Beth Madison recently shared some of her tips on teaching in Humility, Caring, and Cheerleading. Here she follows up with a few teaching ideas learned from Ephesians. Ephesians 4:15 (NLT) Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church. This passage encourages me to remember two things about my students when I'm teaching: They need to fly–Like a mother eagle pushes her eaglets out of the nest to learn to fly, I try to … [Read more...] about Teaching Tips: Growing in Respect, Learning to Fly
Mentoring
How I found Mentors
Kateri Collins has been sharing her experiences preparing for graduate school with ESN this year. Now that she has started her program, she explores her stories of finding mentoring and offers tips. Check out Kateri's other pieces: the story of her graduate school search and a reflection on inhabiting transitional time well. Image: Painting by Kateri Collins. … [Read more...] about How I found Mentors
Journalism Notes: On-the-Job Training
I love the academy. I love having smart conversations with my colleagues and students. I love seeing young people's eyes opened to new ideas and a critical perspective on all manner of topics and issues. I love seeing older students who return to school and find a new or refreshed love of learning. I am a vocal proponent of the enduring value of higher education for all who choose to pursue it. … [Read more...] about Journalism Notes: On-the-Job Training
Science Reader Question: “I Could Show You the Ways of The Force.”
DJ asks: Why and when should we start mentoring and investing in those younger or at a less advanced place than we are academically? As we've discussed previously, it's really never too early to provide mentoring of one sort or another. Situations where we are complete novices, without anything to offer anyone else, are rare. We might be reluctant to help others at times, out of fear or for other reasons; at other times, we might want someone more easily controlled than a mentee. Still, mentoring opportunities of … [Read more...] about Science Reader Question: “I Could Show You the Ways of The Force.”
Science Corner: “Nobody Worries about Upsetting a Droid”
DJ asks: Why and when should we start mentoring and investing in those younger or at a less advanced place than we are academically? As a biologist, I'm always a little puzzled by public perception of clones. Going by the stories we tell, we think human clones would somehow be biologically inferior, second class, easily controlled or perhaps even nearly programmable. We think about photocopies of photocopies and imagine a similar process of degradation. Meanwhile, if duplicating DNA were really that error prone, … [Read more...] about Science Corner: “Nobody Worries about Upsetting a Droid”