Thanks to the facilitating skill of Maria Figueroa, Edward Pohlert, and Denise Stephenson our campus-wide journey with Laura Rendon’s Sentipensante (feeling / thinking) Pedagogy began last Friday on the final day of flex week. As lively and engaging as that discussion was, it was still only a first step — a warm up. Here are three other ways to continue the journey:
Greetings Colleagues:
Last Monday’s email about the connections I was discovering between the ideas I had heard recently from colleagues about empathy and “real world” learning resulted in some wonderful further reflections by colleagues.
I share those ideas here. I hope you will spend some time exploring the smart, creative, and inspiring thoughts of your colleagues.
Alicia Lopez (Sociology and Chicano Studies)
I am happy to know how Darder has inspired you and the role that I played in helping that happen.
One of the most exciting developments in our flex week program over the last few years has been the work of our Academic Senate Diversity, Equity and Cultural Competency (DEqCC) committee developing cultural competency conferences to facilitate professional development in this vital knowledge and skill set.