MSLD - Rivera, Chad

Many people have been fortunate enough to find people who were willing to invest in their lives, to share the benefit of their wisdom and experience, and to help connect with their networks. What has been your experience with mentoring? Has a mentor helped you climb to where you are now? Have you given a hand to someone? Prompt: The Power of Mentoring Blog about an important mentor you have had in your life. Alternately, blog about how you have changed through mentoring someone else. Submit the link/url to your blog by selecting Submit Assignment. For guidance on using Canvas ePortfolio, review the  Reflection Blog Assignments  page. The Power of Mentoring Blog about an important mentor you have had in your life. Alternately, blog about how you have changed through mentoring someone else. What exactly is mentorship? You may be asking yourself that question. The majority of us have heard to seek out a mentor, but what does that really mean? Does that mean that someone take...

Many people can point to a person or people in their lives who helped them personally or professionally. Even top athletes continue to use coaches when they are at the top of their games. Coaches help people to achieve their goals in a supportive and targeted way. Have you had a person in your life who helped you achieve something that might have been out of your reach otherwise? Or maybe , your coach helped you achieve an important goal faster than you might have achieved it without the help. Prompt: The Coach in Your Corner Blog about an important coach you have had in your life. What were you trying to achieve? How did this person help? In what ways was your performance accelerated? Alternately, blog about the importance of having a coach in your corner. How could you use a coach to help you achieve your goals? You will have an opportunity to work with a certified coach for the next 6 months. How will use you use this gift to advance yourself? Submit the link/url to your blog by se...

At this half-way point in the course, you have completed all of the readings related to critical thinking. You took the Critical Thinking Basic Skills and Assessment test, discussed issues with your peers, and completed several writing assignments. It is time to take stock of where you are. Prompt: Becoming a Critical Thinker Reflect on the current state of your critical thinking competencies. Consider your thinking processes when you started the course. How have they changed? In what ways have you internalized the techniques and concepts you learned? What interventions will you take to make lasting changes to your thinking habits? How might you use a thinking partner or coach to help you advance your goals? Make sure to reflect on the distinction between intellectual virtues and barriers to thinking. Use your leadership blog to reflect on these questions and to discuss how you will continue to advance your critical thinking skills. The Critical-Thinking Leader How have my thinking pro...

In a presentation at the 38th Annual Critical Thinking Foundation International Conference, Robert Niewoehner described his preference for referring to the concept of intellectual virtues instead of intellectual traits (R. Niewoehner, personal communication, July 19, 2018). He reasoned that virtues are aspir ational while we typically consider traits to be ingrained. Niewoehner's comments remind us whether we call them intellectual virtues or intellectual traits, they can be systematically cultivated in the pursuit of higher order critical thinking. Prompt: The Virtuous Leader In this blog, discuss the tensions between exercising critical thinking as a leader and developing intellectual virtues. In your blog, reflect on your experience as a leader and times when you felt constrained by your organization, your position, or other factors. Can a leader serve an organization faithfully and still develop the highest levels of intellectual virtues? The Virtuous Leader Discuss the tension...