I am a Junior at Southern Connecticut State University, and am majoring in Psychology. I am on an Occupational Therapy track, and hope to work with children with disabilities in the near future.
Backstage Post
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For my selfie project, I chose to make a collage of motivational quotes that I like. I titled it, "Words to live by". I used microsoft word to make my collage. I chose the quotes that I found most meaningful.
Learner Identity
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My learner identity differentiates a lot depending on the subject I am learning, as well as the day. Certain days I am excited to learn, and motivate myself to think that my future depends on my current learning. If I have a bad day, it is tough to think about the future because I am too caught up in the present. Personally, I believe a lot of my motivation comes from if I am interested in the topic or not. The subjects I am weak in make it tough for me to be a good and conscientious worker because when I don't understand something I find myself less motivated. In the past, I've found that if I put aside time and make myself learn little by little the subjects I struggle with I benefit more in the long run. Overall, I believe that when I shift the focus on my future career I become a better and more motivated learner.
Notes (Week 2)
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“Big Mother is Watching You”
· First thing she does every morning is check her phone
· Her sleeping stats are tracked with an app called “Sleep Cycle”
· Mid-thirties, childless journalist
· Excited when she gets over 8 hrs of sleep
· Sleep quality percentage is extremely important to her
· Uses sleeping percentage in sense of a letter grade
· Lives her life by stats
· Wants to present herself to others in a particular way
· “Actionless sleep and good sleep are not the same thing.”
· “By 2018, there will be 60 million fitness trackers in use worldwide.”
· Internet takes existing information and organizes it to make is both accessible and acceptable
· The future will most likely consist of new data in which new employers will create easier ways for us to track data, whether we like it or not (example: new apple watches and fitbits)
“We are all cyborgs now”
· Amber Case claims, “Technology is evolving us.”
· As a whole, we rely on “external brains” (AKA technology) to communicate
· Cyborg- “an organism to which exogenous components have been added for the purpose of adapting to a new environment”
· People get used to technology, which is why there is always interest in new technology
· Children are brought up around technology to the point where they won’t be able to reflect on themselves mentally because their whole lives revolve around technology
· Ultimately, communication isn’t being done face to face anymore
· Considers how our values and culture are being shaped by living lives by high technology