Yellowdig fun instructions

 

The following is a creative idea of using Yellowdig by our faculty . 

Tag! You are It! Let us try Yellowdig! Do not PERSPIRE, rather, let us INSPIRE!

By Julie Hathaway-Nepple, MA, LPC

• Immerse in conversation, not regurgitate static answers
  
• Engage those cognitive passion circuits that love novelty variety and challenge
  
• Let us formulate a new strategy with our conversations and learning process. We are giving our
  discussions our STRATEGIC attention where we are focused and targeted with our points. Yes, we need
  to see that at times, less from the instructor prompting, is more. We want to be concise and have fun
  with discussions.
  
• Review this list of questions for INSPIRATION for your posts in Yellowdig. These questions are to SPARK
  creative thinking process. The hope is that you initiate DISCOVERY in your own learning.
• This list of roles and questions to help creative conversations and fun within our Yellowdig community.
  

Boosting executive functions: General questions to ask yourself:

• How do you add a new approach to the conversation or topic at hand?
  
• How do improve the outcomes of the specific problem in the discussion?
  
• How do you solve the problem from many perspectives?
  

Yellowdig Roles to consider

More specific metacognition questions: Do I play the role of......in our discussion posts in Yellowdig?

1. Innovative thinker: Do you continually strive to see things from new perspective
   
2. Weaver: Do you take disparate ideas and weave them together, reconciling novel ideas with your basic
   ideas
3. Deep sea diver: Do you take the conversation to a deeper, more meaningful level
   
4. Dentist: Do you extract broad concepts from lots of complex posts
   
5. Music maker: Do you synthesize new meaning from multiple problems
   
6. Practical problem solver: Do you create workable and practical solutions to the problems
   
7. Diversity maker: Do you combine diverse ideas with previous experiences
   
8. Time traveler: Do you take time to pull in themes across the different weeks of class to a generate a big
   picture idea?
   
9. Assimilator or formulator: complex material into concise summary
   
10. Acronym builder: Construct a short cut or mnemonic or acronym to condense hard topics
    
11. Fruits of the spirit: Convey respect and self-control when persons provide opinions different or in
    opposition to my own
    
12. Facilitator: Convey a common goal despite opposing viewpoints?
    
13. Visionary: Do you summarize the main points to carry out a vision?
    
14. Execution/Follow through: Do you make sure you have answered all other questions asked of you by
    the rest of the team?
    
15. Supporter: Do you reflect and adding emotional sentiment to the concept or conversation posted by
    someone else?
    
16. Re-purpose: Instead of filtering out a post you may not agree with, try to find a way to link that
    conversation and EXPAND upon the idea in a novel way
    
17. Product reviewer: Do you take a theory or research summary and review it like a product review you
    may find on Amazon?
    
18. Spiritual guide: If you were taking on the role of examining the topic from a spiritual perspective, what
    conclusions would you draw?
    
19. Researcher: How would you create a NOVEL research project on the topic going forward?
    
20. Ethics board: How would you respond if you were on the ethics board monitoring the consequences of
    this behavior related to the topic at hand?
    
21. Coach: If you were a life coach helping a client or friend, what words of wisdom would you impart?
    
22. Referee: If you were balancing out two teams of opposing views, how would you help make it a win/win
    scenario?
    
23. Team (fill in the blank) If you were on one side of the argument, what would the name of your team be
    (think sports reference here) and what would the opposing team name be?
    
24. Zombie apocalypse hunter: What would be the main theme you would want someone to remember
    before the zombie apocalypse hit?
    
25. Wrecking ball/Repair person: If you play the part of a wrecking ball in terms of commenting on “what
    not to do” on a particular topic, pair that with the SOLUTION within the REPAIR or “fix it” theme on a
    topic and (not a person)
    
26. Skeptic or devil’s advocate: Pair this role with how you would MODIFY the topic or solution at hand

Discussion ideas

 In RC220a, there are 3 discussion questions:

• Discussion - Engaging a narrative
• Discussion - Engaging an object
• Discussion - Engaging a practice

PowerPoint Presentation Tips

PowerPoint slideshows should enhance your presentation, not detract from it. Here are a few simple tips to start you on the right track.

1. INTRO SLIDE: Title of presentation, date, presenter name
2. OUTLINE SLIDE:
   1. Main points of what you will talk about
   2. Then follow the structure you’ve laid out
   3. Start broad, finish specific
   4. Rank Information (What NEEDS to go on the slide)
   5. Simplify
3. CONTENT SLIDES:
   1. Cover detailed information based on your outline
   2. As many slides as you need, as many as 1-2 per minute
   3. Remember PowerPoint is more visual than verbal: “a picture is worth a thousand words”
4. FINAL SLIDE:
   1. Audience will likely take away the last thing you say
   2. So make a point to have the last slide be meaningful
      • provide contact information for followup?
      • pose a question for discussion?
      • finish with a joke/or light hearted conclusion?
5. SLIDE TYPES:
   1. TEXT:
      • Bullet points, not complete sentences
      • 4-6 points per page
      • No large blocks of text, audience stops listening, and reads
      • Helps the audience focus on what you are saying
   2. IMAGES:
      • Avoid clip art… everyone has seen it before, lacks emphasis
      • Images should be good: not pixilated, out of focus, too dark
      • Cropped to remove distractions
   3. GRAPHS/DIAGRAMS:
      • Make them as simple as possible
      • To be grasped in just a few moments, not studied at length
6. DESIGN ISSUES:
1. TEMPLATES:
   • Use a consistent background and layout for all slides
   • The template sets the tone of your presentation
   • choose it carefully
   • Avoid really bright backgrounds, or cluttered layouts
2. FONTS:
   • Choose two at most, nothing cursive or ornamental
   • Stick to sans-serif fonts, for legibility
   • Minimum of 18 point, 20 to 24 is better
   • Main points/titles bigger than subpoints/content
3. COLOR:
   • High contrast dark on light, or light on dark
   • Use color with care, to emphasize your talk
   • Avoid extremely bright colors, hot pink, neon orange, acid green
   • Do not combine red/green, yellow/purple, or blue/orange
4. ANIMATION:
• Use sparingly, and be consistent
• Avoid distracting or annoying sound effects

Source: MGT6110 Week 3: https://worldclass.regis.edu/d2l/le/content/146299/viewContent/4009955/View 

Discussion to reflect Jesuit Value

One of the central elements of Regis education is reflection. It’s an essential component of the Jesuit experience—reflection—action educational paradigm. That is, in Jesuit education, we work hard to learn material and experience something new, to reflect upon that experience or information and how it has shaped us, and to look to understand how we ought now to act in light of that. In this question (and future questions like it), we are asking you to pause and engage in deep reflection.

Source: RC220b Week 1

https://worldclass.regis.edu/d2l/le/content/188558/viewContent/4037631/View 

Class discussion leader activity

 Collectively, each group is responsible for the following:

Create a VoiceThread presentation, within which your group makes a PowerPoint and utilizes the audio or video function to present the key takeaways from your assigned chapters.

Presentations should cover the main ideas and key terminology from your assigned chapters. What do you find to be the most important information from that chapter? Focus primarily on the best practices chapter (chapters 3, 5 or 7) and use the examples/case studies chapter (chapters 4, 6 or 8) as supplementary material to highlight and apply what you learned. After watching your VoiceThread, we should have a good sense of the key ideas, lessons and terms from that chapter.

Throughout your presentation, pose 3-4 discussion questions for your classmates to discuss. Some questions should be factual, asking fellow students to summarize main point(s) of the readings, and others should be open-ended, asking students to share their interpretations and opinions of the topic as it was presented by the group.

Feel free to introduce resources or examples beyond what is in the textbook (though this is not required). Please cite any additional sources on the slides in APA format. For APA guidance see library resources.

Please treat this as a professional presentation – your preparation, familiarity with the subject and professionalism matter. There is no number of slides or time requirement; be thorough but remember that more doesn’t always equal better (pick what you think are the most important elements to highlight and explain).

Please create your VoiceThread in the appropriate week’s module in WorldClass by Wednesday at 5pm. This assignment is worth 20 points. You will be graded on your thoroughness of explanation, evidence of understanding the topic, professionalism, quality of discussion questions and organization/flow of the presentation. Class Discussion Leaders Assignment Rubric.

Source: PRL435 https://worldclass.regis.edu/d2l/le/content/271281/viewContent/3941555/View 

Jesuit value activity

VoiceThread Activity: Community Service Project

Context: Ignatian Pedagogy espouses the Jesuit value of People for and with others. This value embodies a spirit of giving and providing service to those in need and standing with the poor and marginalized. We are encouraged to pursue justice on behalf of all persons. Service-learning projects are excellent examples of this value at work in the world.

As we wrap up this term and you complete your Global Artifacts Project, reflect upon how your scholarship intersects with one or some of the core Jesuit values. Beyond your final project, how might the Jesuit values converge with our readings throughout the term?

Regis University Center for Service-Learning Video

Description: Watch the above Center for Service Learning video from Regis University. Next, conceive of and discuss a community service project stemming from the fields of literature and creative writing, that you would like to develop. Give us the elevator pitch (1 minute or less) for your project and discuss your literary service-learning community/audience and the objectives or goals of your project. In your project selection, consider the Jesuit value of People for and with others. In what ways does your project provide service to those in need and/or pursue justice on behalf of all persons?

Please create 2-3 presentation slides for your elevator pitch. Create a new VoiceThread. Upload your presentation slides to your VoiceThread: Community Service Project first and then add audio or video comments to your slides.

Source: MALW608 Week 8 

https://worldclass.regis.edu/d2l/le/content/268902/viewContent/3911329/View  

Word Cloud Activity

PL476 Week 8

Assignment 3: Discussion -- Word Cloud

Context: Jesuit education is driven by a primary question, “How ought we to live in the world.” At Regis, we are guided by key values. Reflect on these values. Which ones are most aligned with what you will take away from this course. How do these values help inform your green ethic.

Task: Create a word cloud that demonstrates the infusion of the Jesuit values you selected and your green ethics. What words best describe this infusion?

Delivery: Please post your word cloud along with a two-sentence summary of your takeaways from the course to Week 8 of the Discussion Forum.  Read and respond to the postings of at least two classmates.