Reflections 2, 6/13/12, Concepts

Ok, let's just get this out of the way-I was intimidated by Jenny's post, I appreciated it-deep, thoughtful, and full of ideas. I am always intimidated when I am around faculty perhaps due to past experiences. I'll get over it. The time spent in small group discussing the concepts was useful. To give time to thinking through, discussing perspectives on how we can foster imagination was mind-boggling, how can we foster imagination? Do we build that into our courses? Should wwe build that into our courses? And Why? How do we foster imagination in the various disciplines, and what are the considerations for math and sciences and how might that be different for the arts and humanities? We noted the differences in different age groups (freshman or senior for example). *more to follow, needing to change to coffee shop