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                                                                             Overcoming Fear                                                               Link to article: Fear For this week’s extra task, I read an article on to overcome fear in situations or scenarios. It was an interesting article to read, and I think the advice given in it is worth taking.   One thing the article confirmed for me that I already knew to be true was that if you don’t put yourself outside y...

                                                               I used Quozio to make this Image I picked this motto because its means if someone is going through something , there will be at time when they are happy.

 One thing that the video confirmed for that I  already knew to be true was that your brain grows when "you get a question wrong or when you struggle". Image source:  Dartmouth  Link to video: Sal Khan interviews Carol Dweck One thing that I learned that I  didn't  know before  was  that if kids are praised for a certain topic they don't want a challenge afterwards and they don't like to work hard on something. One new thing that I'm curious to explore is more of Dweck's research in relation to growth mindset in school. I plan on doing it by looking up her research on the internet.

I chose this motto because I thought it was Inspirational and worthy advice to take. I made this with Cheezburger   

In this blog I'm going to talk about a video I watched called "Learning with Passion and Enthusiasm". The video talks about the brain chemicals that are released when we do certain activities. It also gives examples and scenarios of how we can learn with more Passion and Enthusiasm . Image Source: Sprouts Link to video: Passion and Enthusiasm  One thing that the video confirmed for me, that I already knew was that children can learn multiple languages and skills because they are excited to learn new things. One new thing that I learned that I did not know before was that when we learn things in a new and exciting way, the chemicals released in our brain outlive the joy of drugs and shopping. One new thing that I'm curious to explore is how to learn how to keep my interest when trying to learn new things so I can enjoy it more. I plan on doing this by looking at more videos like this on the internet and taking its advice. Overall I thought information in the video ...

  Image 1 I picked this cat image because I believe criticism is one of the many  elements that can make someone better at something.  Image 2 I picked this cat image because I think its advice worth taking. When you learn how to see things in different angles or perspectives you can get a better understanding of something and it can lead to new ideas if your are doing something like art. Image 3 I picked this cat image because I thought  it was funny. I also picked it because it I think its good to try and do something creative everyday or even for a few days. Because it can teach you to be a problem solver in areas of life.

  Image source: IED In this blog I’m going to gives my thoughts on Dan Pink’s video “what motivates us”.   One thing I found interesting was that depending on where you’re from or what activity you are doing change, it can change your motivation and work performance towards the job. One thing that video confirmed that I already knew to be true was that money is a motivator, if you don’t pay people enough, they won’t be motivated to do their job.   One new thing that I learned that I didn’t before was three factors to better work performance, the factors are autonomy, mastery and purpose. Autonomy is the desire to run your life, mastery is when someone strives to be better at something and purpose is when someone knows their work or what they do has a purpose, so they try their best.   One thing that I’m curious to explore is to learn more about motivation and how we can use it to improve our daily lives.    

    This blog is about the learning and performance zone, the learning zone is about wanting to improve and doing activities to improve, the performance zone is about doing the best we can, concentrating on what we know and trying to make little to no mistakes.                                                                    Link to video:  Eduardo Briceño Eduardo Briceno talks about the learning zone and performance zone in depth in a Ted Talk. I thought that the video was very engaging and informative. As he talks about the effects of the learning zone and the performance zone  on a person, and what times they should be used depending on the environment. “Once we think we have become good enough, adequate then we stop spending time in the learning zone, we focus al...

Growth Mindset Image from  Pinterest source: Pinterest  I haven't heard of Carol Dweck before, but I have heard about growth mindset. I learned about it in a class in secondary school. I'm not sure where I see myself on the spectrum of a growth-fixed mindset in terms of school work. I know I can be better or good at something if I tried but then I don't try because it seems hard  or boring to me. While I've been at OU I have learned that most times I don't take a positive approach when trying to learn something, I also learned that if I make something competitive for myself I tend to find it easier to learn and interesting. Some of my biggest challenges when I try to learn new things is that I would take a lot of information and then I would think oh this is too hard or this is  boring. And this leads me to thinking that it would be quite daunting to give it a second try. I am definitely interested in learning more about growth mindset this semester, I think learni...