Part 1/ Assignments

1.) Discussion- Listening Identifying And Taking Responsibility

NOTE: Before participating in this discussion, make sure you have read Rosenberg Chapters 1-5.

DUE THURSDAY by 11:59 PM: (Identifying and Responding to Main Ideas within a text) What kind of Emotional Intelligence is required in order to effectively observe our emotions without judgment? Why is the non judgment piece important? Specifically, how does one take “take responsibility for our feelings” and why is that important? What connections can you draw between the concepts outlined by Rosenberg and what you learned in Goleman?

DUE SUNDAY by 11:59 PM: Respond to a minimum of two classmates in a thoughtful, engaged discussion based manner. You might: give an example of when you have done (or not done) any of the above and the effect(s) that resulted, or you might make another connection to your own reading or prior knowledge.

Remember the video feature as an option here, too!

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2.) Discussion: Practicing NVC

NOTE: This Discussion involves an ASSIGNMENT on FLIPGRID (Links to an external site.)

DUE THURSDAY BY 11:59 PM: (Assignment)

PRACTICE the concepts of NVC with someone by this Thursday at 11:59. That is, complete all steps as outlined in Chapters 3-5 with someone in conversation. If you do not have someone to practice with, consider reaching out to a classmate in this course and getting together to practice (IM, or video chat), talking through something with a significant other or family member via phone (plenty of opportunity this week given the upcoming holidays, current pandemic, and election perhaps??), and/or engaging online in social media to complete the following.

If you prefer, you can complete these steps using your social media platform of choice. For instance, a response on Facebook, IG, Tik Tok, etc.

1. Observe and identify your feelings without judgment

2. Express your feelings

3. Take responsibility for your feelings

In your discussion post for this week, explain the steps you took and explain to us how it went. You will need to be as specific as possible to earn full credit on this assignment.

DUE SUNDAY by 11:59 PM: Respond to a minimum of two classmates with a thoughtful, discussion based approach. Identify what they did in their interaction that exhibited the concepts we have read/discussed, and/or what, if anything, they could do to improve the exchange.