Javaid Ajmal

Blog Comment

Yes procastination has been my issue also and in the end it adds stress to my daily work in chasing the time limits. So time management and stress are very much related. Managing time better is one of the way to reduce daily work stress

Javaid Ajmal

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Harvard Business School

Yes They are useful. The energy and the comand of the instructors in some videos was good to watch and use while teaching

Javaid Ajmal

Discussion Comment

Managing Stress

@Monica; yes stress reliever should be there whether its an activity or a shoulder to fall back upon

Javaid Ajmal

Discussion Comment

Managing Stress

Wonda; you are right; new ideas do not come necessarily on work. Sometime, vacation or break or a group discussion helps

Javaid Ajmal

Blog Comment

Worth it.

I found that even if I knew a few things already, teh flow of the course helped me organize my thoughts about the topic.

ED 101 was also useful as it helped me remind many stretegies and learnt some good new material regarding teaching and planning of teaching

Javaid Ajmal

Discussion Comment

Managing Stress

I agrre with both. Its important to realize that some stresses can not be controlled whether they come from personal or professional life. Sharing or let people share why they are not performing well, helps. Instructors should be aware of the fact that students do get stressed out not just due to the academic/ school work but also from their personal lives. I meet my students one on one every 10-15 weeks. I give them feed back about their performance and ask for their feedback about the courses and the instructors. During the discussion with some who are not performinf… >>>