An elevator pitch is a quick synopsis (usually of an idea, product, or company) that any listener can understand in a short period of time. This is called the CoLab Elevator Pitch, but you can use another creative medium to summarize the mission of the CoLab. Make a bumper sticker, a jingle, or fire up […]
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Choose Your Own
Faculty at PSU came together for three separate summers to develop cluster learning and we published a collection of their reflections: Cluster Learning at Plymouth State: A Community-Based Approach to Pedagogy. Choose one piece to read, annotate, and reflect on. Use the following questions as starting points in your reflection, but feel free to do […]
Teaching/ Learning Is A…
Get up and search around in the space you currently occupy for an object that represents teaching or learning to you. Take a picture of the object and write a short reflection about why it represents teaching or learning to you.
#wronganswersonly
In this activity, you are going to begin by writing out the most restrictive, authoritarian course policies you can imagine (unfortunately, you might be inspired by personal experience in classrooms). Then, we invite you to rethink and rewrite those policies and reflect on the way that these revisions could help students.
Self Portrait
You bring your own values, mindsets, and contexts to the CoLab that help inform the work that we do. In this activity, you will download the template (or make your own!) and fill out your self portrait with words, images, and colors that demonstrate who you are and where you come from. Think about the […]
A Zine About Learning
In this activity, you are going to create a zine about some aspect of human-centered teaching and learning that you’ve read about so far that speaks to you. What’s a zine?A zine is an independently published “little magazine” that usually features quotes, poems, visual/ graphic art, collages, doodles, and other forms of expression on a […]
Final Reflection
Look back on your work in the Partner Prep module, especially your answers to the goals and further learning questions. Write a paragraph reflecting on 1) What you’ve learned/ your major takeaways from the readings, videos, activities, and discussions AND 2) What you want your participation to look like in the CoLab. Use the following […]