Due Date: July 16, 2020 at 10:00 am
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/95655112773
Purpose: Students will learn professional growth and development skills necessary to execute their craft through writing, reflection and discussion.
Knowledge: While APIE and other RT concepts are essential skills, learning to be a professional is also important. To help you do that, as a class, we will read Atomic Habits by James Clear (2018) and hold weekly book club meetings to discuss how to make 1% improvements one-day-at-a-time, we can develop productive, professional skills that will last a lifetime.
Task:
- Read Chapters 17 & 18.
- Write a blog post in narrative (paragraph) format replying to the following questions:
- As recreation professionals, boredom is a concept we deal with often. What does the author say about boredom and its impact on building healthy habits. Using his recommendations, give an example of a work habit that you have experienced boredom and identify how to overcome that in order to retain the “good” habit.
- Consider the concept of an “accountability partner”. How might you use this concept when working with clients?
Criteria for Success:
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Learning Outcome: Completed Blog Post The student completed a reflective writing blog post according to the assignment description to include replying to all questions in a narrative (paragraph) format.
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Learning Outcome: Attendance & Participation The student was on time to the book club meeting, attended the entire session, and participated actively and independently in the discussion/activities presented.
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Reference:
Clear, James. (2018). Atomic Habits: An easy & proven way to build good habits and break bad ones. New York, NY: Penguin Random House LLC.