`: July 2012

Friday, July 27, 2012

07262012 Blood Draws with the Medical Assistants!

Today the Medical Assistants visited our lab to work on blood draws. New arms all around for everyone to draw.

Here are the stills.

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Food for Thought: "Golden Lines" from our Readings

"Often the first step towards doing something different is developing the capacity to not act, to stay still and reflect." The author goes on to talk about how online life is a constant distraction, and has given us a "new way not to think."

This resonates with me deeply. When and where can we find space to reflect and connect on a meaningful level?

"On the Internet, I feel an unaccustomed desire to know if someone is telling 'the truth'."

Hmmmm...the internet as a fake "stage" for our lives?

"Alone Together", page 240 (Liz's comments)

Welcome!

Looking to exchange ideas with colleagues? This community will continue to combine newer faculty across campus who have worked here 5 years or less with more experienced teachers to talk about teaching challenges and ways to effectively work with our students.

This year, we plan to build on an idea that was discussed last year: To coordinate class observations and film some classes in order to to glean best practice ideas, improve our teaching, and share feedback with each other. Filming gives the teacher a chance to see themselves from the perspective of a student, and allows viewers a chance to easily see various teaching styles and class formats in action.

Current teaching books that members feel will benefit our concerns will be discussed, and each quarter a new title will be voted on and used as a basis for ongoing discussions. Depending on our initial discussion, the meeting facilitator role may be rotated through the group, which gives each member an opportunity to lead and will broaden the group perspective and contribution.