Week 9 Blog

Hello again everyone. Hope all are enjoying the rain and snow that we got last night. I sure did. I enjoyed this weeks class on chapter 8 about communicating effectively. Brandon and Chelsee did a great job facilitating the lesson and got everyone involved as well. I especially liked the activity that we got to do. The activity went to show how we all look at things differently and coming from that, how we all communicate differently. I thought Chelsee and Brandon also did a great job on elaborating more after the activity and creating a great discussion afterwards. It really got my attention as well as giving me a chance to learn from previous peer mentors about their last year experiences. Communication is key in today's society and if one cannot communicate effectively, it is hard for that person to let others know how they feel about certain things.
One of my favorite ways to communicate is just straight up talking to someone. I feel as though that is the only way to get to know someone for who they actually are. Texting is another way of communication use that has skyrocketed over the past few years. Texting for me is another way to communicate to people without having to go through email or some other communication tool. Coming to college has changed the way I communicate greatly. I use email much more now (pretty much have to), I am much more open to people that I do not know and have also become a much better listener over the years. I have always treated my family differently than my friends, my boss differently than friends, and since coming to college I treat my professors differently as well. I treat certain people much more professionally while treating my friends and family more on a casual side and this has come to work for me. I know my boundaries as well has having to stay professional when needed.
I did kind of enjoy the twitter activity or I at least thought it was useful. Making students do stuff there not normally comfortable with or I guess getting them to try something new can open them up more to other new things. Twitter for example has some interesting people that you can follow as well as keeping tabs on friends or other important people in your life so it can become beneficial. I feel as though twitter is a way to keep more professional while facebook is more for keeping up with your friends as well as family. For next year I plan on using email mostly and if urgent or unresponsive to that texting or using a social network could also come in handy.