“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” Mark van Doren What made you love learning? Was there a certain teacher or person who instilled your desire to learn more or share your love of a certain topic with others? Have you had that effect on anyone? The theme of this month’s newsletter is the love of learning. I am sure we have all had that, at least at some time in our lives. It’s a wonderful feeling to discover new things or feel that invisible light bulb clicking on above your head. I encourage you to take some time to think about what triggered you to fall in love with learning. If you can attribute it to a certain person, what did they do for you to make you feel that way? You are fortunate to be in the position to educate and inspire others, but that also comes with big responsibility. Often those people who have inspired us don’t even realize that they are making that kind of impact, but they have been consistent in their actions and haven’t allowed us to falter, at least not on our own. Think about what you are doing to inspire your own students love of learning or what you would like to be doing. If you have ideas but aren’t sure how to implement them, consider who you can work with at DMU to assist with your planning and decisions. Maybe you would benefit from a small group of peers in a learning community – CTL can facilitate that. Or you might possibly just want to talk it through with someone who isn’t in a position to evaluate you – consider talking with one of us in CTL. We are here to support you in a variety of ways. We have many resources for you including books covering a wide variety of educational topics, online videos on our website, binders of journal articles organized by theme, and great people who would love to visit about your ideas. There is also the 20 Minute Mentor Commons, available through Pulse, where you can watch an educational expert discuss a specific topic for you as just-in-time learning, or look through our newsletter archives for many recent articles that might be related to what you are planning. We appreciate your support, participation, ideas, and feedback. Thank you and happy Valentine’s Day from all of us in CTL! Continued success, Kerry Dr. Kerry Gregoryk, CTL Director Upcoming WorkshopsCall for Proposals: Speed Geeking! We are starting to plan for another Speed Geeking workshop where you can experience how several people are using new educational technologies in one short hour. It’s like speed dating, but you can choose them ALL if you’d like! Contact Kerry in CTL if you have a topic you’d like to share or see. SoTL CornerDevaney, L. A. (2017, Jan 6). eCampus News. 3 reasons science faculty need leadership training
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