Eagle-eyed students have pointed out that the schedule says the leguin presentations are Wednesday, while the assignment sheet says Monday (tomorrow, 2/28). The presentations should really happen tomorrow; the idea is that you learn about the part of of the book you haven't read before writing the seminar prep due on Wednesday.
At 5:30, we'll meet up in class and then walk to the LIBRARY computer room together to develop our research skills. If you come late, join us. (Enter library, take a left, and another left past reference desk.)
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Your Swamp Project
Hi Everyone,
I hope you're all staying warm on this cold weekend!
Just a reminder about this week's upcoming class. We'll be going to the library on Monday to meet with Elinor Appel, one of our librarians, to talk about research methods and support your group's efforts to find additional information about your project. Ultimately each group's researcher will be responsible for typing up and including in the project notebook an annotated bibliography, but you'll all participate in the research process (a good skill to learn and practice as an adult learner)!
Remember by next Friday (3/4), I want to hear from EACH group about your group's plans to address the swamp issue you've chosen. This means addressing the "surveying the current landscape" question (which means to decide on what data you are going to include -- both "soft" and "hard" data; who in your group is going to do what; and what deadlines you've established to stay on track).
We'll talk more this week about the project notebook, final presentation, and your individual paper, but for now, your group should be deep into the investigative process of learning as much as possible about your swamp issue and in particular whose voice is not usually included in this process (since these issues are usually addressed from a mechanistic perspective).
Please email me with any questions. In the meantime, enjoy Isaacs' chapters 10-13 and the completion of your 2nd essay (now due on Wednesday rather than Monday).
Take good care,
Jane
I hope you're all staying warm on this cold weekend!
Just a reminder about this week's upcoming class. We'll be going to the library on Monday to meet with Elinor Appel, one of our librarians, to talk about research methods and support your group's efforts to find additional information about your project. Ultimately each group's researcher will be responsible for typing up and including in the project notebook an annotated bibliography, but you'll all participate in the research process (a good skill to learn and practice as an adult learner)!
Remember by next Friday (3/4), I want to hear from EACH group about your group's plans to address the swamp issue you've chosen. This means addressing the "surveying the current landscape" question (which means to decide on what data you are going to include -- both "soft" and "hard" data; who in your group is going to do what; and what deadlines you've established to stay on track).
We'll talk more this week about the project notebook, final presentation, and your individual paper, but for now, your group should be deep into the investigative process of learning as much as possible about your swamp issue and in particular whose voice is not usually included in this process (since these issues are usually addressed from a mechanistic perspective).
Please email me with any questions. In the meantime, enjoy Isaacs' chapters 10-13 and the completion of your 2nd essay (now due on Wednesday rather than Monday).
Take good care,
Jane
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Schedule Change; More time for Essay 2
We decided in class last night to change the due date on Essay 2 to Wednesday, March 2.
I hope everyone made it home safe and is able to avoid snowy roads today. It's VERY snowy on Vashon with more coming down right now.
I hope everyone made it home safe and is able to avoid snowy roads today. It's VERY snowy on Vashon with more coming down right now.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Extra Credit Opportunity: Barbara Love, March 2
Attend this event; write up what you learned and how it relates to our class, about two pages, for Extra Credit. Due By March 19.
Bending the Arc of the Universe:
Understanding and Eliminating the Oppression of Young People
Date: Wednesday, March 2, 12:30-2:00p
Location: Baxter Event’s Center
Society’s suspicious attitudes toward youth perpetuate our treatment of youth as criminals or potential criminals and undesirables whose behavior must be watched, controlled and regulated – particularly among youth of color. Chronological age is a physical reality and the behaviors that are deemed appropriate for young people is societally determined. The roles, behaviors, and expectations of young people varies across societies and within societies across time. What contemporary society determines to be appropriate for young people corresponds directly with current economic and technological developments.
“Youth” is a socially constructed identity, and serves as the basis for the organization of the oppression of young people.
This discussion will examine the ways our society oppresses young people, how schools play a role in maintaining that oppression and how the oppression of young people ultimately maintains the manifestations of all forms of oppression. Together we will imagine an alternate viewpoint of empowered youth and how that might change our society.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Monday's (2/21) Posting regarding the Power of Collective Wisdom text
Hi everyone,
As we continue on our shared journey of investigating complexity, living systems, and our role as adaptive leaders , we also must journey into a new realm of understanding what we share together -- our connection to a collective wisdom that is available to each of us as we participate in our "swamp" groups. Each "swamp" group is a collective experience; each "swamp" group provides you with the opportunity to work collectively and learn what it means to harness new thought and creative solutions.
For Monday (2/21), I invite you to read chapters 7 & 8 in the Power of Collective Wisdom text. Select one passage per chapter to write out. Here are the specific directions:
1. Select one passage or key sentences per chapter.
2. Copy it exactly into the blog making sure to cite the page.
3. Write about what you believe the author is saying in the passage (what does the author mean?).
4. Next, write about why this particular passage is important to you as you begin to work collectively as a "swamp" group.
5. Finally, I invite you to not post and run, but to come back to visit the "shared journey" site -- read your peers' comments and reflections and comment, if you wish, on what is unfolding.
We've got a world to change together -- by learning to work collectively we have greater abilities and tools needed for this good work.
I look forward to reading your posts!
Jane
As we continue on our shared journey of investigating complexity, living systems, and our role as adaptive leaders , we also must journey into a new realm of understanding what we share together -- our connection to a collective wisdom that is available to each of us as we participate in our "swamp" groups. Each "swamp" group is a collective experience; each "swamp" group provides you with the opportunity to work collectively and learn what it means to harness new thought and creative solutions.
For Monday (2/21), I invite you to read chapters 7 & 8 in the Power of Collective Wisdom text. Select one passage per chapter to write out. Here are the specific directions:
1. Select one passage or key sentences per chapter.
2. Copy it exactly into the blog making sure to cite the page.
3. Write about what you believe the author is saying in the passage (what does the author mean?).
4. Next, write about why this particular passage is important to you as you begin to work collectively as a "swamp" group.
5. Finally, I invite you to not post and run, but to come back to visit the "shared journey" site -- read your peers' comments and reflections and comment, if you wish, on what is unfolding.
We've got a world to change together -- by learning to work collectively we have greater abilities and tools needed for this good work.
I look forward to reading your posts!
Jane
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
I Am - Documentary
I thought this might interest some of you...
I Am - Movie Website
From the Sustainable Seattle Blog:
Special Appearance at the Varsity Theatre (Seattle, WA):
Director Tom Shadyac will appear In Person Friday, February 25 for a Q&A after the 7:10pm show and to introduce the 9:30pm show.
I Am - Movie Website
From the Sustainable Seattle Blog:
Special Appearance at the Varsity Theatre (Seattle, WA):
Director Tom Shadyac will appear In Person Friday, February 25 for a Q&A after the 7:10pm show and to introduce the 9:30pm show.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Agent/Target
I interviewed my sister Zoe who is a Target in the Rank Machine she is 11 years old and way to smart for her own good, below is a link to a short of our hour long conversation I conducted at my parents house this past week. (It's only 11 mins)
-Special Thanks to Zoe for doing this while she was sick :(
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTzVwBju8BY
Saturday, February 12, 2011
swamp issues (class white board)
Hey everyone, here's the picture of the board that i took. Here are all the swamp issues we went over in class.
The picture is high resolution, so if you can't see it clearly try zooming in and you should have no problems.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
"Swamp" Issue Suggestions
Hi everyone,
Here's the list of "swamp" issues that were generated in Wednesday's class -- some really great "swampy" ideas!
1. Community College Completion -- why do so many students drop before completing? (Jane)
2. Communicating with students about sustainability projects as well as engaging them in the community? (Irene from our class and Christian Rugsby, Sustainability Coordinator)
3. Spay & Neutering Pets among low-income people
4. Barnes & Noble's bookstore on our campus
5. Sustainability - composting & recycling
6. Homeless youth in the U district
7. Sustainability of social security
8. Stigma of mental illness
9. Budget cuts facing colleges
10. Parking lot (mandated by Metro, not NSCC, so this may not be changeable- but who knows!)
11. Class schedule not friendly to working students
12. School nutrition
Please come on Monday with a sense of a "swamp" issue you'd like to work on. This choice will determine the initial group formation.
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions: jreis@sccd.ctc.edu
Jane
Here's the list of "swamp" issues that were generated in Wednesday's class -- some really great "swampy" ideas!
1. Community College Completion -- why do so many students drop before completing? (Jane)
2. Communicating with students about sustainability projects as well as engaging them in the community? (Irene from our class and Christian Rugsby, Sustainability Coordinator)
3. Spay & Neutering Pets among low-income people
4. Barnes & Noble's bookstore on our campus
5. Sustainability - composting & recycling
6. Homeless youth in the U district
7. Sustainability of social security
8. Stigma of mental illness
9. Budget cuts facing colleges
10. Parking lot (mandated by Metro, not NSCC, so this may not be changeable- but who knows!)
11. Class schedule not friendly to working students
12. School nutrition
Please come on Monday with a sense of a "swamp" issue you'd like to work on. This choice will determine the initial group formation.
Please feel free to email me if you have any questions: jreis@sccd.ctc.edu
Jane
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Extra Credit Opportunity
Diversity Speaker Series: "I Can Fix Facism" by Damali Ayo
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Description: Do you want to change racism in the world? Guess what? You have to start with yourself! Cause you know what? If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem! Damali Ayo will share a simple 10-point plan to take the progress of our culture forward, with humor, honesty, sincerity, and spirit.
Location: Baxter Events Center
Assignment: Attend the discussion and complete a 2 page informal essay about what you learned and how it relates to what you've learned in the class.
12:30pm - 2:00pm
Description: Do you want to change racism in the world? Guess what? You have to start with yourself! Cause you know what? If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem! Damali Ayo will share a simple 10-point plan to take the progress of our culture forward, with humor, honesty, sincerity, and spirit.
Location: Baxter Events Center
Assignment: Attend the discussion and complete a 2 page informal essay about what you learned and how it relates to what you've learned in the class.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Message from NSCC's Educational Fund about scholarship opportunities
Please let your students know that the Education Fund Scholarship application will be available this week, and direct them to northseattle.edu/education-fund to apply! The application deadline is April 29, 2011, but we will be reviewing applications over the summer and will award during August. We appreciate your assistance in this process. Please let me know if I can answer any questions you (or your students) have.
Good luck!
Jane
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