Carolyn Mamchur: Living the Praxis: Dialogue and Community in the Classroom
We are a class of grad students who, with our professor, have formed a tightly-knit and successful community of learners because of a number of consciously chosen principles: a dedication to the valuing of the person; being fully present for each other; creating ritual in a classroom setting; following a systematic, being open, trusting, and vulnerable with one another and developmental, model of study designed for success and commitment.
We will show how we use principles of dialogue to develop an ongoing conversation that weaves together a varied, but integrated course content, our own lives in past and present, and our thoughts, hopes, and concerns for our futures. Through dialogue, we build a collaborative community where there is guidance and creativity, equality and nurturance, and a willingness to explore whatever becomes relevant as our conversations develop. The curriculum of this course in composition is the student work itself and is embedded in the relationships we have created, and emerges out of
everyone?s needs.
This requires a dedication to dialogue on the part of both professor and students. It requires a comfort with the curriculum, a belief in the ability of others to participate with courage and intellectual focus.
Our audience is primarily college and university professors. We will show that a culture of dialogue is possible and results in greater learning, and we?ll model this through our panel discussion.
We will show how we use principles of dialogue to develop an ongoing conversation that weaves together a varied, but integrated course content, our own lives in past and present, and our thoughts, hopes, and concerns for our futures. Through dialogue, we build a collaborative community where there is guidance and creativity, equality and nurturance, and a willingness to explore whatever becomes relevant as our conversations develop. The curriculum of this course in composition is the student work itself and is embedded in the relationships we have created, and emerges out of
everyone?s needs.
This requires a dedication to dialogue on the part of both professor and students. It requires a comfort with the curriculum, a belief in the ability of others to participate with courage and intellectual focus.
Our audience is primarily college and university professors. We will show that a culture of dialogue is possible and results in greater learning, and we?ll model this through our panel discussion.
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