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.
Saturday, February 12, 2011
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
Thursday, January 27, 2011
ReCentering Skills: June Jordan
A couple of people asked for more on Recentering skills and we'll talk about it on Monday. For now, a favorite quote that reflects this particular skill set. June Jordan was an American writer, poet, teacher, and social activist, who wrote from the perspective of a bisexual, Black, female, New Yorker.
She writes, "Freedom is indivisible or it is nothing at all besides sloganeering and temporary, short-sighted, and short-lived advancement for a few. Freedom is indivisible, and either we are working for freedom or you are working for the sake of your self-interests and I am working for mine" (133).
(From her essay "A New Politics of Sexuality," in the book Some of Us Did Not Die, Basic Books, 2002.)
She writes, "Freedom is indivisible or it is nothing at all besides sloganeering and temporary, short-sighted, and short-lived advancement for a few. Freedom is indivisible, and either we are working for freedom or you are working for the sake of your self-interests and I am working for mine" (133).
(From her essay "A New Politics of Sexuality," in the book Some of Us Did Not Die, Basic Books, 2002.)
Systems Thinking? Adaptive Leadership?
Hi everyone,
I'd like to hear from each of you about where you are in your thinking about living systems (versus mechanistic systems) and adaptive leadership.
We had an amazing synthesis seminar last night (1/27/11). There were some wonderful connections made between and among our texts.
Now I'd like to have you think even more deeply about this concept of living systems and its relationship to Heifetz's concept of adaptive leadership.
What makes a living system different than a mechanistic one? When is it appropriate to use a mechanistic design in problem solving? What concepts or terms did you read about that fascinated you re living systems or helped you better understand mechanistic designs? How do these different concepts apply to adaptive leadership?
Lastly, I'd like you to explore the relevance of systems thinking in your own lives. Are any of you currently a part of an organization or group that views itself as a living system? If so, how are you organized? How is power shared, communication flow understood, problems addressed?
Let's talk! Let's listen!
Looking forward to your postings. Jane
I'd like to hear from each of you about where you are in your thinking about living systems (versus mechanistic systems) and adaptive leadership.
We had an amazing synthesis seminar last night (1/27/11). There were some wonderful connections made between and among our texts.
Now I'd like to have you think even more deeply about this concept of living systems and its relationship to Heifetz's concept of adaptive leadership.
What makes a living system different than a mechanistic one? When is it appropriate to use a mechanistic design in problem solving? What concepts or terms did you read about that fascinated you re living systems or helped you better understand mechanistic designs? How do these different concepts apply to adaptive leadership?
Lastly, I'd like you to explore the relevance of systems thinking in your own lives. Are any of you currently a part of an organization or group that views itself as a living system? If so, how are you organized? How is power shared, communication flow understood, problems addressed?
Let's talk! Let's listen!
Looking forward to your postings. Jane
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Yay, Now I am An Author to this Blog Too!
Jane and I figured out the technical glitches and now I can post too. Is good. Technical features abound. Is possible to teach a class just with blogs?
Friends, Romans, Countrymen: lend me yr ears!
Friends, Romans, Countrymen: lend me yr ears!
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