Keynoting ACUI Region IV Conference Today…
I am pleased to be one of the Keynote speakers at this week’s ACUI Region IV Conference. This session finds me discussing student like online and how it can impact their civic and campus engagement. Many thanks to my scholar-colleague Adam Gismondi who is letting me use some of the concepts he developed in his research on this topic. In addition to the keynote address, I will also be presenting a follow up educational session that takes some of the themes from my keynote and goes into further detail about how professionals… Read More
7 Learning Goal Themes Commonly Found in a Residential Curriculum
Cascading from an educational priority are the broad goals of a curriculum. The goals of a curriculum are the main categories and statements of the educational components of the learning program. A typical residential curriculum includes 3-6 goals which are accompanied by narratives providing further detail. These goals, in turn, guide the development of learning outcomes and strategies. Below you will find examples of different learning goals from a number of institutions. As with the previous post on educational priority statements, it should be noted that these were collected through a public web search and… Read More
Blurred Lines: “The Student Affairs Professionals” Facebook Group and Social Media
The internet is open. This is both the beauty and power of the internet and the ugly side of the internet. Part of its beauty is that it enables peer-to-peer learning, the facilitation of relationships and the organic building of community. Part of its power is that it democratizes conversation without needing to go through an authority or formal distribution channel. If you have an idea, you can share it–find an audience of like-minded individuals and/or engaged dissenters. The ugly side is that it can enable hurtful, negative and trolling behavior. The tension between these… Read More
I lost my first Facebook friend over #Ferguson
At least that I know of. Yesterday, I went to a Facebook friend’s profile and noticed that we no longer friends. The last interaction we had was last week in some Facebook comments regarding an article I posted on issues of race in America. It wasn’t an article about Michael Brown or Eric Garner, but a post by a professor at Vassar College detailing her experiences of racial incidents in and around the college. (My Vassar College ID Makes Everything OK) In going back and forth with my friend in the comments, the friend pressed… Read More
Excited to be a part of the #ACPAdigital “Informed and Responsible Engagement Team”
Back in July, I was honored to be asked to serve on ACPA-College Student Educators International‘s Presidential Task Force on Digital Technology. After meeting in person with many members of the team, I can say with confidence we’re on to something new, exciting and different. In my role with this group, I co-chair the Informed and Responsible Engagement Team. We recently posted about our work on the ACPA Digital Task Force website. Check it out below: Introducing: The Informed and Responsible Engagement Team by Paul Gordon Brown and Laura Pasquini | As the student-facing team of ACPA’s Presidential… Read More
