by glpadmin | Jun 16, 2015 | Speaking of Dialogue
Fatemeh is a graduate student at the Tarbiat Modares University of Tehran. After discovering On Teaching and Learning on the shelf of the university library, she wrote me an email and we have had a vigorous virtual conversation ever since! Fatemeh found a copy of...
by glpadmin | Aug 10, 2015 | Speaking of Dialogue
Discuss is a word I do not use. I will not discuss anything because I hear in that word a tone of: Listen to my perception! It is the right one! Dis – cuss: ORIGIN late Middle English ‘examine by argument’): from Latin discuss- ‘dashed to pieces,’ later...
by glpadmin | Oct 20, 2015 | Speaking of Dialogue
This is a true story: In 2001 I was invited by Jossey-Bass publishers to do a second edition of Learning to Listen Learning to Teach. I thought, “Before I agree, I should read that book again!” I was working in California and faced a long airplane ride:...
by glpadmin | May 2, 2016 | Speaking of Dialogue
I want to be challenged when I am learning by excellent engagement. By this I mean, I want to be challenged by a learning task that stretches me, moves me to deep reflection and critique, and pushes me to hearty implementation of new concepts, attitudes or skills....
by glpadmin | May 2, 2016 | Speaking of Dialogue
(Tuesdays with Jane is a virtual learning series for those wishing to read or re-read Jane’s books and immediately apply their new learning to their workplace. In preparation for this task, read the Foreword and Preface to the book Learning to Listen, Learning...
