Engaging Colleagues in a Caring University

November 3, 2010. Session led by Peter Taylor
http://cct.wikispaces.umb.edu/CaringUniversity [with notes added after the session]

40 minute audio recording http://www.talkshoe.com/tc/16894, including Chancellor's introduction.
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Picture gallery

1. Introduction

• This session = CCT not Science & Society side of Peter Taylor [altho' they do overlap]
• Principle
  • Participants in any group always already know a lot about the topic at hand, even if that has to be brought up to the surface of their attention.
• Accomplishments of other Teachers [blue cards] [to illustrate the principle, as an alternative to PT telling you about what constitutes good teaching, and as a way to appreciate others when an award singles out one person]

2. Caring University

• pertinent issue [always pertinent as we support the inclusion & development of diverse students & colleagues], but especially now in times of constrained resources and heightened expectations]
• definition by negative examples [purple cards] [also to get the negative out of our system]
• freewriting on engaging colleagues (photo,photo2)
• towards a "code of conduct" (think-pair-share, green cards)
• provisional conclusion from session
  • Diversity of angles on the topic.
  • PT: Support people to do the best work they can within constrained circumstances
• intro to PT's thoughtpieces on "working in and changing Academic Organizations"
• What next? -- Academics Who Care group or faculty seminar -- if interested print email on yellow cards or email PT]

3. Closing circle (3 Nov)

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Related Resources

• Guided Tour of PT's teaching
• Tools for Teaching, Group Process, Reflective Practice
• Wikipages on Processes of Research & Engagement
• Twitter on "changing schools, workplaces & lives"
• InterAction! initiative for changing the institutional culture at Oregon State (c. 2000)

Thanks to CCT assistants Jeremy Szteiter, Jeremy Poehnert, and Renessa Ciampa for help running the session and transferring input to the linked wikipages.