I suppose every age has its excitements and its promise, but it sure does seem as if our present times are bursting at the seams with robust possibility, particularly in the field of learning. Here are a few things that caught my attention in the past two days alone that I thought were worth sharing. […]
With the winter holiday season upon us, and family gatherings and socializing with friends often at the forefront of celebrations, this month’s Dialogue Education™ Tips & Tools focuses on the ways in which the principles and practices of Dialogue Education™ have woven their way into family life and personal relationships. The following is a final […]
If you’re not one of the 12,188,045 people (at press time) who’ve watched the Christmas Food Court Flash Mob, Hallelujah Chorus, take the just-under-5 minutes right now to check it out.I was moved to tears by this video, not because I’m particularly religious (I’m not) or because I’m in the holiday spirit (ditto), but because […]
Lately, I can’t seem to get enough information about multi-tasking. A comment on an earlier post got me thinking about it. Dwayne Hodgson wrote: “I wonder if there is a generational thing at work here? Many of my younger colleagues are very adept at handling multiple projects, multiple conversations and multiple devices at the same […]
This is the week of Thanksgiving in the US, and brings me to grateful thoughts and feelings. The Greek word eu means good. The Greek word charis means gift. Good gift…Eu-charis…or as the Greeks say: Thanks! This poem by Denise Levertov shows how everything can be seen as gift: THE AVOWAL As swimmers dare to […]
This past week I learned two big lessons. I read PUTTING AWAY CHILDING THINGS A Tale of Modern Faith by Marcus Borg. This novel features a professor who is using Dialogue Education beautifully. I suspect she does not know about Global Learning Partners or Jane Vella! She is brilliant! If you can find this book, […]
Awhile back we published a Voices in Dialogue issue on the idea of how we meet and plan for resistance and I’ve found myself thinking about it ever since. What is this thing called resistance and what is it’s value for facilitation and teaching? In one article in that issue, Valerie Uccellani wrote the following: […]
There are many organizations that have adopted the principles and practices of Dialogue Education as the way in which they want to practice teaching and learning. Individuals within other organizations would like to see their organizations embrace this approach. My invitation is to those readers who have participated in the unfolding of Dialogue Education within […]
Karen Ridout and I had a brillliant experience last week at Madigan Army Medical Center in Tacoma , Washington with a group of Army/Navy doctors who are learning Dialogue Education to use in military hospitals around the world to teach residents. They are GOOD! Dr. Gary Clark, a Colonel in the US Army, is their […]
I have to confess that in a conference call meeting the other day I found myself multi-tasking instead of paying careful attention. I justified it to myself by only doing it during agenda items that didn’t completely involve me. Still, I was clearly distracted! After trying a few times to do more than one thing […]