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Greetings,
 welcomes you
to the third edition of the Muse,
our monthly email
newsletter! The focus of our newsletter is
learning - in all its various forms - and we're
going to do our best to keep it informative,
engaging, and motivational. We also invite you
to forward this to a friend!
Curious about the name of the newsletter?
The
Muse refers to Calliope, who is the goddess of
epic poetry, one of the 12 Greek muses who,
collectively, looked after learning and the
arts. We're hoping you find our monthly
newsletter a bit of learning ... and a bit of
art.
| Appreciative Inquiry |
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In April we attended an Appreciative Inquiry
Intensive. There was a lot of learning over the
three days and we are still digesting. Next
month we'll produce an AI Briefing Paper. We
wanted to include some thoughts this month, so
here's a summary of three of our key insights.
The future is not pre-determined but it is
anticipated. Never underestimate the power of
anticipation, especially when people get together.
Closely related to this point, is how to deal
with negative energy. Behind every complaint,
negative thought or emotion, is a person's
vision of an ideal future. Skillful AI
practitioners ask questions that lead people to
articulate this ideal future ... and in so
doing, lead people towards solution, instead of
remaining stuck in downward spirals.
Perhaps the most powerful insight came from
Cathy Royal, the facilitator for the session.
Cathy told us that she came "kicking and
screaming" to AI. When questioned as to what
she meant, she said "If I really believed in the
principles of AI, then I as a black woman would
have to allow the same space for you as a white
man." AI really challenges us to live the idea
that everyone's voice counts, that everyone has
something to say, and that every voice deserves
to be heard.
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| Madwoman!!!! |
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It's been a long time in the making, but Deborah
Keahey and Deborah Schnitzer have finally seen
their vision become a reality. The
Madwoman in the Academy, 43 Women Boldly Take on
the Ivory Tower, is a collection of
stories, poetry and reflections on the journey
women have taken in academia. One of the
chapters is taken from Tammy's 1996 dissertation
work, something she never thought would
happen!
The University of Calgary Press writes "A
dynamic and eclectic collection of life writing,
this book offers an original and highly
subversive critique of the academy's
relationship to its female members." Indeed ...
check it out if you're at all interested in
exploring the "the clash between family and
work, the politics of academe, and the
contradiction between an academic career and
political activism."
And, if you're interested in Tammy's original
dissertation work about women's experiences in
graduate adult education programs, you can check
it out at by clicking
here.
We're interested in your book reviews as
well ...
so
if you have a great book you'd like to share,
email it to Tammy with a short description (50 -
100 words is great).
Click here for Madwoman! »
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| m-learning and IEEE's Learning Technology Newsletter |
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The April 2003 issue of the IEEE's
Learning
Technology
newsletter gives a great overview of how
upcoming wireless and mobile
communication technologies are being used to
extend the possibilities of
e-learning. The newsletter is published
electronically, four times a
year, and currently has about 2000 subscribers
from around the world.
If, like me, you're a fan of new technology, and
you're excited by the
possibilities of m-learning (mobile learning),
then you must at least take time
to scan through the newsletter and find out
what's happening around the world.
The articles are all short and most are written
in plain English :)
The articles describe various research projects
that are taking place
in schools, colleges and universities. There are
contributions from
North America, Europe and Asia. It would have
been good to see some corporate
examples of the use of m-learning, but I'm sure
these will follow.
Personally, I was struck by the amount of
research work that is happening
based on low-end PDAs,
such as basic Palm Pilots.
I was around when the
term Virtual
University was first used. If this now feels
over used, and you're
looking for something new, how about the
University of Hagen's Pocket
University?
Reviewed by Dave (the geek :) Whittington
IEEE's
Learning
Technology
newsletter >>
Last month's survey asked you to rate the
e-learning going on in your organization.
It was good to see a spread of results and not
surprisingly there was a tendency to the content
centric.
This month, we're looking to the future and
asking you to consider how important you think
m-learning will be to you and/or your
organization.
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| LearningEdge News |
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Updates
Worldwide Learning has partnered with the
Chartered
Management Institute in the UK to
bring LearningEdge to the UK market.
Congratulations!!
We congratulate North America's first certified
LearningEdge consultants - Noelle Andrews,
Sharon Faulds, Mel MacLeod, Janeen McClelland,
Ann Perodeau, and Marilyn Stecyk, and welcome
them to Calliope Learning's LearningEdge
Community of Practice.
Feedback has been very positive. Marilyn
commented that if she'd had LearningEdge six
months ago then she'd be feeling five years younger!
Certification
Sponsorship Opportunities
Contact us if you are interested in taking the
LearningEdge Certification but need some help
financially. We've tried to come up with a
creative solution that could be especially
attractive to independent consultants.
Online Presentation Based on
feedback
from those of you who couldn't
make it to our last set of information sessions,
we've now made the presentation available
online as a powerpoint show. We've got plans
for a full multi-media version of our
presentation so stay tuned!
If you'd like to explore these online
presentations, simply click on the link below.
(NOTE: It could take a few minutes to download.
This presentation is provided
for information purposes only and should not be
reproduced in any form.)
LearningEdge Online Presentation »
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