Faculty Training – Video 2 – Personal Contemplation
(gentle music) – Dan and I came outside
for this next section. How often do you take time to think about yourself? How often do you take time to write down what you are thinking, what’s concerning you,
what’s pulling at your heart? Section number two is
personal contemplation. This course asks everyone,
teachers and students and travelers alike, to take time to write down what you’re experiencing. Something as small as walking to the next location shoot
and finding a feather. This is what I’m talkin’ about because this feather
has meaning for me. It’s the story of me as a little girl, being fascinated with how birds fly.
That’s a part of who I am, and remembering and writing down this connective tissue
between the world and me, that’s a strength, and that’s
a skill that you can develop. And that’s what this
the course asks you to do. And there are a couple of different ways to write something down. My reaction to the feather is a memory, a feeling, that might be good, might be hard, might be sad, might be challenging, but it’s about me and the feather. That’s a reaction, that’s
what your journal’s for. That’s for you taking personal time to have something to write in and on that’s just about you and the world. That’s one way to write your thoughts. The second way is, can I look
at what I wrote in my journal and begin thinking about what I wrote, and can I respond to myself? That becomes a beautiful negotiation with what you’re thinking,
how you’re thinking about it, and what it might mean to
you as you move forward.
That’s the response part of this course. I’m gonna write my reaction first. On Facebook, that would be
the like or the dislike, or the tear, or the happy face. And then the response part is, I’m gonna think about how I found this, what it meant to me. And now I’m gonna talk
about it a little deeper. That’s the response. Give it a try. So how do you think about
what you’re thinking? What’s the what, and what’s the how? Aligning with the ethics
part of the course, this questioning about
the what and the how can be looked at in a classroom setting. As a group, a cool
exercise is figuring out what are the rules of engagement between students on campus. Unpacking the
rules of what it means to be a woman at Penn
State campus, or anywhere, what are the rules of being a man? What are the rules of being a student? What are the rules of being a professor? These kinds of thoughts help you figure out how you are thinking, because a lot of what
ethical practices are agreeing to follow the rules that are in place by a practice.
So the course looks at five things, four Ps and a C, which are perspective, privilege, purpose,
prejudice, and civility. Half the class unpacks those four Ps and a C. What are the rules at play? Because figuring out what the rules are can help you think about how you are thinking about a what. Explore! This is about teasing things out.
It’s about pulling the
patterns of a culture apart, so you can see the connective tissues. I guarantee you, when people
start talkin’ about rules, it’s hard to get ’em to stop. Have fun, it shall be
fun or it shall not be. (upbeat music).
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