Comments on: Liberal Education Effective Practice conference http://www.otherlobe.com/2009/03/liberal-education-effective-practice-conference/ A Blog About Experiential Education, Social Media, and the Brain... Sun, 05 Feb 2012 14:36:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Jim Stellar http://www.otherlobe.com/2009/03/liberal-education-effective-practice-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Jim Stellar Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:14:46 +0000 http://www.otherlobe.com/?p=112#comment-15 Ashley, Liberal Learning refered to the term Liberal Arts not in the sense of politics but in the sense of a 'liberal dose" of learning that is also wide-ranging. I think that this is helpful in the modern world that is complex, global, and requires continious learning. For example, who knew when I was in College in the late '60s and early '70s that there would be an internet? Your point about the connections between faculty, students, administrators, and the business community is important. Those groups can learn from each other and do need to speak more and more frequently. College administrators have a particular responsibility to encourage that conversation for the benefit of us all. Besides forums how else do you think we might do it? Anyone, please jump in. -Jim Ashley,
Liberal Learning refered to the term Liberal Arts not in the sense of politics but in the sense of a ‘liberal dose” of learning that is also wide-ranging. I think that this is helpful in the modern world that is complex, global, and requires continious learning. For example, who knew when I was in College in the late ’60s and early ’70s that there would be an internet?
Your point about the connections between faculty, students, administrators, and the business community is important. Those groups can learn from each other and do need to speak more and more frequently. College administrators have a particular responsibility to encourage that conversation for the benefit of us all. Besides forums how else do you think we might do it? Anyone, please jump in.
-Jim

]]> By: Ashley http://www.otherlobe.com/2009/03/liberal-education-effective-practice-conference/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Ashley Wed, 25 Mar 2009 03:36:25 +0000 http://www.otherlobe.com/?p=112#comment-13 Hi guys, a couple comments- What exactly are they considering liberal learning? I think experiential education is valuable to any education, but perhaps it is just a starting point? I am a firm believer that experience is everywhere and it's about time we start acknowledging it in education. I think you made a great point when you discussed the conversation that needs to happen between students, scholars, and the business community. These three conversations do happen, but separately. Students speak to students, administrators to administrators, and business to business. However, these three groups are forever linked together and affect each other in each school-year cycle. There should be forums where these three groups can connect and feed off each other to create a more well-rounded result. Hi guys, a couple comments-

What exactly are they considering liberal learning? I think experiential education is valuable to any education, but perhaps it is just a starting point? I am a firm believer that experience is everywhere and it’s about time we start acknowledging it in education.

I think you made a great point when you discussed the conversation that needs to happen between students, scholars, and the business community. These three conversations do happen, but separately. Students speak to students, administrators to administrators, and business to business. However, these three groups are forever linked together and affect each other in each school-year cycle. There should be forums where these three groups can connect and feed off each other to create a more well-rounded result.

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