"I See Them Differently -- I Get Them Now": Curriculum, Change, Us

The word imagination had a strong comeback in 2020. Calls to reimagine the classroom, curriculum, and teaching rushed in with Covid-19 and increased with the murder of George Floyd and the powerful resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement. The 2016 and 2020 presidential elections changed the landscape of how my students see American democracy, social solidarity, and their place amid it all. It also changed how I see my students in the classroom, in my city, in the world. I see them differently.This shift in vision calls for a shift in practices. The loud calls for imagination and re-imagination are exciting theoretically, but how do they translate to the work? Can curriculum, curriculum studies, my thinking, and my writing forge a stronger yet openly complicated connection to the work I do as a professor

How One Learning Community Approached Death

In this narrative piece, the author describes how a learning community was able to transfer their practices of care to support a colleague as he faced illness and death. The author chronicles how the learning community responded to support their team member, other members of the campus community, and the students. She reflects on this experience and explores how the learning community structure supported compassion during this challenging year

Authoethnographic Essay #1: You, School, Guttman

This is the first writing assignment I give fall semester freshmen. It not only allows me to gauge their writing levels, but it also gives me a sense of what sorts of educational experiences they have had prior to coming to Guttman. This essay assignment is purely autoethnograhic, however in later autoethnographic essays I will have them connect experience to various educational theories/concepts we study in class

Re-imagining Research Representation

A year into the pandemic and far-too-many years into the dominance of white supremacy within our academic lives, a question has moved from the back recesses of my mind to the forefront: why is educational research only considered valid when presented in the singular format of the research article within peer reviewed journals? Why can’t we--as creative scholars, educators, and thinkers--present our research in more imaginative ways that might, perhaps, reach a wider audience of readers? If inclusivity is what we strive for, the status quo of publication (as well as tenure and promotion) standards needs to be re-imagined. Drawing from texts such as Arts-Based Educational Research and Qualitative Inquiry by authors Thalia M. Mulvihill and Raji Swaminathan as well as Audre Lorde’s concise yet powerful call in her essay “Poetry is not a Luxury” and bell hooks’ concepts from Art on My Mind, I invite you to come think with me about how we might be able to bring creativity into our academic lives through the work of curriculum research we feel passionate about. Concrete examples will be provided to the participants as model texts so that they might work towards a creative interpretation of their own research results. In this workshop, we will discuss three topics: 1. The need for creativity in our lives as educational researchers and why it is important, 2. Various formats we can employ to present our research differently for publication (collage, research poems, short stories/vignettes), and 3. Where one might submit such creative pieces for publication

Establishing and maintaining employee motivation from recruitment through Induction, Transition and Retirement

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Discussing High-Occupancy Toll Lanes with the Denver, Colorado, Public

As managed lanes and high-occupancy toll (HOT) lanes gain popularity as a potential mobility measure, the question of how the public views these relatively new concepts is of vital importance. Concerned that a potential conversion of the North I-25 high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) facility in Denver, Colorado, to HOT lanes could be perceived as too controversial, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) sponsored market research and public outreach and assessment for evaluating the level of controversy. The messaging, methodology, activities, and findings from this effort may provide valuable information for communities that are considering HOT lanes as a component to their mobility challenges. This paper outlines the efforts conducted by CDOT’s project team, including focus groups with commuters and business owners, stakeholder outreach to vested public officials and interest groups, conversations with the public in varying open houses, and a stated preference telephone survey. The conclusions from this effort indicate that (a) support for HOT lanes is greater than it was a few years earlier, (b) issues related to income and equity are not as pronounced as anticipated, (c) public opinion can be favorably affected when individuals are informed on means of avoiding tolls by carpooling or riding the bus, and (d) HOT lanes are viewed as an interim solution that is only a component of a regional multimodal transportation system. For practitioners hoping to extend support for HOT lanes to their facilities, the principal finding indicates that comarketing the HOT lane option with a means of avoiding a toll (through carpooling or riding the bus) may favorably affect public acceptance

Examining Incentives and Preferential Treatment of Carpools on Managed Lane Facilities

As managed lanes (ML) are considered throughout more than 25 North America cities, there is a need for guidance in defining the role of carpools in tolled ML and the trade-offs between carpool exemptions and other project objectives. Increasingly, project objectives are reflecting not only mobility concerns but the need to generate revenue as well. As a result, allowing exempt or discounted users, such as carpools on priced-ML requires an evaluation of revenue impacts as well as mobility interests such as person movements, operations, and emissions. This article highlights the existing body of knowledge regarding carpooling, facilities, and incentives designed to encourage carpooling and carpooling’s contributions to society. Following a review of literature, state and regional entities involved in either operating existing ML facilities or planning for new facilities were interviewed to determine the rationale for setting their carpool policies

LIFE-CYCLE GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATION OF MANAGED HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE EVOLUTION

High-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes usually go through an evolution of stages in their life cycle. The typical evolution includes changes in demand levels from several modes including 2+ or 3+ carpools and vanpools, transit, and general-purpose vehicles. To ensure adequate usage, most facilities have started out with a designation of HOV2+. In some cases, over time, HOV2 volumes have exceeded the capacity of the facility, which has caused delays for transit vehicles. Therefore, there is an inevitable need for managing the hierarchy of facility users over time. A graphical tool is presented that indicates the life span of a managed HOV lane, and it can be applied to a variety of existing and planned managed HOV lane projects. The graphic was used in Colorado, Florida, and Texas in communicating the managed lane concept to transportation professionals. Further, the graphic was used to explain the historical operation of a managed HOV lane facility and the likely progression if current management policies remain in effect, based on experiences in similar facilities. Alternative management strategies can also be evaluated and compared with the graphical tool. The graphical representation of this managed HOV lane concept is anticipated to be valuable for transportation professionals in many areas (e.g., highway, tolling, and transit) in presenting and understanding operating scenarios for managed lanes over time and how they meet the goals of the facility. Applications of the life-cycle graphic to various facilities in the United States are also presented