Effective Communication

 The article "Boy Genius Boyan Slat's Giant Ocean Cleanup Machine Is Real" by Schiller (2017) tells the story of Boyan Slat and the culmination of his efforts in making his vision of an Ocean Clean-up Machine a reality. Oceanographer Charles Moore first spotted the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 1977, and since then, the Patch has proliferated to the point of having areas where one could traverse on. Schiller mentions Slat's profession as an inventor, and his innovative design involves booms in a floating arrangement of up to 50 devices of 0.6 miles each. The article further mentions that he anticipates his project to amass tens of thousands of tons of waste a year to be disposed of monthly through these devices. Slat has since announced that his project will commence waste elimination from the Patch in 2018. In addition, Schiller points out that Slat aims to recycle plastic waste into commodities such as chairs and eyewear and attract companies to sponsor each boom w...

It has been 13 weeks since I had set out to achieve two main goals through this effective communication module. The first goal is to develop my critical thinking skills and be a more effective learner and problem solver. My second goal is to be a more articulate and confident public speaker. It brings me great joy to say that I have made substantial progress and taken great strides toward these two goals.  The significant progress I made through this module can be heavily attributed to the weekly learning activities, abundant technical resources and plentiful opportunities to participate in class sharings. These weekly learning activities incorporate theoretical and practical components, allowing me to have a holistic experience applying the multiple concepts learned during class. This increased focus on applied learning helped make classes more interactive and enjoyable for me. In addition, a wide array of learning resources were made available, ranging from the technicalities of ...