The other day Professor Johnston taught us how to give ethical critiques so we would be able to provide ethical critiques to others in class about their website. After staring so long at a project, it is a nice to have another set of eyes look at your work and tell you what they like […]
Soft Skills
Building Stronger Bridges
“Alright, today you and your teams are going to make a bridge out of newspapers and rubber bands,” is how Professor Johnston started class Thursday. She handed us a pile of newspapers and a package of rubber bands and told us it had to support a small water bottle, and the bottle had to be […]
The Invisible Gorilla
I have seen the Invisible Gorilla video quite a few times. The first time I saw I did not notice the gorilla at all, and was shocked that I couldn’t notice something like a gorilla walking through the frame. I think it’s amazing that my brain has lots of capabilities, but it wasn’t able to notice […]
Marshmallows and Spaghetti Noodles
Building the tallest tower made of marshmallows and spaghetti noodles is a pretty daunting task! Our group kind of chose Vicki as the leader of the group, because she told us she had done similar activities. The rest of us were quite unsure of what to do, so we let Vicki lead us. Everyone had […]
Time Vampires
Tick-tock. Time management is crucial for me. Lists make time management manageable for me. On my to-do list, I had six things that I needed to do today (Wednesday). I completed five of the six so, I did pretty well in completing the tasks on my list. I’m not sure that could have done a better […]