Q M5 Assignment: Today's Digital World Creates the BIGGEST Listening Barrier [60 minutes] • Due No Due Date • Points 15 • Submitting a text entry box or a file upload If listening to one another sends the message "I care for and respect you," which it does, then to cultivate relational connection we'll need to decrease listening barriers as much as possible. What's the BIGGEST listening barrier in today's North American culture? Our smart devices! We have all been caught, and we have all been hurt by its distraction! Therefore, let's take a moment to look at the negative effect the lure of technology has on our relationships and then learn some strategies to help decrease its negativity. DIRECTIONS: Step 1: Read the information on this web page: http://www.digitalresponsibility.org/digital-distraction-to-the-detriment-of-in-person-relationships (Links to an external site.) Step 2: Answer the following questions regarding the above reading by typing your responses in a Microsoft Word document: 1. What did the 2012 study reveal about having a phone visible in a room? 2. Define "digital native." Based on this definition, infer what "digital immigrant" means. 3. Do digital natives prefer to text or talk on the phone? Infer which method digital immigrants may prefer. 4. Do even text-savvy people get annoyed with their friends or family appearing distracted by their phones during their face-to-face interactions? Why do you think this is? 5. According to the Common Sense Media study, are parents also distracted by their phones? How does this make their children feel? 6. What was the total percent of respondents in the Cambridge survey who believe "unplugging " would be beneficial to their relationships? Step 3: Now read about strategies to prevent digital distractions on this web page: http://www.digitalresponsibility.org/how-to-prevent-digital-distraction (Links to an external site.) Step 4: Of the four strategies listed, which one seems the most helpful and plausible to you? Discuss your reasoning on your Microsoft Word document, and answer the following additional questions: • What will be the hardest part about implementing the strategy? • How do you imagine you and the other person(s) may feel if you're successful in implementing the strategy? • Can the strategy, or any other strategy listed, be appropriate for workplace meetings? Explain. Rubric M5 Assignment: Today's Digital World Creates the BIGGEST Listening Barrier Criteria Ratings Pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSTEP 2 The student accurately answered the following questions: What did the 2012 study reveal about having a phone visible in a room? Define "digital native." Based on this definition, infer what "digital immigrant" means. Do digital natives prefer to text or talk on the phone? Infer which method digital immigrants may prefer. Do even text-savvy people get annoyed with their friends or family appearing distracted by their phones during their face-to-face interactions? Why do you think this is? According to the Common Sense Media study, are parents also distracted by their phones? How does this make their children feel? What was the total percent of respondents in the Cambridge survey who believe "unplugging " would be beneficial to their relationships? 7 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks 7 pts This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSTEP 4 The student thoroughly responded to the following questions: Of the four strategies listed, which one seems the most helpful and plausible to you? What will be the hardest part about implementing the strategy? How do you imagine you and the other person(s) may feel if you're successful in implementing the strategy? Can the strategy, or any other strategy listed, be appropriate for workplace meetings? Explain. 8 pts Full Marks 0 pts No Marks 8 pts Total Points: 15 M5 Assignment: Today's Digital World Creates the BIGGEST Listening Barrier