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Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration
Conversation about A Domain of One’s Own and Course Chords
7/16/2014
Diane Harris Cline
University of Mary Washington (Va.) 2012-13 pilot, 2013 all.Emory (Ga.) “Domain Incubator” 2013, scale up 2014.
A Domain of One’s Own“Making students SysAdmins of their own education”
Social life, taste, intellectual digital identity
Learning Management Systems and e-portfolios controlled by administrators or professors don’t give students authentic experiences they will need for the workplace. BlackBoard digital activities disappear at the end of the semester; password protected sites aren’t shareable or discoverable by employers. Helping students develop their digital identities -- how they portray themselves to the world -- is a vital life skill.
The gist:
See http://umw.domains/Talk to Jim Groom at UMW.See June 3 2014 Educause for five arguments against Learning Management SystemsCheck out Reclaim Hosting – cost per student as low as $20 per year for URL and hosting
For more information aboutA Domain of One’s Own:
Integrative Learning: impact of collaboration for faculty and students
Dan Pink “Symphonic Thinking”Design – Moving beyond function to engage the aesthetic sense, using design thinking to solve wicked problems.Story – Narrative, not just argument. Symphony – Adding invention and big picture thinking (not just detail focus).Empathy – Going beyond logic and engaging emotion and intuition.Play – Bringing humor and light-heartedness to discovery and learning.Meaning – the purpose is the journey, connecting classroom work with the world.
The capstone requirement of the Course Threads program is a presentation at a Course Threads symposium. The goal of the symposium is to provide a forum for reflection on your experience in the program.
Film, essay, short talk, poster, or digital exhibit
End of year course threads symposium
Chords
Example: Under Citizenship and Leadership theme
