Assignment Instructions/ Description
Are you the type of person who uses a (digital and/or handwritten) planner to organize your life? Perhaps you use both depending on the situation! Regardless of your approach, putting your schedule in writing and keeping careful track of your commitments and obligations, can help you hold yourself accountable and keep track of what needs to be done.
To Prepare:
Review the Weekly Planner Template and Video Interviews With Effective Online Instructors from this module�s Learning Resources.
Complete the following two parts:
Part A: Annotated Weekly Planner
Fill in the Weekly Planner Template to illustrate your current (or predicted) schedule as an online instructor. Include all personal obligations, as well as work-related responsibilities. Annotate your weekly planner, explaining how you will manage your time, get everything done, and still maintain a healthy work-life balance.
Part B: Ask a Loved One
Discuss the planner you created in Part A with an individual whom your schedule might affect. Have that person help you think it through and improve your plan. Based on your discussion with this person, address the following in 750 words:
� Three positive points you identified about your planner
� Three challenges you identified about your planner
� How you will address the challenges and turn them into opportunities
� Any other insights you gained from discussing your planner with a loved one
Paper Format: APA