SR201
Today: We took Quiz #2 and Kevin stumped me with a Shawshank Redemption trivia question. It's all Seinfeld from now on. After the quiz we discussed the rest of Chapter 4 from the textbook and Chapters 3 & 4 from Into The Wild. Our textbook discussion focused on the 6 career fields in the leisure services industry.
1) Commercial & Private Enterprise Recreation
2) Community Recreation
3) Outdoor Recreation
4) Military Recreation
5) Industrial Recreation
6) Therapeutic Recreation
As for our Into The Wild discussion, we focused on:
1) The significance of the Tolstoy passage, “I wanted movement and not a calm course of existence. I wanted excitement & danger & the chance to sacrifice myself for my love. I felt in myself a superabundance of energy which found no outlet in our quiet life.”
2) The significance of Chris abandoning his car.
3) The significance of Chris burning his money.
4) What Wayne Westerberg meant to Chris
Homework: Read & be ready to discuss the first half of textbook Chapter 5. Also, your first blog post and an email to me telling me the url is due prior to Tuesday's class. Failure to do both before class will result in "no credit."
SR368
Today: We took Quiz #3 and Luke stumped me again with a Seinfeld trivia question. I think the roles will reverse next week and I will ask Luke a question. After the quiz We we debriefed the simulated survival game. Kudos to Luke, Jay, Jeff & Russell for winning. We also discussed the main points to Chapter 3.
1) The 4 rules to Brainstorming
2) Needs Assessment Survey (What is it? What information doe it cover? What are the components?)
3) The 5 step process for implementing a survey as a needs assessment tool
Homework: Read & be ready to discuss the first half of Chapter 4.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
WEDNESDAY 9/26
IC101
Today: Part 2 of our civic engagement project brainstorming session. Another good session. We got a lot accomplished over the past 2 classes. It's now your project to start to run with, and Dan & I will be there for guidance and direction. Don't forget to fill out your weekly journal sheets for the individual work you do with the project.
Homework: We will have a civic engagement discussion on Friday. For this discussion please answer the following:
-How would you define "civic engagement?"
-What responsibility, if any, do you feel the individual has with the community? Why?
-3 Cups of Tea Question 8
Parents Day: I will be unable to attend. Please send my apologies to your parents. For general questions, you can direct your parents to Molly Haas (IC101 Coordinator). She will be located in Edgewood 001-A from 12:30 to 2. You can also have your parents call or email me with more specific questions if they have them.
IC212
Today: We got away from traditional PowerPoint/Chalkboard discussions this week on the book material and incorporated individual & group exercises. For today, we had a battle of the sexes to see who could survive a plane crash in Northern Canada in the middle of the winter. I found out that I would be much better off having Alexandra tell me what to do than Matt. Please turn in your Eagle Scout badge.
Homework: Quiz #3 (Drucker 18, 19, 23, 25) is up on Friday. Check the notes on WebCT & the study guide below. Also, your research paper proposal is due on Friday.
Study Guide
-4 Fundamentals of Communication (Check PP Notes)
-Define "downward" & "upward" communication (Check PP Notes)
-7 skills needed for teamwork (Check PP Notes)
-Leadership is what 3 things? (Check PP Notes)
-6 characteristics of an effective leader (Check PP Notes)
-What is a "knowledge worker?" (Chapter 23)
-What does Drucker say the essence of management is? (Chapter 23)
-The first 2 sectors of business are the private & public sector. What is the "third sector?" (Chapter 25)
Today: Part 2 of our civic engagement project brainstorming session. Another good session. We got a lot accomplished over the past 2 classes. It's now your project to start to run with, and Dan & I will be there for guidance and direction. Don't forget to fill out your weekly journal sheets for the individual work you do with the project.
Homework: We will have a civic engagement discussion on Friday. For this discussion please answer the following:
-How would you define "civic engagement?"
-What responsibility, if any, do you feel the individual has with the community? Why?
-3 Cups of Tea Question 8
Parents Day: I will be unable to attend. Please send my apologies to your parents. For general questions, you can direct your parents to Molly Haas (IC101 Coordinator). She will be located in Edgewood 001-A from 12:30 to 2. You can also have your parents call or email me with more specific questions if they have them.
IC212
Today: We got away from traditional PowerPoint/Chalkboard discussions this week on the book material and incorporated individual & group exercises. For today, we had a battle of the sexes to see who could survive a plane crash in Northern Canada in the middle of the winter. I found out that I would be much better off having Alexandra tell me what to do than Matt. Please turn in your Eagle Scout badge.
Homework: Quiz #3 (Drucker 18, 19, 23, 25) is up on Friday. Check the notes on WebCT & the study guide below. Also, your research paper proposal is due on Friday.
Study Guide
-4 Fundamentals of Communication (Check PP Notes)
-Define "downward" & "upward" communication (Check PP Notes)
-7 skills needed for teamwork (Check PP Notes)
-Leadership is what 3 things? (Check PP Notes)
-6 characteristics of an effective leader (Check PP Notes)
-What is a "knowledge worker?" (Chapter 23)
-What does Drucker say the essence of management is? (Chapter 23)
-The first 2 sectors of business are the private & public sector. What is the "third sector?" (Chapter 25)
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
TUESDAY 9/25
SR201
Today: Much better discussion today. Keep it going. We started discussing Chapter 4 from the textbook. You individually assessed your own personal leisure & non-leisure time as well as the activities that you do that fall into each category. When we discussed this activity as a group we learned that much of your leisure time is taken up with: naps, tv/computer, & socializing. We also learned that the main activities that take up your non-leisure time are: sleeping, school, & sports. We then turned our conversation to the main points that were addressed in the chapter. The 3 that we discussed were: leisure activities among college students, a decline in female participation in leisure activities, & the increase in the leisure industry.
Homework: Quiz #2 will take place on Thursday. It will be based on textbook Chapter 4 & Into The Wild Chapters 3 & 4. Remember to take a look at the study guide below, the class notes on WebCT, & to bring a Seinfeld trivia question. Don't forget that your first post for the Into The Wild Blog Assignment is due on October 2. Prior to class that day you need to have completed the assignment & emailed me your blog url. The set up of the blog should be from Chris McCandless' perspective (the main character), not from your own.
Quiz #2 Study Guide
-Into The Wild Chapters 3 & 4
-Recreational Participation Patterns: What activity is the most prevalent use of free time in the US?
-Leisure Participation Patterns of Women: What are the 3 factors that restrict the freedom of women with respect to leisure?
-Leisure In The US Economy: Annual spending on recreation in the US is between what and what?
-The Leisure Services Field: Careers in leisure services exist in what fields (6)? What are the 5 categories within the area of commercial recreation?
-According to a 2001 Durex Survey (PowerPoint Notes) what % of Americans claim to have sex daily?
SR368
Today: To go along with the beginning of Chapter 3 which discusses "Brainstorming" we did a group Survival Test exercise. The simulation was that your groups just survived a small plane crash in mid-January in Northern Canada. As survivors you have 2 main tasks: stay warm & attract attention. You managed to salvage 12 items and need to rank them in order of survival importance. I will announce he winning group on Thursday.
Homework: Quiz #3 based on Chapter 3 will be on Thursday. Check the study guide below as well as the class notes on WebCT.
Quiz #3 Outline
What are the 4 rules to Brainstorming?
What are the 8 categories of needs assessment information?
What are the 5 steps in the survey process?
What are the components of a needs assessment report?
What are the steps in the planning process?
What is the difference between standing plans & single-use plans?
What are the 2 essential characteristics of an objective?
What does SWOT stand for?
What is "perfectionism?"
Today: Much better discussion today. Keep it going. We started discussing Chapter 4 from the textbook. You individually assessed your own personal leisure & non-leisure time as well as the activities that you do that fall into each category. When we discussed this activity as a group we learned that much of your leisure time is taken up with: naps, tv/computer, & socializing. We also learned that the main activities that take up your non-leisure time are: sleeping, school, & sports. We then turned our conversation to the main points that were addressed in the chapter. The 3 that we discussed were: leisure activities among college students, a decline in female participation in leisure activities, & the increase in the leisure industry.
Homework: Quiz #2 will take place on Thursday. It will be based on textbook Chapter 4 & Into The Wild Chapters 3 & 4. Remember to take a look at the study guide below, the class notes on WebCT, & to bring a Seinfeld trivia question. Don't forget that your first post for the Into The Wild Blog Assignment is due on October 2. Prior to class that day you need to have completed the assignment & emailed me your blog url. The set up of the blog should be from Chris McCandless' perspective (the main character), not from your own.
Quiz #2 Study Guide
-Into The Wild Chapters 3 & 4
-Recreational Participation Patterns: What activity is the most prevalent use of free time in the US?
-Leisure Participation Patterns of Women: What are the 3 factors that restrict the freedom of women with respect to leisure?
-Leisure In The US Economy: Annual spending on recreation in the US is between what and what?
-The Leisure Services Field: Careers in leisure services exist in what fields (6)? What are the 5 categories within the area of commercial recreation?
-According to a 2001 Durex Survey (PowerPoint Notes) what % of Americans claim to have sex daily?
SR368
Today: To go along with the beginning of Chapter 3 which discusses "Brainstorming" we did a group Survival Test exercise. The simulation was that your groups just survived a small plane crash in mid-January in Northern Canada. As survivors you have 2 main tasks: stay warm & attract attention. You managed to salvage 12 items and need to rank them in order of survival importance. I will announce he winning group on Thursday.
Homework: Quiz #3 based on Chapter 3 will be on Thursday. Check the study guide below as well as the class notes on WebCT.
Quiz #3 Outline
What are the 4 rules to Brainstorming?
What are the 8 categories of needs assessment information?
What are the 5 steps in the survey process?
What are the components of a needs assessment report?
What are the steps in the planning process?
What is the difference between standing plans & single-use plans?
What are the 2 essential characteristics of an objective?
What does SWOT stand for?
What is "perfectionism?"
Monday, September 24, 2007
MONDAY 9/24
IC101
Today: We discussed the Civic Engagement Project portion of the semester. We decided that we will do a group project that will be a movie with the theme of what it is like to be a freshman at FPU. Hopefully this video can be used as an educational tool at future freshman orientations. We decided that the plot will be close friends who have just returned to FPU from Summer vacation and are entering their Senior year. They start to reminisce and tell stories about what it was like to first arrive at FPU as freshmen. We decided that the scenes will address issues that you all went through and are still going through.
Roommate issues
Meeting new people
Being homesick
Homework: Take a look at the issues list that we came up with in class and write down how you relate to them as college freshman. What are you personal stories surrounding these issues? You are to also complete Question #8 from the Three Cups of Tea question list.
IC212
Today: Drucker Chapters 18 & 19 focus on communication & leadership. We addressed this by taking a personal values assessment of ourselves. From a list, we chose the top 10 values that are important to each of us. We slowly narrowed the list down to the top 1 value. We then talked about why that value is important, why there wasn't much overlap in the class, and what we value in other people. Take a look at the PowerPoint notes on WebCt regarding these chapters.
Homework: Read Drucker Chapters 23 & 25. We will be doing a group activity on Wednesday based on our discussion today and the topics Drucker addresses in the chapters. The research proposal is due on Friday. Email me or come see me if you are having trouble narrowing down a topic.
Today: We discussed the Civic Engagement Project portion of the semester. We decided that we will do a group project that will be a movie with the theme of what it is like to be a freshman at FPU. Hopefully this video can be used as an educational tool at future freshman orientations. We decided that the plot will be close friends who have just returned to FPU from Summer vacation and are entering their Senior year. They start to reminisce and tell stories about what it was like to first arrive at FPU as freshmen. We decided that the scenes will address issues that you all went through and are still going through.
Roommate issues
Meeting new people
Being homesick
Homework: Take a look at the issues list that we came up with in class and write down how you relate to them as college freshman. What are you personal stories surrounding these issues? You are to also complete Question #8 from the Three Cups of Tea question list.
IC212
Today: Drucker Chapters 18 & 19 focus on communication & leadership. We addressed this by taking a personal values assessment of ourselves. From a list, we chose the top 10 values that are important to each of us. We slowly narrowed the list down to the top 1 value. We then talked about why that value is important, why there wasn't much overlap in the class, and what we value in other people. Take a look at the PowerPoint notes on WebCt regarding these chapters.
Homework: Read Drucker Chapters 23 & 25. We will be doing a group activity on Wednesday based on our discussion today and the topics Drucker addresses in the chapters. The research proposal is due on Friday. Email me or come see me if you are having trouble narrowing down a topic.
Friday, September 21, 2007
FRIDAY 9/21
IC101
Today: We viewed 2 video clips about setting goals and the obstacles that may get in the way of achieving them. The first was a clip about Rex Pemberton's expedition to the top of Mt. Everest and the second clip was about the "Everest Boys" and their journey to become the first humans to go from Pole to Pole using only manpower. We then discussed as a group the obstacles you may encounter while trying to achieve your 6 goal & how you can avoid/combat them.
Rex Pemberton
Everest Boys
Pole to Pole
Homework: Be ready to discuss potential civic engagement project ideas on Monday. Our Civic Engagement discussion on Wednesday & Friday will surround Unit 5 in the Common Reader & Question 8 from Three Cups of Tea. Have a great weekend!
IC212
Today: We took Quiz #2. Kevin stumped me with his Seinfeld trivia question although I am protesting. I just looked it up and the deal is that the character of Kramer is based on a neighbor of the show's co-creator Larry David named Kenny Kramer. For fear that naming the character after him may cause a lawsuit, Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld were going to name the character Kessler. Before production of the show started they decided to go with the name of Kramer so the name Kessler was never used in the actual show. We also had a group brainstorming session about research topics. I was pleased with all the ideas we discussed today. If you are still having trouble, please come see me.
Homework: Work on a research topic. The proposal is due next Friday. For Monday, read and be ready to discuss Drucker 18 & 19. Have a great weekend!
Today: We viewed 2 video clips about setting goals and the obstacles that may get in the way of achieving them. The first was a clip about Rex Pemberton's expedition to the top of Mt. Everest and the second clip was about the "Everest Boys" and their journey to become the first humans to go from Pole to Pole using only manpower. We then discussed as a group the obstacles you may encounter while trying to achieve your 6 goal & how you can avoid/combat them.
Rex Pemberton
Everest Boys
Pole to Pole
Homework: Be ready to discuss potential civic engagement project ideas on Monday. Our Civic Engagement discussion on Wednesday & Friday will surround Unit 5 in the Common Reader & Question 8 from Three Cups of Tea. Have a great weekend!
IC212
Today: We took Quiz #2. Kevin stumped me with his Seinfeld trivia question although I am protesting. I just looked it up and the deal is that the character of Kramer is based on a neighbor of the show's co-creator Larry David named Kenny Kramer. For fear that naming the character after him may cause a lawsuit, Larry David & Jerry Seinfeld were going to name the character Kessler. Before production of the show started they decided to go with the name of Kramer so the name Kessler was never used in the actual show. We also had a group brainstorming session about research topics. I was pleased with all the ideas we discussed today. If you are still having trouble, please come see me.
Homework: Work on a research topic. The proposal is due next Friday. For Monday, read and be ready to discuss Drucker 18 & 19. Have a great weekend!
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