Cynthia Zuno

Culture is critical! It is like the blood in our system to keep us alive. So culture is huge to an organization's success. It carries the mission and vision, and it's the oxygen that allows for change and innovation. Without culture, one person is excited about change, but if the environment is rigid, then change and innovation goes nowhere. It creates resentment in employees, disregarding and opposing anything new, creating a lack of team effort or collaboration. To implement EWS, it must start within so that it can impact the students, thereby creating a culture where EWS is nurtured, evolving… >>>

Before I even started this course, I battled with defining what soft skills are for others and what I believe soft skills meant. As stated in the course, Essential workforce skills are notoriously difficult to define because the definition considers cultural influences based on region, industry, or company. However, reviewing the Taxonomy adopted by ACCSC allows for a better understanding and uses specific concrete behavioral labels and definitions. Here we are continuing the conversation that began over 100 years ago, although now using a new term to be set apart from AI. I also found that implementing habitual self-reflection is… >>>

In this module, I learned how to comprehend the Course Structure, as well as how to become familiar with the Course Management System through which courses can be delivered. The CMS is an essential component of E-learning and teaching. Furthermore, I learned that while I can bring extensive knowledge of the subject matter being addressed, it is extremely important that I comprehend the nature of the course content, such as, the goals of the course and its start and end dates, the manner in which the course is structured, and instructional strategies which will help me stay with in the… >>>