Groups and the way that groups work is a thing that we have talked a lot about as Hixsons. With MBTI and other situations, we have heard almost everything about them. But I think that Kira and Angie did something that I have never seen before! With the different roles and how they play a part in groups. It was a new look and something that I had never thought of. In the exercise I got the role of making sure everyones opinions were being recognized. I used to think that I valued everyone's opinions, but I quickly realized how much I love to initiate the task at hand. It was really hard for me to play a role that I wasn't used to, or felt comfortable with. It was really hard to complete the task they gave us for me when I couldn't do what I want. I am so glad they approached the chapter with this exercise and emphasis. It really helped me to learn a lot and I will definitely be applying it to the numerous group projects that I have as a business major!
Now for Social Media Week. I don't tweet very much, so being forced to tweet 20 times in under a week was something that I wasn't ready for. It was really weird constantly looking for things to say and that were relevant to say to the world. But besides the difficulty and unbearable burden that it caused me throughout the week, it was really fun getting to talk to all of the peer mentors all the time! I think that this week helped us to come closer together and was actually kind of fun. :D I can see how it may be helpful to different groups and plan on using it a lot in the upcoming semesters and with my incoming first year students!
Sam Hausler
I would agree that it was interesting to try to complete a task using a role that we were not necessarily used to assuming. I think it did help me to figure out what role I normally play and to see what roles other people would prefer to take on. I like your observation about the 20 tweets and I also agree that I can't wait to get to know the freshman Hixson's through their tweets.
ReplyDeleteSam,
ReplyDeleteOne, way to go on being part of team 2 and winning the LEGO man building contest. I also struggled to be in a role that I was not used to in the group as well. As for Social Media week, I felt the same way. I really only tweet for Hixson so I had a hard time coming up with 20 as well. But it is really fun to get to tweet with all the peer mentors and get to know each other better.
Joshua