Wk3_Blog#4_WIMBA_Session

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WK3_BLOG#4_WIMBA

The Week 3 WIMBA was awesome this week and I am very disappointed that my WIMBA wasn’t connecting correctly so that I could have participated. I appreciate the opportunity to view archived sessions; however, I much prefer participating in the active sessions.

I watched the Van Halen video “Right Now” this past weekend and had my sixteen-year-old son watch it also. He is a big music buff and I had to explain the video to him. I thoroughly enjoyed that! The impact of the video was incredible and its significance crosses many generations. I would like to show it to my Video Production students and discuss types of projects that they could produce that would have similar affects.

One of the setbacks of watching the archive is not being able to respond to the poll questions. Had I been present, I would have responded as follows.

Poll Question 1:

Art of Possibility:  How is the Art of Possibility different from Power of Positive Thinking or Oprah’s “The Secret”?  Are they the same or different?

I have not read “Power of Positive Thinking” or Oprah’s “The Secret”; however, I believe that open mindedness and thinking of the possibilities that are attainable through hard work is the ultimate purpose of the “Art of Possibility”.

Poll Question 2:

Art of Possibility:  Which chapters meant the most to you and why?

The Chapter that meant the most to me would have to be a tie between “Giving an A” and “9 Dots & Thinking Outside the Box”. Giving an A changing the way you deal with people and what you get out those same people in return. The 9 Dots & Thinking Outside demonstration shows how to create more possibilities in every situation you encounter.

Poll Question 3:

Art of Possibility:  What things are you going to take from the reading and use in your teaching and your life?

Currently, Giving an A really hit home with me and how I teach and relate with my students and want to relate with my future students. The 9 dots and thinking outside the box and increasing the possibilities are also important.

I am still reading the book and enjoying the lessons I am learning from it.