications on the syllabus.  You may […]

The Director of Operations for your company has been trying to introduce logistics and supply chain management principles to your management team without much success. She has excitedly called you into her office to discuss a seminar she attended last week. During the seminar, she participated in a distribution simulation, referred to as “The Beer Game” (see supporting materials below). She commented that the simulation […]

Envisioning Leadership Identifying a challenge that evokes your passion, understanding its historical and contemporary contexts, and bringing together the community of people needed to respond to this challenge—these are essential steps that make change possible. What kind of person is needed to lead such efforts? What characteristics make an effective leader? Throughout your program of study, you have been encouraged to think about leadership. You […]