Feedback Thoughts

(Grow Your Mind by Xavier Verges. Shared Under CC BY-NC 2.0. Web Source: Flickr)

I have posted a few times now relating to the benefits of feedback and a growth mindset. These two ideas are powerful, should be taken seriously, and incorporated into one's daily life. To further re-iterate my stance on these topics I read A fixed mindset could be holding you back - here's how to change it by Anna Kelsey-Sugg and Silence the critical voices in your head by Sabina Nawaz.

In Kelsey-Sugg and Arnold (2018) article, a fixed mind set was seen to be a detriment to ones health and lower their ability to succeed. An example Kelsey-Sugg (2018) used that re-iterated this point was that "raising someone to believe they do not need to develop skills because they're brilliant at everything they do is difficult to sustain." This is because it shows that everyone needs to grow as a person no matter what and there is always something for them to learn. In addition, once an individual develops a fixed mindset it is hard to overcome challenges they face because it is unnatural for them fail. Once failing comes about, it is hard for that individual to bounce back and regain confidence in themselves.

From Sabina Nawaz (2016) article,  individuals can put themselves at fault when listening to negative voices in their head. This is because negative voices can put individuals at risk for failing or self-doubting their ability. In addition, negative voices have shown to increase ones chance for obtaining depression or not pursuing a desired life goal. However, Sabina Nawz (2016) provided good advice to lower or change ones use of negative self-talk. This advice was to use five positive self-talk statements for every negative self-talk used. Utilizing this strategy has the opportunity to decrease the chance to lower anxiety and depression.

Incorporating these two articles and relating it to my life, I have been fortunate enough to take criticism positively and learn from my mistakes. These mistakes have helped me grow as a person and I believe it is through failure that I have grown to be the person I am. This is because through failure I can provide growth and value to another person through explaining my experiences and not letting it happen to them.


Source:

Kelsey-Sugg and Arnold (2018). A fixed mindset could be holding you back. Link: Article Link

Sabina Nawaz (2016). Silence the critical voices in your head. Link: Article Link

Project Brainstorm

(A Form of a Portfolio by Wesley Fryer. Shared under CC BY-NC 2.0. Web Source: Flickr

The semester-long project entails creating a portfolio that will account for all of the knowledge I have learned throughout this semester. This portfolio will cover a topic related to the course as well as my future profession. In addition, I will add information to my portfolio on a daily basis to eliminate my chance to procrastinate and show a lack of effort. I believe this project is pretty straight forward and I do not have any questions related to the assignment and its requirements.

For my portfolio, I plan to design a website that captures information related to the course as well as my future profession in baseball. The information I hope to capture as it relates to the course and applying it to baseball is growth mindset, the ethics of surveillance, the ethics of technology integration in education, the ethics of bio-technologies, and the increasing use of technology on a daily basis. In addition, I believe this project will not only help my future profession but other classes as well. This is because I will gain an understanding in developing websites, cropping picture, making videos, etc. that could assist in creating better presentations for my classes as well as coaching.

On another note, I do not have much interest in digital citizenship and the ethics of power & freedom of expression and do not plan to incorporate this knowledge in portfolio. However, this doesn't mean I won't try in this area and search for new information to take away from.

In closing, I feel comfortable about the requirements of the project and I look forward to this assignment as I have never made a portfolio. In addition, this portfolio will be beneficial to me as it will be a way to highlight my skills in coaching as well as additional tool to showcase with my resume. To get started, I found a few links to use as references as I begin to create my portfolio:

• Portfolio 1 Example
• What Is A Portfolio?
• Creating A Portfolio

Resource Notes: Anil Dash Podcast

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Technology is not for everyone, but should be used in alignment to one's values. Technology has its complications depending on how it is used. For example, the podcast discussed technology's role in the presidential election and journalism. This is because technology has served the role to broadcast and publish media reports to thousands of individuals in a matter of seconds. This not only affects what people say on national television but away from the cameras as well. This is because individuals cannot afford to be down played or criticized in a negative manner based on the choices they make. Additionally, journalist have been criticized for their role in news reporting because they are usually portrayed as the bad guys. Anil Dash also noted that the more attention or emotional appeal one thing gets, the more influence that thing has. In our society, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media platforms have played an influential role in societal movements, such as the presidential election. Additionally, the podcast touched on a very deep and opinionated topic related to data and how it is used. Data and numbers are sometimes used by outside entities without prior knowledge as to how the numbers were obtained and its intended results. Additionally, outside entities have been known to publish data even if they weren't statistically significant, but matched their ideas. This statement demonstrates Dash's views on the topic of technology as technology is used or portrayed in such a way that is compelling to its users. Technology provides the user the freedom to explore or associate themselves in a way that best fits their identity. However, I do not agree with the statement that kids should have a cell phone by the age of 14. This is because I believe cell phones can actually harms ones health rather than improve it. Yes, technology is evolving but why is it taking over our culture and changing the our lives even though our ancestors had lived for thousands of years without the advancement in technology we have now. Why change now? That's my view... However, I do agree with Dash's closing statement that technology such as electronics and vaccines is new, but not all technology is new. Instead, technology has evolved and we are responsible for its everlasting and its intended purpose.

Bibliography:
Anil Dash: Tech's Moral Reckoning. Interview Link

Philosophy of Technology - Resource Notes

Technology is described as a non-naturally occurring object that is nowadays at out our disposal at anytime. This easy access can not only be good but bad, depending on how it is used. Technology such as the internet or cell phones provide us with the ability to communicate faster and easier. However, this advancement also bring about consequences such as cyber bullying and cyber terror attacks. Because of this, advancement in technology should always be taken with caution and have the ability to identify the problems that may arise from it implementation in society.  Also, it is important to note what tools or products are deemed to be technology, and the questions these tools and products bring about. It brings rise to the nature of knowledge (technical knowledge vs. technical explanation), metaphysical questions (what is real, natural, and/or artificial), moral questions (appropriate uses and consequences it brings), and political questions (how they are developed, administered, and alters relationships). Lastly, technology should be thought of as a socially constructed reality, or a product of human creations.

Would you press this not knowing what could happen but your life depended on you pushing it?

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Biblography: 

Kaplan, D. (Ed.) (2004). Readings in the philosophy of technology. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. Link: Philosophy of Technology

Time Strategies

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Time is ticking away whether or not we like it. Because of this our time on Earth is valuable and shouldn't be taken for granted. These point were reemphasized in both of the articles I read for this blog. The two articles were The Myth of Too Busy by Tim Grahl and The Important Habit of Just Starting by Jory Mackay. In the article by Tim Grahl, he suggests we stop using the word busy and restructure our daily lives to account for circumstances that may arise. By changing daily habits, life will begin to free up and seem less chaotic. In addition, Jory Mackay suggested to prioritize tasks in a strategic manner relating to the amount of time the task needs and its return on investment. In other words, completion of at task for a short-time reward might not be as great as a lot of time for a huge pay-off reward in the future. This all comes down to a person's values and willingness to sacrifice for greatness in the future.

Moving on, the two articles that I read were very helpful and provided a lot of great insight into how I should change my daily habits to free up time between classes and work. I will begin to schedule out a daily plan that lays out my priorities and tasks I need to complete by the end of that day. In addition, I will try to identify days that I may have a lot of tasks to complete and change my sleep schedule to accommodate for these days when I have a lot of tasks to complete. Furthermore, my semester is way different than it has been in the past. I will be traveling 5 straight weeks starting February 15th and will have to make-up time for school and baseball. In doing so, it requires a lot of planning and thinking a head. Gratefully I usually plan a head through writing down all assignments I have for the week a head and use the weekends before to get a head start on those assignments. This has worked in the past and I don't see it not working this semester!

Thoughts On Uses of Technology

Wow... this class is going to be great! I am excited to get going and try out different tool packages. I have no prior experience with pretty much every tool that was listed under the technology tool heading. I'm looking forward to learning how to create and publish my own website, crop images, and create my own graphics. I believe learning the basics in these areas can be a great asset as I venture into the coaching field. Looking forward to a great last semester!

(The Convenience of Technology by Blue Coat Photos. Shared under CC BY-NC 2.0. Web Source: Flickr)

Assignment

As I have ventured through the syllabus and have completed some of the week 1 assignments, I believe this course is very manageable and fits great with my busy class and work schedule. I am looking forward to writing blogs each week as I believe it can help my writing style and challenge how I articulate information. In addition, I look forward to completing extra credit related to the topic of growth mindset since it is a interesting topic and one that needs to be taken with caution. This style also challenges what I believe in and might may make me rethink what I do and don't agree with. However, this class is structured completely different than any other class I have taken before. I have never been able to grade my own assignments nor have been able to choose what assignments I want to complete. Given this freedom is an honor and one that I am grateful for and won't be taken lightly. I will still try my best to provide the highest level of quality of work for my assignments, an A+.

(The Grade To Strive For by Marco Verch. Shared under CC BY-NC 2.0. Web Source: Flickr)

Applying Growth Mindset to My Life

I have heard of the term growth mindset prior to listening to Carol Dweck's three short videos on growth mindset. However, this was the first time I have heard of Carol Dweck. My experience with the term growth mindset stems from my experience with the University of Minnesota baseball team. We use this term as a player development tool for our players to keep themselves motivated throughout the season and focused on the daily process of getting the right amount of sleep, nutrition, number of repetitions, maintaining team values, etc., instead of worrying  about the now and why factors for why things are not working out. As Carol discussed in her TED talk, individuals that engage in a growth mindset that are deeply connected, learn from their mistakes, and maintained an increased effort will succeed at a higher rate than a fixed mindset individual who only cares about the outcomes. To stray away from the fixed mindset, I believe implementing the diagram below could help to promote a long-term growth mindset.

(Growth Mindset Self-Talk Diagram by Kristin Wiens. Web Source: Twitter)

As for my lifestyle, I consider to sit on the growth mindset side of the spectrum. However, I would not necessarily rank myself too high on the growth mindset side as I am a person that will do what I need to succeed the first time and with a good grade. In addition, I do not mind when things are easy but I do realize that it doesn't take much effort which takes away from growing as an individual. However, when things get tough, I am a person that perseveres and increases there effort and attention span to complete the assigned task.

Relating to my time at the U, I would say the thing that I have learned the most from is putting a greater trust in myself that I will be able to get my assignments done on-time, with quality, and a meaning behind it. Putting an ultimate effort behind all homework, projects, and exams not only helped me out in the short-term but helped me out at a later time as well.

I am always up for learning more about different topics that relate to development of individuals. Since growth mindset falls underneath this category, I am excited to learn more about growth mindset and its effects on individuals not only in the classroom but in sports as well.

At the moment, my personal learning goal is to take a few pieces of information away from the class that could eventually benefit me in the coaching field that is related to player development.

Moving on to the last bullet point, growth mindset should be implemented or used with caution. This is because of the aspect of praise that is associated with growth mindset. Kohn (2015) found through previous studies that praise can act as a determent to one's mind if it is provided at the wrong time. One example Kohn (2015) used was if compliments were only provided to a person for trying hard, then the person receiving the compliment might perceive them self as being a loser. Wormeli (2018) also believed that there is such a thing as growth mindset, however using the same interventions for everyone will not work to increase everyone's mindset in a positive manner. That means that one type of praise might work for one person, but might not worke for another. Or one type of effort might work for one person, but might not work for another. This is similar to a common psychology statement of correlation doesn't indicate causation.

Citation:

Kohn, A. (2015, August 16). The "mindset" mindset: What we miss by focusing on kids' attitudes. Retrieved from https://www.alfiekohn.org/article/mindset/

Wormeli, R. (2018, August). Grit and growth mindset: Deficit thinking? AMLE Magazine. Retrievedc from http://www.amle.org/BrowsebyTopic/DiversityandSocialEquity/DivDet/TabId/185/ArtMID/791/ArticleID/937/Grit-and-Growth-Mindset-Deficit-Thinking.aspx#.W2obHSnVZZQ.twitter

Introduction to Ryan a Kinesiology Major

(Baseball Mound Visit by Joel Dinda. Shared under CC BY-NC 2.0. Web Source: Flickr.)

I am Ryan Goll and I do not have any pets. However, I am a senior completing my degree in Kinesiology through the College of Education and Human Development. The coolest thing about my major is learning how the body works and applying the knowledge that I have learned in class to my daily life. The best class I took last semester was introduction to ice skating. This is because I was able to get back on the ice and skate for the first time since I quit playing hockey in high school. It was also because I was able to skate on a daily basis for free and obtain a quality workout. Over break I had the opportunity to attend the American Baseball Coaches Convention in Dallas, Texas. This convention brought together roughly 8,000 coaches of all levels, ranging from youth to professional baseball, to one place to talk and learn about the sport of baseball. Continuing on, the best movie I saw recently was Bird Box. Bird Box caught my attention because of its unique plot and engaging flashback scenes throughout the movie. Away from the movie scenes, I like to listen to country music because it helps me relax and soothes my mind. Another thing I like, but it pertains to food and eating, is steak with rice and cheese. My long-term goal is to become a head baseball coach for a collegiate baseball program before I am 30 years old. Additionally, I hope this opportunity lands me in a NCAA Division 1 Power 5 Conference program with the ability to lead my team to a College World Series championship. Even though this is my ultimate goal, I am going to start small and hope to land an assistant coaching position with a Division 1 program next year. To remind me where I want to be within the next eight years, I chose to attach a picture of a coach talking to his player as this is what I want to do for the rest of my life. Lastly, if I had an extra day for fun I would spend it not studying and at the baseball field coaching my players. This is because I enjoy and appreciate every minute and chance I get to be on the field impacting the lives of my players. This is why I coach and want to continue coaching post-college.

Favorite Place

(Angels Stadium of Anaheim by Staff Sgt. Chad McMeen. Web Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Angel_Stadium_of_Anaheim.jpg.)

This picture represents my holistic view of what I would consider to be my favorite place. Baseball has always seemed to make me happy and appreciative based on the opportunities I have been provided with.

(Image Information: personal photo of Siebert Field; photo from September 2017.)

A more defined favorite place at the moment is Siebert Field, which symbolizes my love for the sport of baseball. This is because baseball is right around the corner and I spend a lot of my time at this place. However, I cannot state the exact amount of time I spend at this place, but I can say it is probably a ridiculously high amount. Furthermore, the first thing people ask when they run into me on the streets or around campus is if I am coming from or running to the baseball field. Because of these few reasons, I classify Siebert Field as my favorite place at the moment.

Testing how to blog

A commonly stated statement is that you will always run into something that you have never done before. This statement pertains to this class for me because this will be my first time writing my own blogs. I am looking forward to this learning experiences and understanding how technology has and still impacts our society today.