Different Mediums

Throughout my college career here at Texas A&M I have found some professors easier to follow and understand more than others. Now I don’t know if this is only me but it seems that the professors that use a variety of mediums to present the course material are more approachable and seem more knowledgeable.  I mean, am I the only one that finds a lecture extremely boring when the professor just stands in front of the class lecturing in a monotone voice?

I prefer the professor to utilize all the resources at their fingertips. It is beneficial to be able to access notes online to review before tests. And watching a presentation from a PowerPoint is much easier to follow and learn from. The best professor that I have had was one that would write on a smart board and then upload her notes to the internet for everyone to access. Not only did she use these items but she would use videos and make the material interesting.

As we move more and more toward a more technology controlled world, I think that it will become a must for professors and presenters too utilize all the different mediums at their fingertips. Do you think that it is beneficial for a presenter to use these modes? Which modes do you feel work best for you?

Schooling

Throughout my public school career I have had a variety of teachers. Which for the most part tried to teach all of us how to advance in life by giving us the education we needed.  English has always been my least favorite class. I was always the last to finish reading and could never produce anything creative on any of my assignments.

I could never get any of my ideas on paper in a logical sequence that made sense to my readers. If it wasn't for my senior year English teacher my writing would not be anywhere near they are today. And yes I know I’m still a long way from perfect.

She had our entire class just write a page every single day due at the beginning of class. At first this was awful and felt like punishment but as the year went on it became easier and easier to put my thoughts on to paper and make sense. She believed that the only way you get good at something is to practice and practice is what we did. And we weren't limited to a topic letting our imagination go.

I believe that this one class made a difference in my writings and helped me in a lot of other courses. Have you had that one class/ teacher that has made a significant influence on you? What is it that makes some teachers more successful over others?

Hunger

The great thing about culture is that it is comprised of everyday items that most take for granted. We aren't even aware of the actions that shape our culture. It easier for use to look back on past societies and discover the reasoning behind their choices than it is perhaps for us to know why we do the things we do.

One of these can be something as the food we eat. We may not think much about food and the importance of the meals we eat.  But I believe this is one of the important contributing factors for defining culture. There a lot of factors that are involved; from the different foods eaten to the ingredients, methods of preparation, and preservation techniques affect a society’s culture.

The distinctions in the types of food we eat are decisions we make every day as college students. I feel most students take convenience and price as the number one priority in choosing their meals. As compared to a home cooked meal that most of us took for granted growing up. These meals take more time to prepare but are higher in nutrition and healthier for you.

Even in our own lives we can see different changes that shape culture. Can you think of any eating habit changes that you feel shape our culture?