Computer Pods, a photo by ACU Library on Flickr. ACU Library Photo Caption: Computer pods are the central feature of our social learning floor. The design is custom created to support group work. Tables are in a boomerang shape clustered around a central pillar with four computers. The pillar is furred out to create a… Continue reading Computer Pods
Here’s a couple of interesting resources I’ve come across today that indicate the necessity of community that I highly recommend: Individualism, Desire, and the Christian Self by Matt Anslow TEDx Talk by Chuck Collins:
Past posts have covered several key aspects influencing my intellectual development, including my: Undergraduate mentors Family Faith-based teachers and mentors Students Theoretical influences Each of these is an example of the many communities that have significantly influenced my intellectual development and are part of my intellectual genealogy. If you’ve glanced through these, you may be… Continue reading My Intellectual Genealogy: Community
In thinking through my intellectual development, it’s useful to look at a few theoretical underpinnings that have been particularly influential since coming to the University of Illinois. Community Inquiry First introduced to me by Chip Bruce and Ann Bishop and summarized in their Pattern Card in the Public Sphere Project: The challenges for constructive communities… Continue reading My Intellectual Genealogy: Part 5
I have been extraordinarily fortunate to find myself surrounded by top caliber students during my stint at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) at the University of Illinois. Students regularly have provided solid suggestions on how to improve my classes, both directly and through the end-of-semester Instructional Course Evaluation Survey comments. I… Continue reading My Intellectual Genealogy: Part 4
