Elizabeth Wallace

So happy we're all on the same page...literally!  It occurs to me though, that although the three of us might prefer certain language, we need to be inclusive. It will be a challenge for me because I have such strong opinions and choose my words judiciously.  But I'll have to remember that even Behaviourists are nice people :-)

I notice in my email, Sylvia, that David Harper is insisting, albeit kindly, that we provide paragraph descriptions. Do we need a paragraph for each topic. And do we have the appropriate number of topics to make our chapter the same size, length, volume etc as the others?  Shall we just jump in and start writing stuff?  Guidance, your worship.

Well I usually choose red, but I've picked blue because it stands out better against Sylvia's orange. What about you June?

And I'm a bit confused if you didn't put in the "lesson" word. Was that original outline provided by someone else? I've been afraid to edit too much because I thought one of us three had created those headings. And how much detail do we have to put in?

Hi Liz and June:

I was just playing in the wiki (I guess I found it after all, Sylvia!). I'm wondering if we should agree on some protocols for change. June, I don't know you well, and I don't want to offend you by mucking about with some of your ideas.   I have no problem mucking about with Sylvia's stuff :-)

For example, there's an entry that refers to Course Objectives, and I'm an Outcomes fan. If we have differences, does our mayor have the final word? Now I've got going, this will be fun. But I don't want to step on toes. Thoughts?

Liz

Thank you to everyone who participated in this discussion. We have come at the issues from various perspectives, which seems to reinforce the fact that the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning is a new field for many of us, and we have not yet found common ground. As always, everyone's contribution has provided food for thought.

Even though this discussion has "timed out", we can continue to exchange ideas elsewhere in SCoPE. A forum has been set up within the Simon Fraser Special Interest Group, since issues are emerging at SFU, and we welcome input from those who are involved on campus, as well as from the international community. Please join us at:

http://scope.lidc.sfu.ca/mod/forum/view.php?id=243

Looking forward to keeping in touch,

Liz

Paul, I'm not sure whether it was deliberate, but your words provide a very appropriate climax to this discussion. You point out that, in this brief time together, "we can but pool interesting resources, then go off on our own to hypothesize..."

This thread about Mentoring, which was started by Heather Ross, has proved to be one of the most lively and diverse.  If you want to continue the conversation, I'm sure Sylvia will help you to find a corner of SCoPE where you can do so, and attract other opinions too.

In the meantime, thank you for your comments. This forum will wind up on Sunday, so please post final thoughts before that.