4-1 Discussion: Communication in an Ever-Changing WorldCommunication is an important part of our daily lives, and it seems to be constantly changing in our fast-paced, internet-dominated world. In this discussion, you will discuss your own communication style and communication strategies.
Discussing challenges that face our world often means investigating opinions and ideas different from your own. Remember to remain thoughtful and respectful towards your peers and instructor in your initial and response discussion posts.
Create one initial post and respond to at least two of your classmates.
For your initial post, address the following:
- Discuss a situation where communication is important. This can be in your daily life, your work life, or in your academic life. If you prefer, you can also describe a situation from a show you watched, a book you read, or a recent event in the news.
- Describe your own personal communication style preferences in the situation you described. For example, do you prefer text communications, via text messaging or email, more than face-to-face conversation or a phone call?
- What communication strategies would help enhance communication in the situation you described?
For your response posts, address the following:
- Of the communication strategies shared, what would be the most appropriate strategy for the situation that was discussed? Provide additional strategies or insights that could help your peer improve the strategies they shared.
- Based on the situation your peer shared in their post, what other communication strategies could be used in a similar situation in the future, and why do you think these would be helpful?
- Based on the situation your peer shared in their post, how could these communication strategies be used?
Remember, your contributions to the discussion play an important part in building the classroom learning community. This assignment is graded on the quality of your initial post and at least two response posts to your classmates. If you refer to any resources, be sure to include an attribution (or citation) for each.
Brightspace allows the addition of video notes in discussion posts. You may use the Video Note tool to complete this assignment. Written posts are equally acceptable. If you use Video Note, your video should be 2-5 minutes long. If you need assistance using Video Note, please refer to the resources in the Start Here module.
To complete this assignment, review the Discussion Rubric.
