Reimagining a philosophy of excellence:New habits of mind
Janet Cottrell, Champlain College@cottrell | [email protected]
Context• Founded in
1878• Beautiful
campus• Small
• 2,000 UG• 13:1• Avg 17, max
30• Geography
Context• Fast pace of
change• Business,
communication, human studies, technology
• Liberal arts core
“A radically pragmatic education”
Advantages• Budget ?• Staffing ?• Time ?• Support ?• Past success ?
Nope!
Finding direction:• Mission• Start with why
Finding direction:• Mission• Start with why• Embedded info lit
• inquiry-based• scaffolded• rubric-based
assessment• Intentional
innovation and autonomy
• Reflective practice
Since then:• Turnover of 25-
30%• Core “broke”
our model• Instruction,
and• Assessment
What to do?
Renewal:• Confidence during
change• Identifying what to
preserve• Great hires• Management team• Continued reflective
practice
Habits of mind• Reflection/retreat• Tolerating failure• Living with
uncertainty
• Resonance• Resilience• Grit (CWRU and Penn)
Habits of mind• Reflection/retreat• Tolerating failure• Living with
uncertainty
• Resonance• Resilience• Grit (CWRU and Penn)
Knickers in a twist?
Audeamus!
Janet Cottrell, Champlain College Library@cottrell | [email protected] |
champlain.edu/library