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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:navy'>Christy, I can so empathize. Just finished teaching a core
curriculum course in executive communication for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Kent</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>’s Executive MBA program,
a course I have always done from a self-directed learning format. I’ve
used this format for the past dozen years and always with the same experiential
path. Many students are intimidated by doing inquiry based learning where their
own questions drive the location of resources to drive new, dynamic, and
personalized learning. By the end of the class, as they did yesterday, everyone
goes around and expresses love for learning how to learn in the process of
covering every square mile of the curriculum scope. Very open space.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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8.0pt;color:navy'>www.designinglife.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Christy
Lee-Engel [mailto:clee-engel@bastyr.edu] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Friday, June 25, 2004 6:04
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Care and Feeding</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>(Paul, I do remember "shazam" but
not exactly where it's from --I must be just a little bit old! ;-)<br>
<br>
I would love to meet up with you and Joelle, please let me know when you'll be
in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Seattle</st1:place></st1:City>.)<br>
<br>
It makes sense to me that suspension of the rules, willingness to try something
out of the ordinary, and freedom for people to choose their teams & their
projects themselves would allow for powerful results--<em><i><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>and, </span></font></i></em>I'm still wondering how
much the training/education in shared vocabulary and tools, the introduction of
radically different possibilities to the whole group together, and so on,
contributes to the conditions for "ripening," for moving us closer to
that "edge of chaos" from where the next miracle takes birth.<br>
<br>
One of the phrases from Harrison's The Practice of Peace book that has stayed
with me most is "The Practice of Peace is the intentional creation of the
requisite conditions under which Peace may occur." so, I am always
intrigued to learn more about the specific ways that people create those
conditions, how they tend to and cultivate the terrain (that "care and
feeding" piece).<br>
<br>
Lately my friend Rowan and I have been experimenting with applying the
principles of Open Space to our teaching work (with great suggestions from
Michael H, thank you!). It has certainly been easier to bring
those principles/law into courses that are electives--we get to write a
passionate course description/invitation, and students then choose to take the
course if it stirs their own passion. The students in the elective course we
did last year took immediately to the dynamics of passion and responsibility,
and created several good projects and a deep community which has had the
interesting outcome of encouraging several of the students to leave our school,
to more truly follow their passions. (uh-oh! Courses that open space for
self-organization are what we now call "the outlaw curriculum.") </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Where I have felt much more muddl-y is
when I have experimented in required courses--most of the students enjoy
generating their own discussion topics and projects, and they've done
great work together; and at the same time, some students have told me that
they don't like chaos, they want me just to tell them what to do, and one of
them definitely didn't want to sit in any <em><i><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>circle</span></font></i></em>! :-) </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>I will let you know what happens next...</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'>Christy</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> -----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> EVERETT813@aol.com
[mailto:EVERETT813@aol.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, June 24, 2004
12:41 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">OSLIST</st1:PersonName>@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Care and Feeding<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<br>
Sorry, hit the wrong button---were major factors. But, I'm reluctant to
say what was "the" major cause---I don't think one exists, it was a
confluence of influences and events and "shazam", a miracle.
(You have to be quite old to understand "Shazam", lol)<br>
<br>
Since Joelle and I come to <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Seattle</st1:place></st1:City>
frequently, maybe we could meet up and talk sometime?<br>
<br>
sincerely,<br>
<br>
Paul Everett</span></font> * *
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