My 4 Favorite from the Online
Generational Curriculum:
Analysis of the previous generations
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From Psy 459, G5: Anthony
Chung's report on G5 Looks at Traffic Psychology Resources on the Internet:
General Principles and Explanations
Why I chose this report
I chose
this report because it gave a good overview of the Dr. Driving homepage.
Anthony's report gave some of the problems and solutions of dangerous driving.
I learned a little about traffic psychology and the traffic psychology
course, psy 459. I used the information in this report to give me
an idea what psy 459 is like. This made me consider taking the course
next semester.
Steps that lead me to the report
As
I went through the reports done by psychology 459 students, I was looking
for a report that would give me a good overview of traffic psychology and
what the course is like. I started at the later generations because
I figured the pages would be nicer and the reports more thorough.
When I searched through the reports, I just clicked names at random and
briefly read the table of contents. This step only took a few minutes.
When I found something appealing, I read through the entire document which
took a little longer. I only looked through about 8 reports before
I decided to stick to this one. This report had all the information
I was looking for and was organized in a way that was easy to refer to.
Contents of the report
Anthony
Chung's report is basically a review of some of the material he found on
the Dr. Driving homepage.
He first gives a brief summary of the contents of the page. He says
there are 13 menu items to choose from dealing with the topic of being
a better driver. The purpose of the page is to help others assess
what kind of driver they are, discuss road rage, and offer possible solutions
to the problem.
Anthony's report talks about the three step program he found on the Dr.
Driving site. This program has you 1) Acknowledge, 2) Witness, and
3) Modify. People have used this program to overcome negative feelings
while driving and be more pleasant on the road. Anthony also discusses
a question and answer section that Dr. Driving set up for problems common
to many people. He also talks about a driving personality chart that
people can use to find the areas they are weak in and need improvement.
Reaction
Anthony
did a good job of describing what could be found on the Dr. Driving site.
After reading through his report, I followed his link to the Dr. Driving
page and found his report to be a fairly accurate description. His
report on driving made me ponder what kind of driver I am and if I need
to make any drastic changes to my driving personality. I do frequently
get upset while driving so the advice might help me. Although I did
not have a chance to make a personal assessment of my driving personality
yet, I do intend to go back to the Dr. Driving homepage and follow some
of the advice given.
The format of his report was rather plain. He had a basic white background
and black letters. This made his report easy to read. His report
was not cluttered with pictures of fancy icons. It loaded onto the
screen very fast and I liked that a lot. I did find one thing annoying
though. It seemed he had a link to the top of the page after every
single paragraph. That link would often appear twice on the same
page and I felt he put too many in.
Comparison with others in the generation
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From Psy 459, G2: Curtis
Nakao's report Initial Self assessment as a Driver
Why I chose this report
I
chose Curtis's report because it gave a brief but descriptive report on
five potentially dangerous driving behaviors. The behaviors were
tailgating, speeding, aggressive driving, the accordion effect, and cellular
phones. I ride with people that engage in a few of these behaviors
so I was able to understand his information because of experiences of riding
with hazardous people.
Steps that lead me to the report
I
first searched through the later generations because I thought the work
of the early generations would be rough and uninteresting. However,
I decided I might as well look there to see what the homepages and reports
looked like. For the most part I was correct. The homepages
and reports were not as nice or well done as the later generations.
But as I read through some of the reports, I found some that were interesting
and that I might consider reporting on. I looked at about 9 people's
reports for a few minutes each before I decided on this one.
Contents of the report
The first topic Curtis wrote about was tailgating. He states
that it is done in various situations. A reason he gave was some
people are in a rush and wish to make the person in front of them speed
up by driving very close behind them. Also people do it as revenge
after someone has just cut them off or offended them some other way while
driving.
Next he talks about speeding. He considers speeding to be driving
more than 10 mph over the posted speed limit. He says that some people
speed because they are late to their destination and others simply because
they always feel the need to go fast while in a car. In his report,
Curtis had comments from other people. One person felt that it was
ok to speed as long as you're not endangering the lives of others.
Another person admitted to speeding all the time whether in a hurry or
not. This person recognized his speeding problem and was taking steps
to correct it.
Reaction
The report that Curtis gave was pretty good. It gave his personal
definition of different driving behaviors and his opinions on the topic.
Also, he went to a previous generation and wrote the comments of some of
those students. That section was done pretty well. One part
of his report could have been done better though. He had five main
topics that he discussed. It was hard to find where each topic was
on his page. When he changed to another topic he used a different
color for the title, but the font was still the same size. An increase
in font size would have made finding a particular topic easier.
His report has also had an effect on my driving. After reading his
reports and some of his links, I have been more aware of what kind of driver
I am. I really did not think that talking on my cellular phone while
driving was such a big potential danger. I have reduced the amount
I use my phone now and have also reduced the amount I speed.
Comparison with others in the generation
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From Psy 409a, G7: Ayada
Azeez's report on Acquiring Cyberspace Citizenship.
Why I chose this report
Ayada's
report first caught my attention because the appearance was very appealing.
The text was easy to read and the graphics were neatly displayed.
It looked very clean compared to some of the other reports. The actual
content of the report was also appealing because the topic dealt with becoming
an online citizen and Ayada's feelings throughout the process were similar
to mine. In the beginning, Ayada had some difficulties, but it all
ended up to be well worth it. I am hoping that my journey through
the class will be as rewarding.
Steps that lead me to the report
In selecting
this report, I chose to look at the generation right before mine, which
is G7. I was curious to see what kind of assignments the generation
immediately before me was doing. I looked at the pages of almost
the entire class. They all did a report on acquiring cyberspace citizenship
and that seemed interesting because that is what I am in the process of
doing. I spent only a few minutes going through each report, mainly
looking at the introductions and conclusions. I stuck with Ayada's
report because it was very well organized and that made it easy to read.
All the students in the class showed their ratings chart along with an
evaluation. Ayada's charts were the easiest to read and the evaluation
explained why each rating was picked.
Contents of the report
Ayada's report on acquiring cyberspace citizenship was basically highlighting
the progress she made throughout the semester. It showed charts on
how she rated herself and her assignments after completing each exercise.
Below each chart she explained the thoughts she had for that assignment
and why she gave the rating she did. After that, she summarized the
work of three other students then compared their work to hers. She
then concluded with some final thoughts and also suggesstions for future
generations.
Reaction
In her
report, Ayada stated that learning html was a struggle in the beginning.
After she learned the basics it was still a struggle because she was always
trying to find new ways of improving her reports. I find that to
be the case for me too. Now that I know some of the basics, I am
also looking for better ways to make my reports more presentable.
Whether it be with changing fonts, colors, or how I space different sections,
I want my report to be as readable as it can.
Ayada's report was very clean and well organized. She did a good
job of using horizontal lines and bold print to show that a new topic was
being discussed. Other reports in her class looked like one long
paragraph which made it hard to follow. Her weak point was definately
her table of contents. It was not very descriptive of what to expect
in her report. The link titles did not tell me what the section was
going to be about. Also, she just listed the sections. It might
have looked nicer if it was put into a table.
Comparison with others in the generation
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From Psy 409b, G4:
Conrad Moreno's report
on What's On The Web.
Why I chose this report
I chose
Conrad's report because it gave a good review on what to expect while browsing
the web. It has been over a year since I actively surfed the web,
so I thought Conrad's report filled me in on what I have missed.
Although I already knew that virtually any topic can be found on the internet,
his report gave me links to some interesting places I never considered
going to.
Steps that lead me to the report
I looked
at the pages of early generation students, then the pages of late generations.
This time I went to the middle and found this report in G4. I looked
at about 5 or 6 others in the class for about 5 minutes each. I decided
to stick to this one because it gave a more complete report on what he
found on the web. Some other students simply had the links with a
sentence explaining the site. Conrad's report had a better description
of the pages and better suggestions.
Contents of the report
Reaction
Comparison with others in the generation
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Suggestions for future
generations
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