the encouragement lounge: New photos!

Monday, May 25, 2009

New photos!

My student/friend/blog reader Donna has suggested that I add more photos to the blog, and change out some of the old ones. For now, I'll start a new feature in the right column... photo of the week. These will all be photos that I have taken along the way. Stay tuned!

cheers,

Harriet

photo by HLS

1 comment:

DonnaMay 28, 2009 at 10:52 AM
Photo of the week! Another great way to keep them coming back!
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Working adult students, on my mind...

I hope this blog will be helpful to friends and others involved in a variety of endeavors. However, I created the blog with students in mind and continue to develop it with that specific group as my focus.

I believe that with the increase in evening, weekend, and low-residency programs, students are working more and more in isolation. If we were all full-time students on campus, we would have the informal support that comes with being able to go down the hall and talk with a colleague, etc. But instead, we are working late nights and weekends at home in front of the laptop.

With that in mind, I hope the encouragement lounge provides brief moments of respite and energizing connection. This does not at all replace valuable face-to-face contact. Many aspects of the academic journey can only be addressed via in-depth conversations with colleagues and teachers. And I would always rather sit down and talk with someone than to communicate online. Nonetheless, my aim is to give you one more channel for quick hits of support.