I wish that I would have looked at this tech tip sooner! This was very helpful as most of my courses have HES as the first few figures of the name and I always click on the wrong course. Even though we are nearing the end of the semester, the simple changing of names will save me lots of frustration when I am in the HES building, which has TERRIBLE wifi, and click on the wrong course.
I also am going to try and make more use out of my sidebar. I feel as though some of my classes don't incorporate all of our assignments in the course calendar.
Showing posts with label Week 10. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Week 10. Show all posts
Sunday, April 1, 2018
Learning Challenge: Sleep
I read an article about why sleeping may be more important than studying. Most of this was familiar to me from psychology and previous studies. I feel as though sleep is a point of interest for me as my boyfriend is on the OU men's gymnastics team and they have morning practice almost everyday at 6am. I am curious to see a study done on people like this. Does this lack of sleep decrease their ability to perform? Can naps make up for lost sleep time even if you don't get into the REM sleep cycle?
Many, many questions flood my mind when it comes to brain function in general and I can't help but think about it all when reading about sleep.
Overall, I definitely got the take-away that sleep is necessary to build those neurological connections that aid in understanding material and, without it, your are making the trade-off.
(Photo from Flickr.)
Growth Mindset: Learning from Other Students
"The process of getting up from falling down was more mentally challenging than physically challenging. It was hard to get up when I knew I was going to fall."
This quote was about snowboarding and I think it applies to other aspects of my life as well. Many times when something is difficult for me, I put it off until the last minute due to fear of failure. Instead, I should acknowledge this and start early so I can fail but still have time to get help and get back on my feet.
"Every failure can be turned into a lesson."
I think this is something I sometimes struggle to see in the moment. When something goes wrong, I don't automatically think about the learning lesson from it. I hope to keep this in mind as I encounter my next failure as I feel the simple thought can help ease the anxiety that comes with failure in the moment.
This quote was about snowboarding and I think it applies to other aspects of my life as well. Many times when something is difficult for me, I put it off until the last minute due to fear of failure. Instead, I should acknowledge this and start early so I can fail but still have time to get help and get back on my feet.
"Every failure can be turned into a lesson."
I think this is something I sometimes struggle to see in the moment. When something goes wrong, I don't automatically think about the learning lesson from it. I hope to keep this in mind as I encounter my next failure as I feel the simple thought can help ease the anxiety that comes with failure in the moment.
(Image from PxHere.)
Famous Last Words: SLEEP
This week was one full of craziness! I had several obligations cancelled, run late, and added into my week that I was not expecting. This in addition to an assignment that usually takes me around 2 hours taking 10, made for lots of sleep lost.
I am the type of person that needs sleep to function. By, "needs sleep," I mean a full 8 hours...sometimes more!
On the bright side, some exciting things were also the cause of my lack of sleep. I was able to volunteer with the United Tissue Network in their new high school outreach program called, "Heart for Minds." In this program, we took both preserved and unpreserved hearts to a high school in Oklahoma City. Students interested in the sciences were able to come by and see human organs for their first time and do a little bit of dissecting. We also had health lungs to compare to smokers lungs, a trachea, a heart from a woman with a unique congenital heart disease, a cancerous liver, and more! The students had a blast and the volunteers had an even better time! It was so refreshing being surrounded by others that are as dedicated to helping others reach their goals and get where they want to as I do. I'm hoping they keep this program going!
I am the type of person that needs sleep to function. By, "needs sleep," I mean a full 8 hours...sometimes more!
On the bright side, some exciting things were also the cause of my lack of sleep. I was able to volunteer with the United Tissue Network in their new high school outreach program called, "Heart for Minds." In this program, we took both preserved and unpreserved hearts to a high school in Oklahoma City. Students interested in the sciences were able to come by and see human organs for their first time and do a little bit of dissecting. We also had health lungs to compare to smokers lungs, a trachea, a heart from a woman with a unique congenital heart disease, a cancerous liver, and more! The students had a blast and the volunteers had an even better time! It was so refreshing being surrounded by others that are as dedicated to helping others reach their goals and get where they want to as I do. I'm hoping they keep this program going!
A personal photo taken of me while teaching high school students about the human heart.
With this lack of sleep, I simply had to catch up. My mind felt foggy and I could not function without it. I ended up falling asleep around midnight on Friday after finishing my assignment and I did not wake up until 11am on Saturday. After waking up, I ate breakfast and fell right back to sleep until 6pm. Yep, you guessed it. At 6pm, I ate and went right back to sleep until noon on Sunday. It was AMAZING! I slept more than I was awake this weekend and I am so very thankful. I am now refreshed and ready to take on the week!
Extra Reading: Seven Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art
This week, things got a little bit crazy with meetings running late and being rescheduled, so I did not have time to do part B of my reading. To make up for it, I am watching a video about the Seven Secrets from Hindu Calendar Art by Devdutt Pattanaik.
I found this to be very interesting. I learned many different things that I would not have known if it weren't for this video and/or this course.
For example, I would never thing that a portrait of a family with someone having an elephant head was resembling a higher power. I would have just thought it was an interesting art piece and nothing more. There are many small details that I did not even notice until the video explained them.
It makes sense that I wouldn't jump to this conclusion as I was not raised around them. Just as someone not raised the way I was would not understand some of my beliefs and teachings. To someone raised is this way, there isn't a second look at such an image. They do not feel the need to rationalize them as it is what they have always known.
I really like the way they described the Hindu belief of God. It is explained as a jigsaw puzzle in which each different form of their God plays a role in forming their one God.
I found this to be very interesting. I learned many different things that I would not have known if it weren't for this video and/or this course.
For example, I would never thing that a portrait of a family with someone having an elephant head was resembling a higher power. I would have just thought it was an interesting art piece and nothing more. There are many small details that I did not even notice until the video explained them.
It makes sense that I wouldn't jump to this conclusion as I was not raised around them. Just as someone not raised the way I was would not understand some of my beliefs and teachings. To someone raised is this way, there isn't a second look at such an image. They do not feel the need to rationalize them as it is what they have always known.
I really like the way they described the Hindu belief of God. It is explained as a jigsaw puzzle in which each different form of their God plays a role in forming their one God.
(Image from WikiMedia.)
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Reading Notes: Babbitt - Jataka Tales, Part A
This week I decided to read some stories retold for children. I thought this was a great idea because I enjoyed the children stories while in Mythology and Folklore. Also, the stories contain lots of animals which I love!
I absolutely love the story of the monkey and the crocodile. It reminds me of a story I read last semester in Mythology and Folklore about an animal offering to give another animal a ride and it ending up being a trick. In this story, the crocodile's mom requested a monkey heart to eat. Her son thought of how he could possible get it without being able to climb and the monkey not being able to swim. He eventually decides that he will trick the monkey by telling him there is lots of fresh fruit on the other side of the bank and that he would be willing to give him a ride there. Halfway through, the crocodile dives down and comes up while the monkey was on his back. He told the monkey his plan and the monkey played him right back and told him that he left his heart in the tree so he would have to take him back to get it. Foolishly, the crocodile listened and the monkey went to the top of the tree where he stayed.
The monkey moved away from that tree so he could live in peace without having to worry about the crocodile. But, of course, the crocodile found him further down the river. Where he was now, there was a rock path to a little island full of fruit that the monkey was able to hop to. The crocodile watched him make his way to the island and waited until nighttime where he planned to attack. As night came around, the crocodile slowly crept to a rock and laid perfectly still on it. The monkey immediately stopped once he got to that rock and called out to it pretending the rock normally answers. Fooled once again, the crocodile answered and the monkey acted trapped and told the crocodile to open his mouth as wide as possible so he could just jump in. The monkey knew that crocodiles close their eyes when they open their mouths wide and he jumped onto his head as soon as they closed.
The monkey made it safe to his tree yet again and the crocodile said he would leave him alone even though the monkey knows better than to believe him.
Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt.
I absolutely love the story of the monkey and the crocodile. It reminds me of a story I read last semester in Mythology and Folklore about an animal offering to give another animal a ride and it ending up being a trick. In this story, the crocodile's mom requested a monkey heart to eat. Her son thought of how he could possible get it without being able to climb and the monkey not being able to swim. He eventually decides that he will trick the monkey by telling him there is lots of fresh fruit on the other side of the bank and that he would be willing to give him a ride there. Halfway through, the crocodile dives down and comes up while the monkey was on his back. He told the monkey his plan and the monkey played him right back and told him that he left his heart in the tree so he would have to take him back to get it. Foolishly, the crocodile listened and the monkey went to the top of the tree where he stayed.
The monkey moved away from that tree so he could live in peace without having to worry about the crocodile. But, of course, the crocodile found him further down the river. Where he was now, there was a rock path to a little island full of fruit that the monkey was able to hop to. The crocodile watched him make his way to the island and waited until nighttime where he planned to attack. As night came around, the crocodile slowly crept to a rock and laid perfectly still on it. The monkey immediately stopped once he got to that rock and called out to it pretending the rock normally answers. Fooled once again, the crocodile answered and the monkey acted trapped and told the crocodile to open his mouth as wide as possible so he could just jump in. The monkey knew that crocodiles close their eyes when they open their mouths wide and he jumped onto his head as soon as they closed.
The monkey made it safe to his tree yet again and the crocodile said he would leave him alone even though the monkey knows better than to believe him.
(Image by Karen Arnold.)
Jataka Tales by Ellen C. Babbitt.
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