21 September 2021
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Student Matters
Prospective students: please note the deadline of November 1, 2021 for spring 2022 applicants to the Critical and Creative Thinking graduate program.
CCT Events
CCT Community Memorial for Delores Gallo (online)
All current and former graduates, faculty, and staff of the Critical and Creative Thinking Graduate Program are invited to join us as we celebrate the life of Delores Gallo and her immeasurable impact on generations of CCT and UMass Boston students, faculty, and colleagues as one of the program’s founders and long-time professor. During the event, we will invite guests to share memories, stories, or other statements in honor of Delores. We also invite anyone who wishes to pay tribute to submit written statements, photos, or short recorded audio or video in advance of the event, and these will then be compiled and shared at the time. Please submit any such items to cct@umb.edu by end of day, Friday, October 1st.
CCT Fall 2021 Harborwalks (in person, Boston)
In-person, for all Boston area students, alums, and others in the CCT community
All in the local CCT community are invited to join us for any of the following weather-permitting morning walks along the Harborwalk path starting near Castle Island/South Boston beaches this fall, supplying us with fresh air, fitness, and social-distance-friendly community-building.
RSVPs are requested here by noon on the Friday in advance of each walk in order to receive confirmation of starting location.
- Saturday, September 25th, 10:30am-12:00noon
- Saturday, October 23rd, 10:30am-12:00noon
Alum, Student, and CCT Associates Notables
CCT Graduate Laura White (’19) is currently developing a partnership with Impact Hub Baltimore, an organization that brings together people in the community to develop social impact projects. Laura will also be joining in an upcoming U.lab series with foundations in Theory U that will bring together learners to explore the possibilities of systems change.
CCT students, alums and associates are encouraged to send items about accomplishments, new publications, or offerings to the Critical and Creative Thinking community to be included in future newsletters. Please submit items here.
Events
Free Webinar: Digital media, technology and the future of politics post-COVID-19
Panel discussion with Briston University Press authors and hosted by the Organizational Studies program at the University of Bristol, UK. In this webinar, Bristol University Press authors will talk about digital technologies, how they shape the world and what the future holds. Register here to receive online meeting information and see more details about planned speakers.
Workshop: Understanding and Applying the Habits of a Systems Thinker Online
Hosted by the Waters Center for Systems Thinking
Wednesday, September 29th. Choose between two times: 11:00am-2pm ET or 4:30pm-7:30pm ET. For registration and cost information, see the website.
Adobe MAX: The Creativity Conference
October 26-28, 2021
Join educators, leaders, and creative professionals of all types from around the world to in this free virtual conference to explore how creative ideas come to life. There is also a track of events for educators where you will be able to engage with others to discuss how to prepare the next generation for a changing world. See speaker information, schedules, and registration here.
2022 International Transformative Learning Conference
“Transformative Learning: Telling, Evaluating, and Deepening Our Story”
Co-hosted by Michican State University and Grand Rapids Community College
April 6 – 9, 2022, Kellogg Center at Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI.
We invite proposals for pre-conferences, paper presentations, experiential sessions, symposia and roundtables. Submissions will be done electronically through the International Transformative Learning Association (ITLA) website at https://itlc2022.intertla.org (see website for specific details).
Call for proposals due Sept 15, 2021. Papers for those proposals accepted will be due Feb 1, 2022.
Opportunities and Resources
The Untold Narratives – a website that will help you release the stories within and share them with others
The Journal of Faculty Development is an independent, peer-reviewed journal. Issued three times per year, it is a medium for the exchange of information regarding faculty development in post-secondary educational institutions.
Food for Thought
Video:
- How to Dispute Irrational Beliefs–Without Arguing (Uncommon Practitioners)
- 5 Things You Were Taught Wrong in Elementary School (SciShow)
Articles:
- Bringing Theories to Practice: Universal Design Principles and the Use of Social Annotation to Support Neurodiverse Students (Faculty Focus)
- Six Ways To Fall in Love with Teaching Again (Faculty Focus)
- How Small Moments of Empathy Affect Your Life (Greater Good Science Center
- Have parasites infected the American brain? (Dallas Morning News)
- 10 Creative Risks to Take With Your Students This Year (John Spencer)
- Developing a Reflective Practice in the Return to Campus: Blogging to Process Out Our Teaching Artistry (Faculty Focus)
- Five Ways to Celebrate Your Students’ Cultures (Greater Good Science Center)
- How to Let Your Mind Wander (New York Times Magazine)
Research / New Publications
- The Journal of Cultural Marketing Strategy has recently released a new volume of its biannual publication, which explore issues of creativity, multiculturalism, and other areas relevant to culture and organizational change.
- A new collection of Fritjof Capra’s essays titled, Patterns of Connection will be published in October 2021. The essays in this book reflect the evolution of his thinking during the last five decades including material that has not yet made it into print or Capra’s previous books.
Humor
12 of the most creative ways parents have gotten their kids to do chores (Someecards)
