After the ECCTYC experience
At this point, Op has generously contacted the editor(?) of inside english about the possibility of publishing an article about the material we presented. I hope we are still considering pursuing this option, as it might be helpful information for adjunct faculty and graduate students alike. Let's begin our discussion about how we will formulate said article and what this article should include, what the formatting will look like, and what each of us will contribute individually.
posted by Emalsam | 11:31 AM
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In the beginning, I proposed a multi-vocal approach to an article on getting hired to a full-time gig, in the hopes that we could retain our singular, stylistically unique voices. I still back this approach; however, we need to discuss how this approach will be applied to our content. Will we continue on our chosen paths? Will we comment on each other's materials? (I fully support both: we already know our own material, but we also may be able to contribute to each others to provide more fully developed content.) What say you all?
This is an extremely active set of bloggers! It's impressive how new knowledge can be built upon collaboratively on a simple blog. Hopefully we can begin to build the same amount of energy and enthusiam on the ECCTYC blog. Good work here!
I found this blog through the ECCTYC blog...and I just wanted to echo Gary's kudos to this insightful and energetic group of faculty. I perused the previous posts, and I am glad to hear that the conference seemed to be rewarding for each of you. The future seems bright at MJC -- and for our profession in general.
Bravo,
Lee
Material that I'll cover:
*innovative education (including blogs, webspace, and alternative pedagogies)
*curriculum development (basic three step approach to getting involved in curriculum development and implementation)
Hopefully, we'll do a little cross-over as well. I have a few things to say about the invisible cv (as Op put it), resources, letter writing, and the teaching demo/interview. Perhaps I'll blog back a few of these ideas here.
I'll write about fact collecting at two crucial junctures: when completing the application packet, and after advancing to the short list.
Should we each plan to contribute two or three pages? Emily, you suggests that we comment on each other's material...how might that work on paper?
Perhaps we could collaborate on a brief introduction to our five contributions (or we could ask Patrick to write it), and in that intro explain that what follows was first presented at the ECCTYC conference before it became material for this article and a blog which we invite others to join.
Yeah, commenting presents a bit of a formatting/organization problem. If we're going to go with the multi-vocal format, the commenting would be pretty natural, but if we go with a traditional/linear format, we'll have to simply create a thesis driven paper where we all contribute a portion of the material. I'm game for either.
I agree with you Deborah; regardless of format, we probably want to collaborate on the intro/conc (to create a unified voice to introduce/conclude).
Op, do you know what kind of deadline we're looking at for fall publication?
I'm thinking we should set up a meeting for early next semester (maybe after the first division meeting) to which we each bring 5 or 6 copies of our 500 word contribution.
Op, perhaps you could bring a copy of one of the Freire/Shor conversations. Then we can toss around some ideas for the organization, who will write the intro and conclusion, etc.
I'm game to start whenever we're all free. For me, this will be a nice distraction from the otherwise non-stop student-driven semester.
This sounds like a great idea. I'd certainly be up for a "how to" workshop.
Sorry Op, I don't have an answer to your question; however, I did want to ask about another. Personally, I work much better when I have dates, goals, and concrete ideas in mind; therefore, my question is this: do we want to set individual goals for finishing material over Christmas break or does everyone need a break from scholastic endeavors?
I think our first division meeting is Friday, January 13th. If we want to end up with 12 to 15 double-spaced pages then we should each write about two of those. Should we aim to have our parts drafted by the 13th?
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