Imagine.
Creating opportunities- looking at a problem and taking the initiative to solve it by creating a unique solution that leads to opportunities for myself and others.
Criteria:
My first two math courses here at A&M, I was put in a small class of probably around 20 students. Similar to other math courses, there was some material that was a little complex. Our professor offered office hours and gave us her contact information, including a side note to add her on Facebook. The professor was very unique in the sense that she told us to look her up on Facebook as another way to communicate with her. Without any thought I added my math professor the first week of school and felt comforted about the fact that there was another way to get hold of her. I liked being able to have my math professor as a friend on Facebook because I felt that email was not as efficient. Even texting my math friends in that class was a hit or miss because we all have different schedules and when they got back to me it was already too late. Then it came to me. Why did our class not have their own Facebook page for our math class? I knew our TA had made a Facebook page for us our first semester, however he really did not run it the way it needed to be. I am pretty sure that less than half of our class was in that group. I did not even realize we had one until finals were over. I decided I wanted to make another page, but take it from a different approach. I wanted to get my classmates involved this time. The first day of school of second semester, I remember passing around a sheet for people to put their names they use for Facebook. People seemed pretty hesitant on how this would work, but back in my mind I knew we had nothing to lose.
During the semester, the math started to get tricky. I was stuck on a homework problem and the assignment was due in a couple of days. I understood that the math was not going to get easier as the semester went on. I decided to post information about having a study group at Evans Library every Thursday. To my surprise several people had showed up to the review session! This was when I realized that my Facebook group was going to be beneficial to me and my peers. Throughout the semester the students in my class would post questions, those who understood would respond. The Facebook group enabled everybody to learn how to solve problems in a fast, efficient way.
My math professor had told me that the Facebook group was a great idea. I created an opportunity for people to interact with their other classmates and even the professor. The Facebook group had formed a community within my class. We were able to talk about what was posted on the group page during class. Along with helping each other out with problems, some students even gave encouragement right before we were about to take exams. I enjoyed how much our group had bloomed and the assistance that came along with it.
What I took away from creating the group page was that if you have an idea, even if you do not think it will work, try it because you do not know what would come out of it. I was nervous to start the Facebook group because I thought that it would not help anybody and it would had just been a waste of time. Most of my answers and others were answered on that page and I believe it brought everybody together. The most important lesson of creating an opportunity is not to be afraid of creating something, because you do not know if that could be an opportunity for you and others.
Criteria:
- Need to be confident
- Need to brainstorm ideas and not be afraid to fail
- See a problem as a catalyst for opportunity
My first two math courses here at A&M, I was put in a small class of probably around 20 students. Similar to other math courses, there was some material that was a little complex. Our professor offered office hours and gave us her contact information, including a side note to add her on Facebook. The professor was very unique in the sense that she told us to look her up on Facebook as another way to communicate with her. Without any thought I added my math professor the first week of school and felt comforted about the fact that there was another way to get hold of her. I liked being able to have my math professor as a friend on Facebook because I felt that email was not as efficient. Even texting my math friends in that class was a hit or miss because we all have different schedules and when they got back to me it was already too late. Then it came to me. Why did our class not have their own Facebook page for our math class? I knew our TA had made a Facebook page for us our first semester, however he really did not run it the way it needed to be. I am pretty sure that less than half of our class was in that group. I did not even realize we had one until finals were over. I decided I wanted to make another page, but take it from a different approach. I wanted to get my classmates involved this time. The first day of school of second semester, I remember passing around a sheet for people to put their names they use for Facebook. People seemed pretty hesitant on how this would work, but back in my mind I knew we had nothing to lose.
During the semester, the math started to get tricky. I was stuck on a homework problem and the assignment was due in a couple of days. I understood that the math was not going to get easier as the semester went on. I decided to post information about having a study group at Evans Library every Thursday. To my surprise several people had showed up to the review session! This was when I realized that my Facebook group was going to be beneficial to me and my peers. Throughout the semester the students in my class would post questions, those who understood would respond. The Facebook group enabled everybody to learn how to solve problems in a fast, efficient way.
My math professor had told me that the Facebook group was a great idea. I created an opportunity for people to interact with their other classmates and even the professor. The Facebook group had formed a community within my class. We were able to talk about what was posted on the group page during class. Along with helping each other out with problems, some students even gave encouragement right before we were about to take exams. I enjoyed how much our group had bloomed and the assistance that came along with it.
What I took away from creating the group page was that if you have an idea, even if you do not think it will work, try it because you do not know what would come out of it. I was nervous to start the Facebook group because I thought that it would not help anybody and it would had just been a waste of time. Most of my answers and others were answered on that page and I believe it brought everybody together. The most important lesson of creating an opportunity is not to be afraid of creating something, because you do not know if that could be an opportunity for you and others.