ASSIGNMENT - STORY TELLING ( TO AVOID STUDENT DESERTION ) 

 CHALLENGE   I work in a public university , where many of the teachers do not have formal training , this fact has   been tried to remedy with a continuous training program of short courses , which covers various   academic subjects , but it does not solve the problem entirety . One of the areas in which it impacts , in   addition to some problems in the classroom , is that corresponding to the detection and follow - up of   the cases of students who have some motivation problem , which is one of the main desertion factors .   My challenge is to support to the administrative department in the detection and monitoring of the   bachelor students who present a problem of this nature in my courses of electronics . The risk of not   attending to these cases is that , if the terminal efficiency rate decreases , not only the students who   drop out are affected , but the educational program can be closed , due to the financial problems of   our institution . This program started in 2009 but does not yet run a tutorships formal program . 

 SELECTION 

 For these situations , several tools showed in this course could be used , but I have no experience with   them . The tool I have used is like story telling , when I seek to motivate to the young students with   some academic problem . My familiar origin is very similar to most of them , and throughout my life I   have accumulated a series of very hard experiences , which fortunately I have solved . Empathy is   fundamental , and I think is easier , to understand and feel , when we have experienced similar   situations . My hypothesis is that story telling is very useful for motivating students facing academic   problems . 

 I have chosen story telling , because it is a design thinking tool that put the human being and their   experience front and center . Take the listener along their journey ( video of course , week 2 ) . In   addition , in accordance to some documents reviewed for this assignment , it also can be used in   different education ambits . “ Storytelling , no matter in what form and created in whatever media is a   powerful   tool   to   transmit   knowledge ,   culture ,   perspectives   and   points   of   view ” 

 ( http://www.jackson.com/appcategory.html ) . Personal stories are one recognized category among educational tools ,   which involve significant events in life and can be emotionally charged and personally meaningful to   both the author and the viewer ( DOI : 10.1080/00405840802153916 ) . Story Telling is one of the tools   that has impressed me most , because I have seen its impact as part of the pitch of some entrepreneurs   ( https://youtu.be/1pM3sb7AMPs ) , as well as when it is used to motivate an audience   ( https://glenn.org/postsindex.jsp ) , or to increment the product   value ( https://youtu.be/Kb-hqNGr5lJ , video shared in the course forum ) . In the last video , I also   learned that each of us has a long list of stories to make the connection with people with whom it is   necessary to share information . 

 APPLICATION 

 With the support of the administrative staff , we identify those students , who face problems and an   individual talk with me is proposed . One of the students of the last semester who failed a course , also   suffered from negative attitudes of his teacher , making him feel that he did not have the ability to   approve and that no one would support him . His family gives him a limited economically support , but   its condition is that the student approves all his courses . The student felt into a state of susceptibility   and lack of self - confidence . He was determined to return to his village . 

 I told him a similar story that I had lived , in which I did abandon one course , because I suffered   harassment of my teacher . I showed him , that it was not the best decision , and that nobody , apart   from my classmates , knew about this situation , and that therefore I did not have orientation . I made   him see that this situation did not stop me but delayed one of my goals . I asked him to analyze my   case and think about some alternative solutions . He observed that there are always exits . I pointed   out to him that he could face his situation , that he had capacity and intelligence , and that regardless   of our humble origins we have as much value as other people , and that , in order to change our reality ,   we need preparation . He began to study very hard and managed to get the best grade in his next   exam , his last chance to pass his course . 

 As it can be seen , the information provided was transformed into knowledge by the student and   allowed him to acquire security to face his own challenge , regaining self - confidence . Story telling was   successfully used . 

 INSIGHT 

 The results obtained in the last semester with the use of story telling have been satisfactory , three   students assigned to me continue their studies . Stories were different in each case . These results   increase the confidence in story telling for this kind of cases . In general , we take care about the results   of our courses , but we do not always attend , in depth , the problems that our students face . I learned   that empathy must be a daily exercise , because around us there are young people that constantly   need to be heard and oriented . Telling stories in which the overcoming and constant struggle are   fundamental , makes them see that it is worth falling , but that we must work hard to arise and get   ahead . We must support others , we can together make our work or study place flourish , being more   human . 

 In the course and in this assignment , I learned more aspects about story telling , and I understood its   potential in several areas . I had the opportunity to learn more design thinking tools that can support   my work , creating more appropriate environments and planning actions in a more structured way . 

 APPROACH 

 After the course , I know that there are several details of this tool , and that to improve its application   in my challenges , I must clearly identify them . I understand that is important to solve the problem but   also to create a cause . I must be careful with the story sequence , create suspense , ask and answer   questions , create moments of reflection and generate recommendations . For the next time I will try   to consider all these elements and other ones mentioned in the videos or suggested by other   trustworthy sources . 

 There are other design tools that could be employed to reduce the desertion and other problems in   my job place . Co - creation design tool could be used . The participation of stakeholders is very   important . Ethnography also would be great , as well as brain storming , applying them as they were   explained in the course . We need to front the competition with other institutions with similar   educative programs , using adequate design tools , for each specific situation . We also need to create   our wow zone . 


EMAIL: 
ID_NUM: 
NAME_STUDENT: 
PHONE_NUM: 
STREET_ADDRESS: 
URL_PERSONAL: http://www.jackson.com/appcategory.html, https://youtu.be/1pM3sb7AMPs, https://glenn.org/postsindex.jsp, https://youtu.be/Kb-hqNGr5lJ
USERNAME: 

### Task: You are a PII (Personal Identity Information) Detection. Given a essays written by students, you have to identify ONLY the following:
NAME_STUDENT - The full or partial name of a student that is not necessarily the author of the essay. This excludes instructors, authors, and other person names.
EMAIL - A student’s email address.
USERNAME - A student's username on any platform.
ID_NUM - A number or sequence of characters that could be used to identify a student, such as a student ID or a social security number.
PHONE_NUM - A phone number associated with a student.
URL_PERSONAL - A URL that might be used to identify a student.
STREET_ADDRESS - A full or partial street address that is associated with the student, such as their home address.
### Input: ASSIGNMENT - STORY TELLING ( TO AVOID STUDENT DESERTION ) 

 CHALLENGE   I work in a public university , where many of the teachers do not have formal training , this fact has   been tried to remedy with a continuous training program of short courses , which covers various   academic subjects , but it does not solve the problem entirety . One of the areas in which it impacts , in   addition to some problems in the classroom , is that corresponding to the detection and follow - up of   the cases of students who have some motivation problem , which is one of the main desertion factors .   My challenge is to support to the administrative department in the detection and monitoring of the   bachelor students who present a problem of this nature in my courses of electronics . The risk of not   attending to these cases is that , if the terminal efficiency rate decreases , not only the students who   drop out are affected , but the educational program can be closed , due to the financial problems of   our institution . This program started in 2009 but does not yet run a tutorships formal program . 

 SELECTION 

 For these situations , several tools showed in this course could be used , but I have no experience with   them . The tool I have used is like story telling , when I seek to motivate to the young students with   some academic problem . My familiar origin is very similar to most of them , and throughout my life I   have accumulated a series of very hard experiences , which fortunately I have solved . Empathy is   fundamental , and I think is easier , to understand and feel , when we have experienced similar   situations . My hypothesis is that story telling is very useful for motivating students facing academic   problems . 

 I have chosen story telling , because it is a design thinking tool that put the human being and their   experience front and center . Take the listener along their journey ( video of course , week 2 ) . In   addition , in accordance to some documents reviewed for this assignment , it also can be used in   different education ambits . “ Storytelling , no matter in what form and created in whatever media is a   powerful   tool   to   transmit   knowledge ,   culture ,   perspectives   and   points   of   view ” 

 ( http://www.jackson.com/appcategory.html ) . Personal stories are one recognized category among educational tools ,   which involve significant events in life and can be emotionally charged and personally meaningful to   both the author and the viewer ( DOI : 10.1080/00405840802153916 ) . Story Telling is one of the tools   that has impressed me most , because I have seen its impact as part of the pitch of some entrepreneurs   ( https://youtu.be/1pM3sb7AMPs ) , as well as when it is used to motivate an audience   ( https://glenn.org/postsindex.jsp ) , or to increment the product   value ( https://youtu.be/Kb-hqNGr5lJ , video shared in the course forum ) . In the last video , I also   learned that each of us has a long list of stories to make the connection with people with whom it is   necessary to share information . 

 APPLICATION 

 With the support of the administrative staff , we identify those students , who face problems and an   individual talk with me is proposed . One of the students of the last semester who failed a course , also   suffered from negative attitudes of his teacher , making him feel that he did not have the ability to   approve and that no one would support him . His family gives him a limited economically support , but   its condition is that the student approves all his courses . The student felt into a state of susceptibility   and lack of self - confidence . He was determined to return to his village . 

 I told him a similar story that I had lived , in which I did abandon one course , because I suffered   harassment of my teacher . I showed him , that it was not the best decision , and that nobody , apart   from my classmates , knew about this situation , and that therefore I did not have orientation . I made   him see that this situation did not stop me but delayed one of my goals . I asked him to analyze my   case and think about some alternative solutions . He observed that there are always exits . I pointed   out to him that he could face his situation , that he had capacity and intelligence , and that regardless   of our humble origins we have as much value as other people , and that , in order to change our reality ,   we need preparation . He began to study very hard and managed to get the best grade in his next   exam , his last chance to pass his course . 

 As it can be seen , the information provided was transformed into knowledge by the student and   allowed him to acquire security to face his own challenge , regaining self - confidence . Story telling was   successfully used . 

 INSIGHT 

 The results obtained in the last semester with the use of story telling have been satisfactory , three   students assigned to me continue their studies . Stories were different in each case . These results   increase the confidence in story telling for this kind of cases . In general , we take care about the results   of our courses , but we do not always attend , in depth , the problems that our students face . I learned   that empathy must be a daily exercise , because around us there are young people that constantly   need to be heard and oriented . Telling stories in which the overcoming and constant struggle are   fundamental , makes them see that it is worth falling , but that we must work hard to arise and get   ahead . We must support others , we can together make our work or study place flourish , being more   human . 

 In the course and in this assignment , I learned more aspects about story telling , and I understood its   potential in several areas . I had the opportunity to learn more design thinking tools that can support   my work , creating more appropriate environments and planning actions in a more structured way . 

 APPROACH 

 After the course , I know that there are several details of this tool , and that to improve its application   in my challenges , I must clearly identify them . I understand that is important to solve the problem but   also to create a cause . I must be careful with the story sequence , create suspense , ask and answer   questions , create moments of reflection and generate recommendations . For the next time I will try   to consider all these elements and other ones mentioned in the videos or suggested by other   trustworthy sources . 

 There are other design tools that could be employed to reduce the desertion and other problems in   my job place . Co - creation design tool could be used . The participation of stakeholders is very   important . Ethnography also would be great , as well as brain storming , applying them as they were   explained in the course . We need to front the competition with other institutions with similar   educative programs , using adequate design tools , for each specific situation . We also need to create   our wow zone .
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