2008 Woodie Awards
Personal responsibility needed to succeed in school
Final "Where There's a Will, There's an A" lecture stresses student-teacher dialogue.
By Cristian C. Martinez
Issue date: 4/20/07 Section: News
Originally published: 4/19/07 at 3:29 PM CSTLast update: 4/19/07 at 3:29 PM CST
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Students must take responsibility for their education, the co-leader of the five-week study "Where There's a Will -There's an A" said Feb. 27 at the Methodist Student Center.
International business freshman and intern Phil Ulis led the last discussion of this study on communication skills and conflict resolution followed with comments from David Semrad, the director of the center.
The first part of the discussion was labeled the communication loop, which addressed both listening and sending messages.
"You have to notice the barriers to sending your message and confront them," Ulis said.
The first type of listening discussed was nonverbal listening.
"Maintaining eye contact shows respect when you are listening," Ulis said.
"You are impacting your own learning by how you listen in the classroom," Semrad added.
The other type of listening discussed was nonverbal listening.
"If someone is complaining that their teacher is boring, they should make a positive spin on the message and make it interesting for themselves," Ulis said.
For sending messages, Ulis talked about "the I's have it!" - describing how a person should express his or her feelings.
"You should say 'I feel this way' instead of 'you make me feel angry,'" Ulis said.
The next part of the discussion covered the topic of how to chose an instructor.
"How you deal with authority becomes very important for a student," Semrad said.
Semrad gave tips such as researching the instructor, showing interest in class and getting to know the instructor better.
"Ask other classmates about a professor" and "try to visit the professor's class before you take it.".
He also mentioned that sitting in the front row shows more interest in the class and advised putting the fear of authority behind by getting to know the instructor better.
"Most faculty want you to succeed, and if you succeed, it makes them look good," Semrad said.
International business freshman and intern Phil Ulis led the last discussion of this study on communication skills and conflict resolution followed with comments from David Semrad, the director of the center.
The first part of the discussion was labeled the communication loop, which addressed both listening and sending messages.
"You have to notice the barriers to sending your message and confront them," Ulis said.
The first type of listening discussed was nonverbal listening.
"Maintaining eye contact shows respect when you are listening," Ulis said.
"You are impacting your own learning by how you listen in the classroom," Semrad added.
The other type of listening discussed was nonverbal listening.
"If someone is complaining that their teacher is boring, they should make a positive spin on the message and make it interesting for themselves," Ulis said.
For sending messages, Ulis talked about "the I's have it!" - describing how a person should express his or her feelings.
"You should say 'I feel this way' instead of 'you make me feel angry,'" Ulis said.
The next part of the discussion covered the topic of how to chose an instructor.
"How you deal with authority becomes very important for a student," Semrad said.
Semrad gave tips such as researching the instructor, showing interest in class and getting to know the instructor better.
"Ask other classmates about a professor" and "try to visit the professor's class before you take it.".
He also mentioned that sitting in the front row shows more interest in the class and advised putting the fear of authority behind by getting to know the instructor better.
"Most faculty want you to succeed, and if you succeed, it makes them look good," Semrad said.
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