NOTE: These tips were written with the undergraduate professor and students in face-to-face full-time learning environment in mind. However, they can be equally valuable in the post-graduate, virtual learning environment, distance learning, and part-time university program setting. ________________ Having experienced university teaching through lecture, most instructors teach how they have been taught. Although lecture (i.e., […]
I intentionally design to maximize learning. I conduct a needs assessment, asking select questions of participants and stakeholders, studying websites and key documents, and observing events and meetings of the client and small groups. I check my assumptions and work to align the steps of design to ensure the best content is being offered at […]
Do you sometimes feel alone in your work? Do you often wish you could share your big achievements and your tough challenges with someone else? Do you sometimes wish you had someone who could give you the right tool for a specific problem? Do you wonder how you can have regular professional development with like-minded […]
Talking circles have long been used by Indigenous Peoples in Canada, the US and around the world. They are also known as ‘sharing circles’. They are used to ensure each individual who has gathered in a place has a voice and is fully heard. It is used at the start of a gathering, in the […]
Below is an interview with Trisha Viecco Carrillo of International Budget Partnership (IBP). Recently, she shared with Jeanette Romkema (GLP Senior Partner) a warm-up she used in a meeting, and Jeanette wanted to learn more… * * * * * * Jeanette Romkema (JR): Trish, you have been journeying with the principles and practices of […]
I have worked in human resources for health throughout the entire country especially for the past 10 years. Currently I am with the Last Mile Health Liberia Country Program. I am participating in the Healthy Communities Fellowship which was created to amplify the voices of frontline leaders and innovators spearheading initiatives that address health inequities around the […]
I have learned a lot about connection recently. Previous to the last couple of months, I was afraid of it. In a way, I’d imagine we all were. As a shared humanity, it seems as though in the last year we’ve never been farther apart. Amidst wars and division in many facets of life, we […]
Have you ever set up a breakout room and only half the people went there? They didn’t ‘move’ because they were no longer at their desk. But how could you know: their webcam was OFF! Have you ever found yourself begging, even pleading, for individuals in a Zoom meeting to turn their webcam ON, but […]
Since working from home for more than a year, I’ve been listening to lots of music as I work, typically radio stations generated by some anonymous algorithm. After a few months, however, I was recognizing every song on my playlists of choice – it felt stale and uninspiring. To mix things up, I began listening […]
Using the right technique at the right time with the right people, can touch me at my core. When a technique helps to bring the best outcome for a working or learning session, I feel grateful. When I see a technique bring people together around feelings, thoughts, and experiences, I feel immense joy. Does this […]