Great post! What a nice summary! It is very helpful to see the summarizing lists you put up for the course, and read about your writing about four components and the interactions of the topics. Remind me a lot of good information and topics we had covered this semester. I think I will try to write my own summary about this course too. Thank you for the inspiring and sharing!

I too have been thinking throughout the semester what I can apply to my classes. As I have little control over the layouts of my classes now, it’s definitely sparked some interests within in me on types of classes I could possibly teach in the future. I like the flipped classroom that you mentioned. It goes away from the traditional assessments that we discussed in class towards a more contemporary approach.

Great post! I went through the same change of trying to figure out how to introduce myself to others when I became a Ph.D. student. I agree that we should treat ourselves as professionals in the field, that will give us more confidence and “force” to work harder and contribute more to the field. I will definitely be more confident in the future when it comes to introduce myself and talk about my work. Thank you for sharing this great thought!

As I was reading your post something my dad always told me popped into my head, “the best way to show a mastery of something is by teaching it to someone else.” Many people do not realize how difficult it is to actually teach someone else something even if you’re very experienced in the field/topic. I mean there’s an entire major solely for educators…

“This may be “The Last GEDI” post for this semester, but the legacy of it will continue for years to come in all that we have taken away from this class. We are the next generation of educators and therefore we have the force to make education all that it can be. ” I think that is exactly why we have this class.
Even when you are a teacher, your teaching can be adjusted and keep improved. It might be a good idea to have some kind of “GEDI” for instructors in order to share experiences and learn from each other.

I am ashamed with the men that would take advantage of students in that way and equally sad that she would only feel empowered by sleeping with them. I applaud you for encouraging women in a way that men cannot. At the same time, I want to also strive to be a man who puts an end to practices like this that take advantage of women. I am proud to call myself a feminist, and for as much as you can do for women by also being a woman, I want to be a supporter of this as a man and as a human being. One of the major reasons I went into the counseling field was to end injustices such as these, so I want to support what you stand for in this post. Thank you for these powerful words!

Hi Dalya, I was trying to post a reply to your post about the humanities but no matter what I do, it doesn’t seem to show up on the site. This is what I was trying to say though:
I just read a post about learning that gets forgotten along the way when taking all of the courses that we HAVE to take instead of just choosing accordingly. While I can think of a lot of material that I have forgotten because I never went back to that subject, I can also see so much value in people taking a variety of classes. Whether or not someone is going into a humanities field, learning from these types of classes is vital to society. The point that you made that resonates most with me is tolerance. Being a counselor, acceptance of differences is at the essence of what we do. Having more people take humanities classes (whether or not they wish to do into that field) can have an amazing impact on society. And I completely agree that people should choose their passion over a job that will just pay better. I chose a psychology undergraduate degree fully aware that I would have to pursue graduate education to do anything with the degree. But I wouldn’t take that decision back for any reason because I am passionate about what I do, which doesn’t really make it work then does it?

I can’t agree with you more on the need for ethics classes. This is especially true in STEM fields. Don’t get me wrong, STEM students usually receive trainings on conducting ethical research. Unfortunately, they don’t receive enough training on how to ethically engage with people. STEM students deal with fellow students, faculty, and staff. It’s important that they know how to respectfully engage with these people in a variety of non research-related contexts. Eventually, STEM students will graduate and go on to be employees. They will need to ethically engage with coworkers and clients. From what I’ve seen, STEM students aren’t adequately prepared to do so. A more in-depth ethics education will only help these students become better employees, coworkers, and global citizens.

I dig your summary of what you learned. Were I to compile such a list, it would be largely the same. However, I would worry about incorporating technology just for the sake of incorporating technology. I’m not implying that that’s your intention, but sometimes a non-technological learning environment can be extremely refreshing. Who really needs to spend more time pecking away in front of a computer everyday!!

I have never thought of the humanities in the ways that you have. I do agree that those courses teach you to think in multiple perspectives. As I have experience with most engineering students, they view those courses as a checkbox on a list. They come into those course with the attitude of I am just here to get an A. The challenge is how do we get these students to think understand the skills that they have learned in those courses and apply it to other areas. Learning and applying skills for multiple realms is what make an individual successful.