Next Ed Committee meeting Fri August 21 at Noon PDT

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Agenda:

- Replace Craig as chair of this committee because he is totally overwhelmed with Fall semester about to happen.

- Update on CEUs? (Donna) MOOCs?

- Topics Alliance folk are interested in (Craig)

- Current list of topics for depth psych classes—any to add?:

Intro to Depth Psychology

Intro to Jungian Psychology
Intro to Freudian Psychology
Intro to Mythology (or: Depth Perspectives on Mythology)
Intro to Dreams (or: Depth Perspectives on Dreams)
Intro to Personal Depth Work (or How to Create Your Own Red Book)
Method and Theory in Depth Psychology

- From last time: We need to develop 1. a template for online coursework, 2. suggested heart-based pedagogies (how much discussion, experiential, fieldwork, etc.)

These are a few thoughts in response to Craig's posting (and Bonnie's re-posting) of today's (8-21-15) agenda:

1. Templates for online coursework.

Online course work might be understood to exist on a spectrum that requires minimal to serious commitment from participants. On one end there are moocs which require primarily passive participation from participants (pay money, watch videos and read power points). These are often for people who want to learn a skill (i.e. How do I use Photoshop?). On the other end of the spectrum, there are college level courses that require papers, exams, and active (graded) discussion boards.

How we proceed to develop a template will depend upon where we fall on this spectrum. The more work and commitment required of students, the greater the reward they will expect (i.e. they need a motivator: a defined skill set, CEUs, a certificate with some meaningful perceived achievement attached, etc.).

This brings us to the question of:

2. Heart (soul)-based pedagogies

One thing that has occurred to me as a possibility is to develop mooc-based platforms that are then combined with webinars and other interactive components that provide face to face access with instructors and fellow students for instruction and discussion.

How much reading and evaluation will be an element of these programs will be important: too much reading and evaluation may drive away students who would benefit greatly from exposure to depth programs, too little will make any certificate virtually meaningless and programs may ultimately be perceived as just rubber-stamped money-mills.

My own goal is to support and empower others to do their own soul-work, and to train them to do the same for others. This would distinguish us from Jungians (for example) who seem to be invested in the idea that individuation can only happen through process of costly Jungian analysis.

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James R. Newell August 21, 2015 at 11:44am

These are a few thoughts in response to Craig's posting (and Bonnie's re-posting) of today's (8-21-15) agenda:

1. Templates for online coursework.

Online course work might be understood to exist on a spectrum that requires minimal to serious commitment from participants. On one end there are moocs which require primarily passive participation from participants (pay money, watch videos and read power points). These are often for people who want to learn a skill (i.e. How do I use Photoshop?). On the other end of the spectrum, there are college level courses that require papers, exams, and active (graded) discussion boards.

How we proceed to develop a template will depend upon where we fall on this spectrum. The more work and commitment required of students, the greater the reward they will expect (i.e. they need a motivator: a defined skill set, CEUs, a certificate with some meaningful perceived achievement attached, etc.).

This brings us to the question of:

2. Heart (soul)-based pedagogies

One thing that has occurred to me as a possibility is to develop mooc-based platforms that are then combined with webinars and other interactive components that provide face to face access with instructors and fellow students for instruction and discussion.

How much reading and evaluation will be an element of these programs will be important: too much reading and evaluation may drive away students who would benefit greatly from exposure to depth programs, too little will make any certificate virtually meaningless and programs may ultimately be perceived as just rubber-stamped money-mills.

My own goal is to support and empower others to do their own soul-work, and to train them to do the same for others. This would distinguish us from Jungians (for example) who seem to be invested in the idea that individuation can only happen through process of costly Jungian analysis.

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