I'm looking forward to taking on a new role with the students in Lifetime Rec and helping the group "shift gears" towards a high performance semester. Honestly, I'm a little nervous, because I know what a great job Geoff Harrison did as the facilitator of the course last semester. However, I know Geoff well; and I know he prepared everyone for the shift in facilitation and teaching. I know that Geoff worked to instill the values of caring and accountability in the group. I feel confident that the students will honor him by remaining open to a new way of facilitating the class and community. AND from what I know of them already, I know that they will reach out and help me and the Rec staff become a part of the team.
I met with the staff at the Rec and folks are excited by the opportunity to get to know the students much better. I think this will be a great opportunity for more folks to get involved and to share in the magic of Lifetime Rec.
This semester we will be exploring what I call a "coordinated" facilitation model where numerous people from Campus Rec will get more involved in the teaching and learning process with the community. This will provide an outstanding opportunity for the staff to know more students while also introducing the students to more resources and great people who can support them on campus. As my mother always said, "the more the merrier." I think she was focusing on the synergy that can result from more people putting their heads and their hearts together.
On most weeks, a different person from Campus Rec will be joining the group to introduce students to different areas of expertise that they possess. This will provide the students greater depth of exposure on specific topics. In the end, it is also less taxing on the staff as they are teaching from their areas of expertise. It's a win - win!
My goal is to create a system where each person has a role that is vital in making the community run. Just like a good bicycle drive train, each piece has a purpose.
"The bicycle drive train is more than a set of gears, it's designed to get the most out of every pedal stroke....the drive train makes it an efficient mode of transportation...and is built to maximize the results from energy it receives, which is good old leg power."
Check out the YouTube video above and think about how each of us will contribute to maximizing results from the energy we put in.......
LIFETIME REC BLOG ASSIGNMENT #1
Lifetime Rec students: After you watch the video above, go to your own blog and write about the Part you will play in the community this semester. There are lots of parts in a drive train or a bike. The bike only works when all the parts are working. Identify a part of the bike or drive train and relate it to the part you will play in the community. How do we get the maximum from the energy we put in? What investment of energy will you give?
Students, this is your first BLOG prompt due no later than Feb. 5.
