Metacognition... (Thinking about Critical Thinking)

We're continuing our conversation on Critical Thinking from our workshop this week at the Columbus Museum of Art.

Part I: Critical Thinking Reflection
To continue our discussion, please share your thoughts on the following:

• What were your expectations of the workshop? What were your departing reactions?
• What was one new thing you learned at the workshop?
• Do you have anything you didn't have the opportunity to say during the workshop?
• Why do you think BLF values Critical Thinking as an "Area of Focus" for the program?
• How might you apply what you learned in your everyday experience? in the upcoming Buckeye Leadership Challenge?

Part II: Critically Thinking about Your Everyday Life

Observe
Describe
Interpret
Prove

For this second part of this blog, we ask that you apply the ODIP technique to your daily experience. Please:

1. Think of a scene you observe each day: this could be a path you walk, your desk, a perspective of your bedroom, a classroom, etc.
2. Take a picture of that scene.
3. Upload that picture to your blog.
4. Use the ODIP method to analyze your scene in a new way.

Please try to make these creative, interesting, and fun!

Reflections on the G-360

Hello Junior Class!

By this time, you have had some time to process the feedback presented in the G-360 and by your peers.  This feedback might have surprised you, been quite accurate, or indiciative of areas for growth.  As we have discussed, leadership begins with yourself.  We must all be leaders of own lives before we can begin to consider leading others.  And a great way to assess your personal leadership is to solicit feedback from others and reflect upon those perspectives.


The questions for this week are listed below.  You do not need to respond to all the questions - please answer the questions which resonate most with you:

• What were your initial reactions to the assessment and the construction of the 360-style of feedback?
• Did your results surprise you? seem to fit you well? indicate "hidden strengths"? or highlight "blind spots"?
• Describe your experience soliticting verbal feedback from your teammates. What was it like to be vulnerable to receiving feedback from others?
• Describe your experience providing verbal feedback to your teammates.  What was it like to share aloud your thoughts and observations in a constructive manner?
• Why is it important to solicit and provide feedback?
• How can we begin to practice open feedback loops with one another?
• Why does feedback contribute to personal growth?  How do you know?
• What do you plan to do with the feedback you received?

As a reminder, these blogs are due Monday, January 28 at 8a.m. sharp!  Have a great week.

Happiness

Describe 3 experiences or environments that have been a source of happiness for you. What about them made you happy and what impact did that source of happiness have on your life?

Posts due by Sunday, Dec. 2 at 9pm.

Challenge Check-In

Challenge Check-in

Please talk about some of the strengths of each of your challenge teammates and how they have contributed to your experience thus far?

How do you recognize others for doing a great job?

*Note:  these reflections need not reveal any of the specifics regarding your team’s challenge strategy.

Due Sunday, Nov. 18 at 9:00pm

Cultural Understanding

Part one:

Reflection on Sunday's retreat -- due Friday, 10/26

Part two:

"Exploring the 'Other'" Project Pairings (one group of 3) Junior/Senior alphabetically) -- due Friday, 11/9

Alesi/Bansal
Ball/Bryant
Diacou/Detro
Donadio/Heidersbach
Eifel/Hornung
Gerber/Kretz
Hussain/Levert
Khan/Mailman
Mayer/Maina
Mulholland/Manning
Oppong/McBride
Pecsok/Norton
Qamar/Novi
Remy/Nurre
Ross/Pacelli/Yun
Shanahan/Turner

Stress Less!

Hi Fellows! Please post your responses by Friday, October 19 at 5pm. Have a great week!

Defining Success

Please post your response to this prompt in either written or video blog by Friday at 5pm.  We hope you had a great Homecoming weekend!