the encouragement lounge: The blog slacker and the waterfall

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

The blog slacker and the waterfall

Hi Friends, I've been a bit of a blog slacker this week. I have two weeks left to get ready to teach two classes I haven't taught before (one is a class that I am creating from scratch!), so the work is keeping me very busy. I wanted to check in and say hello though. So instead of a long post or link... I'm saying hi and sharing the above photo with you. A few weeks ago we were in Yosemite... this was one of the beautiful waterfalls that we saw. Hope it brings you a moment of calm.

Cheering you on!

More soon,

Harriet

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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.