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Elizabeth

I have taught at PSU for 17 years now in TWP, Philosophy, and Religious Studies. I have lived in Virginia, New York, New Mexico, and New Hampshire. Although raised in a small town, I enjoyed life in New York City. The diversity and adventure there enriched my life immeasurably and provided many opportunities for development. In New Mexico I studied anthropology in a particularly rich cultural/archaeological environment. New Hampshire has provided a space for more reflection, surrounded by beauty. Each place has offered both avenues for growth and cultural enrichment!
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Toward Care and Equity In Education

  • I gained a sharper historical perspective on historically Black colleges and land grant universities from the article suggested for this week, depicting the progress and regression in the American history of race in higher education (Via: ‘The State Must Provide’ Is A Lesson On Inequality In Higher Ed, Past
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Reflection on the Socratic Method in Troubled Times

  • This reflection accompanied a recent introduction to Western philosophers and speaks to several current crises: The Socratic method causes what was known in ancient Greece as aporia: “Such an examination challenged the implicit moral beliefs of the interlocutors, bringing out inadequacies and inconsistencies in their beliefs, and usually resulting
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‘The Centre Cannot Hold’ (W.B. Yeats)

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Final Reflection: Insights and Practices

  • My participation in Forms and Modalities made me more aware of the distinctive as well as overlapping possibilities for growth that online synchronous, online asynchronous, hybrid, and in-person classes afford. I also gained much from being in a context with colleagues again; I learned much from my colleagues’ annotations
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The “Ideal” City / Community Claim

  • This activity is due by the end of class on Thursday of Week 6. It is to be brainstormed and informally presented orally in class. There is not a written assignment to be submitted; you will potentially use the claim as a starting point for the “Ideal Community” project.
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Reflection on “Affordances and Possibilities”

  • Reflection on “Affordances and Possibilities” I wholeheartedly agree that all modalities have their benefits and shouldn’t compete but rather interact to produce something holistic, greater than the sum of its parts. Yet I currently feel that there is a disjuncture instead of the desired seamless connection between the synchronous online
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Divisiveness in the Public Sphere

  • Comments and Suggestions Welcome! Please see my posts included in this Reflection: Divisiveness in the Public Sphere.
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Recent Comments by Elizabeth

  • P.S. We also had a terrific high school teacher Frederick Douglass Black, who died just a few months... More >>
    Comment on: Toward Care and Equity In Education
    Posted on: 11/10/2023
  • Thank you for your very meaningful response, Robin; it means a lot to me. I think you and the CoLab... More >>
    Comment on: Toward Care and Equity In Education
    Posted on: 11/10/2023
  • I thought of an example, told to me long ago by an employee at a small, internationally successful... More >>
    Comment on: In what ways can we transform maladaptive patterns in human history into channels of human flourishing, such as care-motivated structural changes in our institutions and social systems?
    Posted on: 11/06/2023
  • Mental health challenges do seem to be widespread, as you say, Robin. I'm sorry your own sophomore... More >>
    Comment on: Share a time when caring for a student or class felt particularly hard or fraught.
    Posted on: 11/06/2023

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Stop Five: Exploring Your Portfolio

This page is your personal workspace in Design Forward. Whenever you complete an activity in a module, it will be posted here. In addition, you can add portfolio items at any time. At the bottom of the page, you will see a gray bar with options to add images, files, videos, text reflections, or workbook pages. 

On the right, you will see your most recent comments and annotations as well as any questions you’ve asked. 

Your portfolio lives outside of any individual module — it is available across your entire Design Forward experience. If you click on the Participants link  you will be able to see everyone else participating in a module and visit their portfolios. They can visit yours as well. 

Take some time to explore the options in your portfolio; you don’t need to add anything at this time. When you’re done click the “Back to the Map” button.

At the end of this stop in the Orientation journey, you will have 

  • Understand how content is added to your portfolio
  • Learned that your portfolio is available across all the DF modules you participate in.