Chapter 8: Developing Emotional Intelligence

This focus of this week's class is understanding and managing emotions so that they don't interfere with your decisions and get you off track. Please read Chapter 8 and from what we have talked about in class this week, please answer the following questions.

1. What is emotional intelligence?
2. How can you use your emotions as a compass to stay on course to a rich, fulfilling life?


Please post your responses by Friday, November 21st at noon! Remember there is no class next week-have a Happy Thanksgiving!

Week 12 Blog

Chapter 7 - Adapting Lifelong Learning

Now that you know how the human brain works best & more importantly how YOU learn best, all of your future learning shouldn't be a problem! Discuss the following in this week's blog.

• What is your preferred way of learning?
• What can you do when your instructor doesn't teach the way that you prefer to learn?
• Give a specific example of a time that you learned something just for the "love" of learning it?

Blogs are due on Friday, November 14th by noon. Have a great week & weekend!

Week 11 Blog

Great job with the study skills assignment we worked on in class this week! I hope you found at least a few new strategies that will help you in the future. For your blog this week, please answer the following questions. Please post your blog by Friday...I know I am posting it a little late this week so I will cut everyone some slack on the time it takes for you to respond. Please post by Friday evening if possible...so that you don't have to worry about it this weekend!

1. From the suggestions in class this week, which new study strategy will you try at least once this semester? Why do you think this strategy might work for you?

2. Do any of the study strategies that were suggested not work for you? Please explain why. Have you tried this idea before and it didn't work?