1. read day’s scripture. check.
2. looked outside at the impending weather.
3. looked at the exercise bike.
4. looked back outside at the weather.
5. made coffee. check. and check.
6. made some moves in Words With Friends. check.
7. read some blogs. check.
8. answered some email. check.
9. meant to write in my journal….
10. spent 35 minutes looking at journals and fountain pens instead. check.
“The greatest good we can do for others is not just to share our riches with them, but to reveal theirs.” — Zig Ziglar
These are the Kitchen Guardians. Because they guard the kitchen.
I know, what the heck does that mean? I don’t know. They just do, okay?
It’s just one of those things that happened over time and we can’t explain. Go figure.
Hmmm. So I’m doing a little bit of research (okay, a whole lotta research) on the affective domain in education…it’s a long story, and if you’re really curious about why I care, you can read about it here. Little ole me even has something to say there 🙂
Anyway, I ran across this provocative video. It’s a little long, but if you’re intellectually curious and willing to sit through 10 minutes of nerdiness, I promise it’s interesting. And thought-provoking.
Enjoy. I did…and I’m going to be thinking about it for a while. I welcome your comments.
Hail bright star of ocean,
I’ve been presenting at a series of educational workshops recently that focus on course content. Curriculum building, especially full blown curriculum redesign, is the buzzword these days.
Content, as they say, is King.
But we have to remember that delivery matters. All the great content in the world is useless if we can’t deliver it in a way that is meaningful and relevant. We are not operating in a vacuum, acting like talking heads sharing our brilliance where it may fall — we need to establish a rapport with our students that promotes a relationship — with the instructor, with the content, and with the potential that the content opens for the students.
It occurs to me that this paradigm is not some revolutionary educational construct. It’s about good communication. Period.
Because delivery matters.
another cup of coffee 