Alaniz Notes
A Message About Voting
This Election Day, LJECHS communication students took a few minutes from their day to go vote, voice their opinion on voting, or both. This is a quick look at it.
Fun
Human Knot
Starting in a circle, participants connect hands with two others people in the group to form the human knot. As a team they must then try to unravel the “human knot” by untangling themselves without breaking the chain of hands. Read more…
Alaniz Notes
Rising Strong
Social scientist Brené Brown has ignited a global conversation on courage, vulnerability, shame, and worthiness. This week LJECHS speech 1318 students begin their journey of understanding with Rising Strong. In order to have interpersonal relationships that don’t simply “function,” but Read more…
Group Learning
Interpersonal Assignment: Parents for a Month
When it comes to interpersonal relationships, research shows that stages emerge and develop in discernible stages (Knapp et. al, 2014). Relational growth is intricately tied with processes of self-disclosure, reducing uncertainty, developing trust, creating a relational culture, and maturing through Read more…
Group Learning
Sharing Tips for Presenting
When it comes to presenting, there are many styles that can be utilized to make the most of a speakers message. Speech 1315 students took a look at some of those ways and worked together to discuss and share ideas Read more…
Group Learning
Jigsawing Self-Disclosure
When going over self-disclosure, I decided to let my students take the lead by making use of the Jigsaw learning technique, the clip is a short look into what took place.
Fun
Classroom Karaoke
After doing exceptionally well over the last few weeks, a few students had the opportunity to perform a few songs. This is a short clip.
Hawaiian Thursday
Inaugural Hawaiian Thursday
Today marked the first LJECHS Speech Students Hawaiian Thursday. After Cynthia suggested we (herself, myself and a few of us) wear a Hawaiian shirt on Thursdays (instead of randomly in my case) we just decided to go for it. These are a Read more…