Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin thinks there's a way to avoid making critical mistakes in stressful situations, when your thinking becomes clouded — the pre-mortem. "We all are going to fail now and then," he says. "The idea is to think ahead to what those failures might be."
The video lasts 12 minutes
Questions for additional consideration as well as discussion are also included
Type of Material:
Presentation
Recommended Uses:
Homework assignment to understand how the brain releases cortisol.
Homework assignment to gather more information on Danny Kahneman, an Israeli-American psychologist and economist notable for his work on the psychology of judgment and decision-making.
In-class discussion to explain the term, "pre-mortom".
Lecture and Discussion - reviewing the TEDEd, YouTube, and conducting a group discussion.
Technical Requirements:
Chrome Chrome 103 on Windows 10
Identify Major Learning Goals:
To avoid making critical mistakes in stressful situations by being organized and by proactively putting systems in place.
To understand how the brain works under stress. It releases cortisol, which is toxic and causes cloudy thinking.
Target Student Population:
Undergraduate Students (100-200 level) in business
Undergraduate students in any course
Training and Development Departments.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
No prerequisites, computer skills or miscellaneous skills.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
This is a YouTube video presenting on the topic of how to stay calm when you know that you will be stressed.
The video is extremely well organized and includes clear and concise information that is very detailed and relevant to the content covered.
Key terms and historical background are provided.
The author(s) explain very well how each aspect of the text is used in to strengthen the overall content and as a result, student learning can be impacted
A summary of the content is provided as well as anticipated learning outcomes.•
At the end of the presentation, there was an opportunity to see links for additional resources to access additional materials entitled: “Watch”, “Think”, and “Dig Deeper” in which the reader can engage in quizzes, discussion questions, and additional resources to further engage in materials.
Concerns:
It would be useful if there was a visual aid in the background (PPT) listing the items that go along with his recommendations as it is difficult to follow along: (1) have a place in the house to keep things easily lost (2)Think of the questions to ask, to move the discussion forward, etc.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The presentation offered concepts about stress and stress management that can be reinforced.
Student learning outcomes are effective and useable.
Terms were introduced that one can do more research to get a more depth understanding of stress and stress management.
This content would lend well to assessment and would be measurable
This material would be effective to be used as a teaching tool
Concerns:
None
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Great message
Good examples
Keeps the student very engaged throughout
Transcript is provided
Ease of use
Multiple types of assessments (discussion questions, quizzes, resource bank etc)
The speaker, Daniel Levitin, spoke clearly. The presentation was easy to follow. If needed, the viewer could stop the Youtube, as needed, for review. Also, the closed caption can be activated if the sound is not clear.
Concerns:
• Cannot be used without the internet (discussion)
Creative Commons:
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