Brain Games!

This week in English 1102, we’ve analyzed the different platforms of learning and how games could be implemented into learning. Personally, I believe that it is a good idea to implement games into our learning. I think that games are a good way to exercise the brain and its fun! If we could play brain games just like the games on lumosity.com, then it’ll be beneficial to us. The games on lumosity.com are made to exercise your brain in a healthy way. There are different types of games in order to exercise different parts of your brain.  Research shows that certain types of mental exercise can enhance the health and function of the brain. Lumosity’s mission in creating their games is to improve brain speed, attention, memory, flexibility, and problem solving. Who wouldn’t want to play fun games while exercising their brain? I know that I would love to! I think Professor Manship should really take into consideration about using brain games in class as a warm-up.

Reflective Blog 1/20/13

As this being my first blog of the semester for English 1102, I want to introduce myself and spend time to reflect about who I am as a writer. All through out the span of English 1101, I was determined to discover who I am as a writer. In the beginning of the year, I did not like English at all. It was my least favorite subject because I hated writing papers but as the semester came to a conclusion, my perception of writing changed. I discovered that I seemed to enjoy different types of writing and disliked others. I am a more personal/ reflective writer than an informative/ research writer. I enjoy talking about personal experiences and reflecting about my personal encounters because my thoughts flow easier. I also like to read personal experiences because I seem to learn from them even if they aren’t my own experiences. 

After completing the first full week of English 1102 and participating in various activities in class, my reflection is going to be focused on the string game. I enjoyed participating in the string game because it was fascinating to discover all the different types of shapes you can make string become. I believe that the string game can be compared to how we view life in certain aspects. In order to play the string game you have to be able to accept failure and take risks. Just like in life, there will be times when you fail and times when you have to take risks. The string game is only played by one person and that same person as the ability to make the string become anything they desire it to be. In this world, everyone has their own lives and live their lives they way they want it to be. People can either learn the different types of shapes the string can become or choose to not play with the string. As compared to life, people can either go to school and gain knowledge about different subjects or just drop out of school. To me, I believe that the string game can very easily be compared to life which is why I chose it to be the certain of my reflection.