All the Selves brought to the Role
”What is your biggest hurdle right now?” Coach.
”Here are some ways to approach this.” Mentor.
“These are models for overcoming hurdles.” Teacher.
”Let’s identify the most effective one for you.” Facilitator.
“You jumped that hurdle, well. Next time consider…” Marker.
136.000 emails. 25 Moodle updates. 7 spreadsheets. Administrator.
The plight of academic development. An inside perspective. Scholar.
Evidence of effective facilitation, we asked faculty. Researcher.
“I need a rant.” She sighed and took a long sip of her coffee. Friend.
”Do you think this email is okay to go out?” Colleague.
“They have two publications more than me!” Competition.
”Do you want to write a paper together?” Collaborator.
The buzz from the meeting slowed. “We have a plan.” Ideas generator.
”Thank you so much! That was really useful.” Solution finder.
“Would you like to join this working group?” Problem solver.
”Could I use your toolkit in my teaching?” Creator.
“Oops.” Risk taker.
”This never occurred to me! Amazing!” Pioneer.
“We have a problem.” Challenger.
”What can we do?” Questioner.
“Can we have some fun with this?” Inner child.*
“I have an idea, that might work here.” Innovator.**
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