Course Design by Val Renegar

I think that today’s learning stories meeting went really well. All of the presentations were interesting, gave me some things to think about, and raised important questions. After the meeting was over the Comm folks were sitting around talking to Suzanne and Patricia said that she hoped we could have a meeting of the CDI folks this summer. What a great idea! I have talked previously about how much more I have taken away from this CDI experience over my other pICT experiences as a result of being part of a learning team, but the other really tangible difference in this go-round has been the smaller size of the cohort. My first year there were like 30 or 40 folks, but this year there were only 11 or so. So much more manageable and accessible for me! I think the smaller size has made us all feel more a part of a learning team, even for the folks working on solo projects. I think the other real advantages to having a summer workshop for the 07 folks is that it would allow us to start talking about assessment and all get on the same page before moving forward. The overlunches have been just great, and I really like connecting with folks, but it is hardly ever everyone at once. So, I hope we can get the group together again to talk about iteration 2 and 3 and have some time to derive support, strength, and ideas from one another. Every time I attend one of the CDI/pICT events I reminded that our whole is usually greater than the sum of our parts and I am looking forward to that opportunity.