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20:365:2.1 the most interesting thing I've done in awhile
Awhile back, I watched this TED talk (in my unemployment, let's be clear. I've become addicted to TED talks.):
www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts.html
Susan Cain, on The power of Introverts.
I remarked on it, profusely, on FB on the day it was posted on TED's FB page. And I've been thinking about it, and all of the implications I could see it having, ever since. I think it's been 3 or 4 months at this point. Then, a couple of weeks ago, I wrote this blog post:
ecalories.blogspot.com/2012/06/secret-introvert.html
. . . Which basically talks about extrovert bias, misunderstandings about introverts, and whether or not I am as truly extroverted as I've thought of myself as being for eons.
In the background, my good friend from college (and one of the smartest people I know in real life) was thinking about Susan Cain, teaching, and students.
Sometime last week he sent an email to three people, including me. I knew I was on the list as a former educator and fellow Hampster (he and I met at Hampshire College), there was a friend that my friend is currently engaged in mentoring who is researching learning and teaching in Computer Science (a research line that also involves my friend), and someone my friend has co-taught with. The call to action was something along the lines of (and I vastly paraphrase here)," I'm vexed by [the same TED talk]. . . I'd like to discuss it with honest partners." His "vex" was, essentially, I'm an introvert, and so as a student sometimes I just want to be left alone to process and make solo contributions but in my teaching I ask students to collaborate, and call on students to participate more, speak up, be communicative. "I think these last 2 points clash with Susan Cain's call to arms and with my own personal style (as opposed to my teaching style). Resolve."
We settled on a video chat this morning (afternoon for all of them) on introversion and here I am in that very discussion), the nature of student learning, what students do and don't know about their own learning styles and strengths and weaknesses, how accountability and feedback have a dark-side and a Skywalker-side when it comes to creating trust for group work, and many. other. fascinating. things.
I miss educators. The End.
(oh, p.s. this was the most interesting, engaged thing I've done with a group in AGES. It made my brain wake up. In a good way.)
20:365:2.1 the most interesting thing I've done in awhile
Awhile back, I watched this TED talk (in my unemployment, let's be clear. I've become addicted to TED talks.):
www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts.html
Susan Cain, on The power of Introverts.
I remarked on it, profusely, on FB on the day it was posted on TED's FB page. And I've been thinking about it, and all of the implications I could see it having, ever since. I think it's been 3 or 4 months at this point. Then, a couple of weeks ago, I wrote this blog post:
ecalories.blogspot.com/2012/06/secret-introvert.html
. . . Which basically talks about extrovert bias, misunderstandings about introverts, and whether or not I am as truly extroverted as I've thought of myself as being for eons.
In the background, my good friend from college (and one of the smartest people I know in real life) was thinking about Susan Cain, teaching, and students.
Sometime last week he sent an email to three people, including me. I knew I was on the list as a former educator and fellow Hampster (he and I met at Hampshire College), there was a friend that my friend is currently engaged in mentoring who is researching learning and teaching in Computer Science (a research line that also involves my friend), and someone my friend has co-taught with. The call to action was something along the lines of (and I vastly paraphrase here)," I'm vexed by [the same TED talk]. . . I'd like to discuss it with honest partners." His "vex" was, essentially, I'm an introvert, and so as a student sometimes I just want to be left alone to process and make solo contributions but in my teaching I ask students to collaborate, and call on students to participate more, speak up, be communicative. "I think these last 2 points clash with Susan Cain's call to arms and with my own personal style (as opposed to my teaching style). Resolve."
We settled on a video chat this morning (afternoon for all of them) on introversion and here I am in that very discussion), the nature of student learning, what students do and don't know about their own learning styles and strengths and weaknesses, how accountability and feedback have a dark-side and a Skywalker-side when it comes to creating trust for group work, and many. other. fascinating. things.
I miss educators. The End.
(oh, p.s. this was the most interesting, engaged thing I've done with a group in AGES. It made my brain wake up. In a good way.)