Archive for January, 2009
How Do We Respond?
As educators we are constantly confronted with opportunities to respond to questions that facilitate student learning, encourage colleagues in the expansion of intellectual inquiry, and provide administration opportunities to enhance academic operations. Yet how do we respond when students feel alienated by textbooks assigned as required course materials? Recently students were offended and questioned why […]
Posted: January 23rd, 2009 under Curriculum, General.
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Creating a Welcoming Environment in the Workplace
Creating a welcoming environment is the first step toward building a community in the workplace. An aggregate of people working in close proximity is not a community. A working community can only be created and sustained in an environment that is welcoming and conducive to personal well being and professional growth. Persons in communities feel […]
Posted: January 13th, 2009 under Environment/Culture, General.
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