{"id":6246,"date":"2022-09-09T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/miazamoraphd.com\/FA2022\/?p=6246"},"modified":"2022-09-10T17:36:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T17:36:14","slug":"settling-our-plan-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miazamoraphd.com\/FA2022\/uncategorized\/settling-our-plan-together\/","title":{"rendered":"Settling Our Plan Together"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\nOur agenda slides from 9\/6\/22:\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vQeRdO4GDI6oxaZraFGGZ-JbZ-GDec8YRseSKNgNXDFl9fWIg5kU7woUeHqlaopkvQyykLFPomTAxvU\/embed?start=false&amp;loop=false&amp;delayms=3000\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"960\" height=\"569\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"entry-content\">Thank you for a great opening night together. &nbsp;As I mentioned last week, at the heart of any learning community is the power of peer wisdom and knowledge. &nbsp;We are embarking on a co-learning journey together. &nbsp;A highlight for me during our first gathering was the unique insight you each brought forth when engaging in the quick free-write exercise &#8211; &nbsp;\u201cwhy you write\u201d. &nbsp;Moving forward, once your personal blogs are syndicated onto this course website, please be sure to make it a regular practice to read your colleague&#8217;s posts before class. &nbsp;That practice can help you along in this journey (in a myriad of ways). &nbsp;To read your colleagues&#8217; thoughts is not only an enjoyable way to get to know each other better, but it is also a wealth of \u201cfood for thought\u201d. &nbsp;You can see what your peers think about the readings. &nbsp;Your shared blogs can also be a resource for both insight and reassurance.\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<h4>The Course Calendar<\/h4>\n<figure><a href=\"http:\/\/miazamoraphd.com\/FA2022\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/images-26.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/gxawQOYSW3h3W\/giphy.gif\" width=\"263\" height=\"148\"><\/a><\/figure><p>We will build the calendar together the next time we see each other. &nbsp; The mechanics of <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1q0xn-1Qk_i5KZCdwLZv4BnNhgvkPG1nnivxB0-Ky40w\/edit?usp=sharing\">our calendar<\/a> is, at its heart, a negotiation. &nbsp;It is important to me that you are all active in setting the content of the course. &nbsp;Each year, the focus and tone of the selected readings differs, which makes each class memorable and unique (and each class\/cohort has its own special chemistry). &nbsp;The \u201cpuzzle\u201d of our&nbsp;reading syllabus will be completed through our jigsaw-style collaboration \u2013 and this sets a&nbsp;tone of cooperation and co-learning for moving forward. You can take a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/11XrjwWJiuU7ELcfcy4Kp5OP6ES8-WJZ10JhHc_cvyeU\/edit?usp=sharing\">Reading Roster<\/a> to anticipate what we will consider together next week in class, and we will negotiate the &#8220;when\/what\/who&#8221; questions together in real time. &nbsp; As I mentioned, the Course Calendar is a &#8220;live&#8221; document, that we will build together, based on your interests.<\/p>\n<h3>Your &#8220;to-do&#8221; list for next week:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please remember to make a new WordPress blog and your class twitter account and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1Il630NRb7SBbAKeIppbcc8K0JX67HKPqv5a5PLi_VWw\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">share here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><i>Read:&nbsp;<\/i>Hunt, B. (2013, December 11). We never use pen &amp; paper [Blog post]. <a href=\"https:\/\/budtheteacher.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/11\/we-never-use-pen-paper\/\">https:\/\/budtheteacher.com\/blog\/2013\/12\/11\/we-never-use-pen-paper\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Read: -Popova, M (2014, December 2). Lynda Barry\u2019s Illustrated Field Guide to Keeping a Visual Diary and Cultivating a Capacity for Creative Observation [Blog post: Brainpickings] Retrieved from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainpickings.org\/2014\/12\/02\/lynda-barry-syllabus-book\/\">https:\/\/www.brainpickings.org\/2014\/12\/02\/lynda-barry-syllabus-book\/<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><i>Listen: Listen to this 30 minute podcast to get to know me (and the work I do) a bit better: <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/759e0926-26c7-4288-b92e-e5bad81a4b18\/episodes\/ef1b535c-15d9-41c2-8ca6-f30b3ba02439\/gettin'-air-with-terry-greene-mia-zamora\"><i>https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/759e0926-26c7-4288-b92e-e5bad81a4b18\/episodes\/ef1b535c-15d9-41c2-8ca6-f30b3ba02439\/gettin&#8217;-air-with-terry-greene-mia-zamora<\/i><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Please post your &#8220;warm-up&#8221; blog by next Tuesday morning.&nbsp; Introduce yourself to your new MA in Writing Studies cohort (in whatever way you would like to). &nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suggestion: Share what you would like about your background and include some visuals. &nbsp;Perhaps a short video, or an image &#8211; this does not need to be a personal photo, but can be photo(s) representing something about you. Take a creative or metaphorical approach if you like. Tell us a little about yourself, and why are you pursuing an MA in Writing Studies? If you feel compelled, y<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ou can also include in your first blog post some reflections on your \u201cWhy I Write\u201d freewriting exercise in class. Why do you write?<\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Building good weekly &#8220;prep&#8221; practices<\/h4>\n<p>Here are the general steps to take each week before coming to class:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vRTnq_SqPX6AGbCTLsk60xOwTFG7bWE2_3syyM04f283FgvU7O9ai4jHiAaelkR_FxJCjcx0BSlFfk5\/embed?start=false&amp;loop=false&amp;delayms=3000\" width=\"480\" height=\"299\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Jumping in!<\/h4>\n<p>Next Tuesday, I will see you in CAS 308 at our usual time (4:30pm). &nbsp;During class we will jump right into the work of building our Course Calendar together and we will continue to &#8220;set the tone&#8221; for our work together. &nbsp;I look forward to seeing you then for &#8220;Part 2&#8221; of our general orientation to the course.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Zamora<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Our agenda slides from 9\/6\/22: Thank you for a great opening night together. &nbsp;As I mentioned last week, at the heart of any learning community is the power of peer wisdom and knowledge. &nbsp;We are embarking on a co-learning journey together. &nbsp;A highlight for me during our first gathering was the unique insight you &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/miazamoraphd.com\/FA2022\/uncategorized\/settling-our-plan-together\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Settling Our Plan Together<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5F2ZB-1CK","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/miazamoraphd.com\/FA2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/miazamoraphd.com\/FA2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/miazamoraphd.com\/FA2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miazamoraphd.com\/FA2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miazamoraphd.com\/FA2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6246"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/miazamoraphd.com\/FA2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7361,"href":"https:\/\/miazamoraphd.com\/FA2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6246\/revisions\/7361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/miazamoraphd.com\/FA2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miazamoraphd.com\/FA2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/miazamoraphd.com\/FA2022\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}