Part 1:

In this journal assignment, please reflect on this dialogue and the following questions:

• During the course of this dialogue activity, did you change your mind about happiness; that is, did your perspective on happiness change from your initial view, and, if so, at what point in the dialogue did that occur? What element of the dialogue was instrumental in that transformation?

• If your perspective did not change, how effective was the dialogue in challenging or reinforcing that perspective?

• Finally, summarize your perspective on the question presented; in other words, based on your dialogue interaction, present a succinct response to the question, What does it mean to be happy in life?

Part 2:

For this part of the assignment, we would like your feedback on the technology and approach that this assignment utilized; specifically, the use of an automated dialogue process. Please respond briefly to the following questions:

• What did you like about the dialogue activity?

• What did you not like?

• How was it effective?

• What would you change about it, if anything, to make it a more effective learning tool?

Your journal entry should be between 250-300 words in length.