the encouragement lounge: Welcome the new semester!

Monday, January 11, 2010

Welcome the new semester!

Hi All,

So, here we are in mid January -- most of us are starting (or have just started) a new semester.

I love the feel of the beginning of the semester. I look forward to meeting new students, and seeing former students as well. The start of a new class holds wonderful promise. How will we collaborate? What will we learn from each other? How will we be different after working through this class together? This is such good stuff.

Cheering you on in your work!

Harriet

photo by HLS -- Palm Beach, FL

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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.