Faculty Academy 2007

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Very funny and poignant post over at Scott Leslie’s place detailing his “Twitter cycle,” one that I suspect describes a lot of us after Twitter’s hairball-after-hairball performance over the last week-plus.
The practical consequences of his goodbye, however, are hard to contemplate, so I’m hoping Scott will reconsider. I remember a former colleague (and continuing […]

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Martha’s reflections on risk, inspired by what she rightly terms Barbara Ganley’s “call to arms,” make me think hard about our vocation.
It seems to me, tonight, after a fine first day of Faculty Academy, that risk is at the heart of authentic teaching and learning. Both roles are exceptionally vulnerable, and must be so, if […]

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Favorite pull quotes:
a certain amount of mistakes is the price for living large
We simultaneously create the pressure of structure and constraint, and the free fall of choice.

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Steve Gallik, Charlie Sharpless, Marjorie Och, Ernie Ackermann, and Craig Vasey are discussing their work as UMW’s first cohort of TLT Fellows. It’s great to hear their responses, particularly the extent to which their group meetings were important. Cohorts can yield impressive synergy. They can also help to form real school–at a very intimate level. […]

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Keynote speaker Karen Stephenson
The clock has counted down, May 16 is here, and in 48 hours we will have collapsed in happy exhaustion.
That’s my story, and I’m sticking to it.
Details here: http://www.facultyacademy.org/blog07.
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