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Discuss professional growth and career opportunities.

Discuss professional growth and career opportunities.

– Identify talents and strengths in an educator role.

– Identify additional knowledge and skills needed as an educator.

– Develop three goals for the next two to five years; one goal will be in the area of teaching, one in scholarship and one in service.

– Discuss the actions can be taken to achieve each of these goals. Include a timetable for achieving each goal.

Write a brief summary for each of the developmental theories of  Erikson’s psycho social theory.

Write a brief introduction to the biopsychosocial framework that includes a thesis statement related to developmental theories.

 

  1. Write a brief summary (about two sentences for each) for each of the developmental theories listed below.

Erikson’s psychosocial theory

Skinner’s behaviorism theory

Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory

Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory

Baltes’ life span perspective

  1. Select two theories from above to compare and contrast. Explain the similarities and differences between the two theories. (5 points)
  2. Of the two theories you compared, discuss which you believe is a better way to explain growth and development and why you believe this way. (5 points)
  3.  Explain the application of developmental theory for health care professionals.

Compare biological versus socialization viewpoints to examine behaviors used to initiate and maintain relationships.

This module afforded opportunity to compare biological versus socialization viewpoints to examine behaviors used to initiate and maintain relationships. Both perspectives can be applied to explore sexual orientation, patterns of dating, love and fidelity, divorce and remarriage, and sex differences in parenting. Select one perspective and one area of application to analyze its effect on relationships. Discuss the viewpoint and its influence on the selected area through factual points discussed from the readings.

Research a topic related to BCIT’s sustainability goals and the Sustainability Fund.

BCIT Library Database to research a topic related to BCIT’s sustainability goals and the Sustainability Fund. Select an idea which you would (hypothetically) propose for BCIT’s Sustainability Fund. Here are some ideas students used in the past. You can choose one if you prefer, or you can develop your own:

– increase recycling at BCIT

– increase carpooling at BCIT

– start a Community Garden at BCIT

– increase composting at BCIT

– reduce paper use at BCIT

– reduce eWaste at BCIT (the disposal of electronics)

– introduce eBooks for courses at BCIT

– have more Green Roofs at BCIT

– increase the number of students who bike to school at BCIT

– use energy efficient lights at BCIT

– use solar power at BCIT

– use biodegradable food containers at BCIT etc.

Why is it that daydreaming is more common in some people than others?

Questions on Daydreaming Personal Anecdote

I examined the subject of daydreaming, its dissociative aspects as a consequence of the media that cause it and provided an example of a cousin who dissociates from real life while getting immersed in the fictional world of film or text for a while.

  1. Why do media have such a powerful impact on (especially young) people given the fact that we all consume movies, television series, and written fiction knowing that it is not real?
  1. Is it correct to assume that there are specific kinds of people who are susceptible to

daydreaming?

  1. If yes, why these particular people and what can be done to help them?
  2. Are there associations between daydreaming and our construction of reality as we go about day-to-day activities?
  1. Why is it that daydreaming is more common in some people than others?
  2. Is there a potentially permanent impact of daydreaming, especially a negative one, given the fact that it causes dissociative behavior among young people?
  1. What are some of the challenges that a person such as my cousin may face in trying to handle daydreaming?

 

  1. Is it possible for one to use the creative benefits of daydreaming consistently and sustainably with its dangers being so common and hard to deal with?
  1. Why is it that people do not seem to realize the impact of daydreaming on their behavior even after they “come back” to reality?
  1. Would be correct to argue that some forms of media are more powerful at leading to both daydreaming and its dissociative impact?
  1. If yes, what can be done to reduce the harmful impacts of these media?