Course Project Assignment: Wisdom

Course Project: You need to do a thorough course project paper each week because you will use the Week 1 thru Week 6 course project work for your Final Project.

Important:

1. Please do not skip any assignments because you will need all course project work from Week 1 thru Week 6 for the Final Course Project. You will not be using Application 7 for the Final Course Project.

2.You should be working on revisions throughout the course. Please work on the recommended revisions from your instructor in content and writing each week. Do not wait until week 8 to do revisions. In grading your Final Project, the instructor will check to see that revisions have been done from original submissions.

Keep this week's Learning Resources in mind and you consider the following questions:

How do you define wisdom? Has this definition changed throughout your life? If so, in what ways?

Who do you know that you consider to be wise? In what ways is this person, or people, wise?

Have you had opportunities to learn from people you consider wise? What were those experiences like for you?

Of interest to scientists, philosophers, theologians, and laypeople throughout history, wisdom has long been considered a hallmark of adult thinking. This week you will reflect on your own understanding of wisdom and the ways in which this understanding impacts you as an adult learner and an adult educator.

Consider the readings about the structures and functions of the brain and how wisdom may be associated with memory, cognition, knowledge, prior experience, and the neurology of the brain. Also consider what you learned from the Attaining Wisdom, Part 1 video. Then, complete the following:

Part 1: New Directions and Discoveries (1-2 pages)

Select one of the ideas bulleted on pages 418-419 of your course text (Merriam, Caffarella, & Baumgartner, 2007). Then summarize how the information presented and the questions posed might influence you as an adult educator.

Part 2: Reflection (2-3 pages)

After you have taken time to think about what you have learned from your own life experiences and the readings and assignments in this course, summarize your perspective on the source and definition of " wisdom." Include ways in which your wisdom has grown, expressed itself, and been influenced over the course of your life. Think about the people in your life you consider to be wise and the ways in which people have fostered your growth with regard to wisdom. Also consider the relationship between wisdom and learning. For example, how has this week's information on wisdom influenced you as an adult learner? To what extent will your learning this week impact your practice as an education professional?

Be specific and provide concrete examples. Refer to this week's Learning Resources. Use required course materials to support what you are saying and cite in APA format. Include Optional Resources from the Resource Page or other resources that you have found on your own-as additional creditable sources to qualify for an A.

To earn a grade of A: Use creditable sources in addition to course videos and required readings and cite in APA format. Include additional resources and not just required resources. On the Resource Page each week: The Learning Resources are divided into three areas: Required Reading, Media, and Optional Resources (supplemental). Optional Resources (supplemental) count as additional resources.

The following Internet resources are unacceptable for citation purposes:

Walden does not allow the following for graduate school. Please use a scholarly, professional, reliable source.
Wikipedia
WikiInfo
Anarcopedia
Edutopia
Cliff's Notes
How to do a Reflection or Reflective Essay

When you write a Reflection, you include your insights. You support what you are saying with course materials. Include information from course materials. Include Optional Resources or Outside Sources-in addition to required course materials. Cite in APA format.

Important: Reflection involves more than your opinions/viewpoints. You should support what you are saying with course materials and other resources.

Please note that the same Rubric that is used for Applications, is also used for Reflections/Reflective Essays. Therefore, the requirements are the same for Reflections/Reflective Essays and Applications. Yes, for Reflective Essays you need a reference list, in-text citations, and an outside source (If you desire an A, you still need an outside source--in addition to the text).

Remember to use correct APA style for any citations in your work.

Remember to use correct APA style for any citations in your work.