the encouragement lounge: HLS Photo of the Year

Sunday, December 27, 2009

HLS Photo of the Year

Hi All, As many of you know, I enjoy photography. I often share my work on this blog and I have recently set up an online gallery. Of the photos that I have taken this year, the above is my favorite. I took this shot in a boat house along a lake outside of Montreal. I saw this morning light and knew I had to go get my camera and try to capture this quiet mood.

I wish you all a peaceful holiday season and a happy new year! I'll be back after January 1.

All the best!

Harriet

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Dancing With FeyDecember 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM
Have fun! :)
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Dancing With FeyDecember 27, 2009 at 7:11 PM
I think I accidentally deleted your comment on my blog. The "delete" and "publish" buttons are just too close together!

Anyways, but there is something school related that you might want to talk about on your blog that I've been wondering about recently: is it appropriate for students and professors to friend each other on facebook? Why or why not?
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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.