discussion/ module 4 Reflections on Culture and Illness/ module 4 discussion

Overview

Discussion topic: How would you describe Elon Musk's leadership of X (formerly known as Twitter) over the past few years?

Reflection on culture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF242mxtZN8 About the video: Sonia Shah explains that we've known how to cure malaria since the 1600s, so why does the disease still kill hundreds of thousands every year? It's more than just a problem of medicine, says journalist Sonia Shah. A look into the history of malaria reveals three big-picture challenges to eradicating it.

After watching the video, you will select one of the 3 articles about cultural beliefs around Malaria in different parts of the world to read. You can access the readings on the Assignment Description and upload where you downloaded this worksheet.

There are two short answer questions below and then, a reflection essay. Reflective writing involves thinking about what people have said, what you have read, what you yourself are thinking and how your thinking has changed. It is generally believed that the thinking process involves two aspects: reflective thinking and critical thinking. They are not separate processes; rather, they are closely connected.

Reflective writing is a response to new information you gained through learning. It is not summarizing or regurgitating information; rather it is reflecting on what you learned from the information. Reflective writing is an activity that includes description (what, when, who) and analysis (how, why, what if). It is an explorative tool often resulting in more questions than answers.

Reflective writing is:	Reflective writing is not:
your response to experiences, opinions, events or new information	just conveying information, instruction or argument
your response to thoughts and feelings	pure description, though there may be descriptive elements
a way of thinking to explore your learning	simple problem-solving
an opportunity to gain self-knowledge	a summary of course notes
a way of making meaning out of what you study	a standard university essay
a way to achieve clarity and better understanding of what you are learning	straightforward decision or judgement (e.g. about whether something is right or wrong, good or bad)

Please also read one of the following articles for Question 3 of this assignment:

module 4 discussion: Classroom Chats and Responses are a place for you to share your personal experiences as it relates to the course content. You are expected to write at least one well- developed paragraph (6 sentences) that refers to the course content for the assignment module. In other words, you are expected to discuss the course content (i.e., videos, readings, presentations/lectures, course concepts) from each week in your chat. While we will not be grading on grammar, spelling, APA etc. in this discussion board, you are expected to write well and in your own words. Copy and pasted material from other sources will not be accepted.

You will be expected to have a total of 2 classroom chat posts in a week; both are due on Fridays. We encourage you to question your classmates and push them to think of issues in depth and with complexity. We will be doing this too. With that said, make sure you post in a way that is respectful of others. While this is more causal writing, you should still have a well-developed theme in each post, rather than a collection of random thoughts.

Original CC Post: To get full credit, your classroom chat post should 1) be at least 6 sentences, 2) discuss at least one of the course materials in relation to either a) a personal or clinical experience, b) another course resource or c) a resource outside the class, 3) provides a reflection on what you have learned.

Reflective writing is a response to new information you gained through learning. It is not summarizing or regurgitating information; rather it is reflecting on what you learned from the information. Reflective writing is an activity that includes description (what, when, who) and analysis (how, why, what if). It is an explorative tool often resulting in more questions than answers.

Response CC Post: Your response should 1) respond to one of your peer’s Original CC post 2) be at least 5 sentences, 3) be about a different topic than your Original CC post 3) compare or contrast your peer’s Original post to a) personal or clinical experience, b) another course resource, or c) a resource outside the class.