18 January 2022

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Student Matters

Spring 2022 Courses (the term runs from January 24th – May 11th):

• CrCrTh 602, Creative Thinking; Jan. 24-May 11; mostly asynchronous with occasional meetings on Wednesdays, 7:00-9:45pm, hybrid format (on campus: #9198, online: #10400)
• CrCrTh 603, Foundations of Philosophical Thought; Jan. 26-May 11; weekly meetings on Wednesdays, 4:00-6:45pm, hybrid format (on campus: #10390; online, #10386)
• CrCrTh 616, Dialogue Processes; Jan. 24-May 11; asynchronous with no required weekly meetings (online only: #10387)
• CrCrTh 693, Action Research for Educational, Professional, and Personal Change; Jan. 27-May 5; weekly meetings on Thursdays, 4:00-6:45pm; hybrid format (on campus: #9199, online: #10388)

CCT Events

Reflective Practice for Healing, Repair, and Recovery
Free 4-week seminar, open to all.
February 11-March 4, 2022
Online meetings at 12:30-1:30pm ET on 4 consecutive Fridays: February 11, 18, 25, and March 4
RSVP here to register and to receive Zoom conference link. See more information about the seminar and the structure.
Free, non-credit informal seminar offered by the CCT program, open to the public. The Collaborative Exploration (CE) format, inspired by a problem-based learning approach, consists of hour-long structured dialogues in Zoom for 4 weeks in a row, with an emphasis on curiosity and inquiry. In between online meetings, participants explore the topic according to their own interests, and then the meetings promote learning as participants share their ongoing insight and questions.
Description of theme: Reflective Practice involves the process of reflecting on our assumptions and experiences to support change in our ongoing teaching, leadership, artistry, activism, and other professional and personal areas. We might think of this as a way to develop creative solutions to problems, update our approaches as circumstances change, our build our own professional and personal capacities. In what ways though, can we support healing, repair, and recovery of ourselves and our communities as well? How do we perceive the choices and actions that are available to us about how we work and live in environments where there has been trauma or damage? In this Collaborative Exploration, we will consider how reflective practitioners might shape their work to not only improve what is not working well but also restore the well-being that has been lost in the face of disruptive or destructive forces. Participants explore these themes in the way most important to them and then share ongoing ideas to support the learning of the group.

Alum, Student, and CCT Associates Notables

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

Virtual Event: The Future of Work and Learning: Creating Success with Hybrid
Tuesday, February 8, 2022
11:00 – 11:50 am, ET
RSVP here.
Join us to discover what the future of work and learning will entail and the options for hybrid. We’ll discuss factors for thriving within a hybrid context and considerations from social wellbeing and community to culture and outcomes. Dr. Tracy Brower will share new research, surprising insights and pragmatic approaches to cultivate success and sustain it through all the shifts on the horizon (more…)

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.

5th UNESCO Forum on transformative education for sustainable development, global citizenship, health and well-being (Global Partnership)