As a group, The Mix sat down in the Commons Area at the University of West Florida to observe the atmosphere and to observe if the atmosphere matched the values stated on the Commons’ website. The values stated on the website is as followed : “Our role at the University Commons & Student Involvement is to promote student involvement, create a vibrant campus life, and support our student leaders in achieving organizational and personal goals” (Students Organizations). As a group, when we sat down to observe, we had not researched the core values, so what we observed was a purely observational view at first.
Commons serves as a small center of different social activities where students can run many of their errands. Service desks seems to be busy all the time. A lot of people approach the service desk to ask directions, send fax, or ask questions about any upcoming events. Students print their homework at the printer kiosk, visit the bookstore or enter and exit the fraternity/ sorority offices. A lot of students look busy and preoccupied with important tasks. Some students come out the post office with packages in their hands. Commons is a place that represents a dynamic student life and meaningful learning experience. All the services, facilities, and programs that take part in
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It is essential to have an area, on campus, where students, as well as professors, are able to kick back and relax the stresses of the day away. The University of West Florida is one of those sanctuaries. One reliable way to relax in the commons area on campus is through playing a variety of games, which can be observed throughout the day, on a daily basis. The games I have seen being played in the commons include dice, cards, video games, as well as board games. The overall mood of the gamers is usually very lighthearted and stress free, proving how effective the commons area can be at relieving day to day
in English and taught as a part time instructor. It’s a garden that he describes as “overgrown and seemingly unmanaged...perhaps the only place left at the university that is not meticulously landscaped and stage-managed for tour groups and the website”. While the “aesthetic conformity” of the school is not the only issue, DeBoer’s portrayal of the campus sets the mood of his statement. The juxtaposed descriptions of the natural versus managed spaces on campus reflect the bigger picture; namely universities are more focused on marketability than education. He backs this up with other information, but it is this personal example that will likely stick with the audience. The garden might seem like a trivial issue, but it represents DeBoer’s personal stake in the subject. “That’s precisely why I love the garden: It’s one of the last little wild places left at Purdue”, he says, “Naturally, it’s slated for demolition”. This particular statement is a powerful ending to his introduction because it depicts the weakness of campus culture and freedom against university
Upon arriving to college, many students face the challenge of finding a community to belong to. I believe the student affairs professionals on campus are the resource to building communities within the student body. Reflecting back on my first semester of college, I found my community within two organizations; Dance Marathon and UI Alumni Association Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow (S.T.A.T.). Within the organizations I met two advisers who opened my eyes to the world of student affairs.
Upon arrival at the State University for freshman orientation, students are immediately sorted into categories. One's dorm provides the initial identity as students march to countless events chanting the cheers that have been handed down from upperclassmen. However, these stereotypes are all in fun and are rather temporary as the welcomes fade and all begin to feel a part of the student bo...
The type of education portrayed by the university is influenced by the international community. It gives students the chance to be inspired by different opportunities, like internships and clubs, to enhance the specialization of their degree of study. This makes the student more goal-orientated towards an education that will make them valuable and versatile for whatever job market they walk in to. As stated by the mission statement, this college will strive to, “Pursue opportunities to enhance personal wellness through artistic, athletic, or recreational activities,” and to “develop an infrastructure that makes learning accessible to those on campus and in our community and supports the scholarly activities of the faculty.”
The space on campus that I chose to analyze is the quad. After spending a substantial amount of time observing the quad I listed the negatives and positives that it had in terms of the quad encouraging communication and realized that there were many more negatives than positives. One of the reasons I decided to write about the quad is because after watching the video "The Social Life of Urban Spaces" I found it interesting that people will utilize and congregate only in certain spaces, only if certain criteria are met to suit their desires as far as the layout of the space and how inviting it is will people use the space. In my opinion every school or area where a large amount of people work should have an inviting area which encourages communication and comfort, a place where you can eat your lunch or take a break at and be able to do it in a social atmosphere which in my opinion the quad does not do. One of the things I learned from the video is places where people can sit draws more people, this may be one of the reasons that you rarely see a substantial amount of people at the quad at one time because there are very little places to sit there which would discourage anyone from being in the quad for any extended amount of time. Another reason I feel the quad does not have an inviting atmosphere which would encourage more people to go there more often is because the grass areas that they have are very small and not ideal for sitting on or doing anything on for that matter, better grass areas would allow people to sit and eat at to lay on, or do various social things like throwing a football around or something of that nature.
“Educational practice is necessarily based on the assumption that students are willing to engage in educational activities that they will lend their cooperation and support to the process in their education. Students who do not offer such cooperation, who are unmotivated, present significant challenges” (Williams and Ivey, 2001, 75). High school school-children show the most trouble with cooperation and motivation; they only have a few more years of schooling and for some pupils that is the end of their education. That was one of the main reasons why I wanted to observe a high school classroom; the other main reason is because I have actually considered teaching high school grades. I observed Ms. Edith Stone and her Algebra II mathematics classroom.
Jordan is a 4 year 6 month old child. Her birthday is in October. She is from a divorced family. Her parents split custody of her and her 2-year-old sister. The children stay with their mother on Tuesdays and Thursdays and every other Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Background Information: Ben is a seventh-grade student in a language arts co-taught classroom with a general education teacher and an intervention specialist 4th/6th period of the school day. He participates in class 5/5 days, gets along well with his peers in the classroom, and is organized with his materials. Ben is seated toward the front of the classroom. He is personable in class and participates in group discussions and answers questions in class. Ben will occasionally ask for clarification on directions and assignments in class.
In choosing participants to interview for this project, I decided to seek individuals who I have already bonded with, so that the participants would be comfortable answering my interview questions and also provide feedback with less hesitation. Therefore, I chose to select my five year old sister Grace, my eight year old brother Aiden, and my eighteen year old boyfriend Dean. Aiden and Grace are both Caucasian children who live in a middle class household with their mom, dad, and dog Piper. With my dad and step-mom’s permission, I interviewed both Aiden and Grace separately over Skype. I interviewed Aiden with both my dad and step-mom present while Grace was in another room and used the same format when interviewing Grace.
The users’ perception of the campus landscape space is closely tied to human activities as well (Manning and Coleman-Boatwright 1991). Research also indicates that, in a setting such as a university campus with a wide range of users from young freshmen to faculty and staff and active retiree, landscape spaces need to span from active/urban to passive/natural and large open lawns or hillsides to secluded spaces (Abu-Ghazzeh 1999). 2.2.3 Design Elements of Campus Landscapes Campus landscape elements and character creates sense of place and sense of belonging for users’. Some elements in campus landscapes whether it is the special fountain, a distinctive building, or students interacting in a park- like setting somewhere on campus, such pictures entice students to consider this place home for the next number of years (Yahres & Knight, 1995).
Light, J. R. (2001). Making the most of college: Students speak their minds. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
Most of them have their phone out taking photos, listening to music or posting on social media. During break time, the hallway is packed and can be hard to walk around. Students will go to their lockers, the sound of metal can be heard from far away. As I walk down the stairs, I can taste the food coming from the cafeteria that will to be served. Pop, rap or kpop music can be often heard during lunch from the speakers.
I noticed that it was full of students since Auraria campus is close to downtown, the line was long everybody is waiting for their breakfast or coffee to start their day with.
As college students, for example, when we walk in to the Caf, there are so...
I attended a second grade class at Smallville Elementary on February 22, 2014; the class began promptly at 0855. There are 26 children in this second grade class. There are 15 male students and 11 female students. The student diversity is 2 Hispanics, 1 African-American, 1 East Indian, and 1 New Zealander (White but with an extreme accent). Three children were left-handed.