the encouragement lounge: Advice for new students -- be open

Monday, September 5, 2011

Advice for new students -- be open

Submitted by Tera McIntosh:

Be open to new ideas and lenses. True learning occurs through in-classroom dialogue---so be sure to share your authentic self so that you can continue to grow professionally and personally.

“Education consists mainly of what we have unlearned.” ~Mark Twain

Thanks Tera!

Tera is a 2009 alum of Carlow's Master's of Professional Leadership program and is currently a doctoral student in Antioch University's Leadership and Change program.

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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.