{"id":74446,"date":"2021-03-06T13:25:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-06T18:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/?p=74446"},"modified":"2021-03-06T13:26:26","modified_gmt":"2021-03-06T18:26:26","slug":"reflections-on-by-putting-tensions-on-stage-colleges-aim-to-change-campus-culture-koenig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2021\/03\/06\/reflections-on-by-putting-tensions-on-stage-colleges-aim-to-change-campus-culture-koenig\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections on &#8220;By Putting Tensions on Stage, Colleges Aim to Change Campus Culture&#8221; [Koenig]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edsurge.com\/news\/2021-03-04-by-putting-tensions-on-stage-colleges-aim-to-change-campus-culture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>By Putting Tensions on Stage, Colleges Aim to Change Campus Culture<\/strong><\/a> &#8212; from edsurge.com by Rebecca Koenig<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt:<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">That\u2019s the creative solution more colleges are turning to as they try to make their cultures more inclusive for people who find themselves marginalized within academia. Programs for applied theater at institutions including University of Michigan, University of New Hampshire, University of Virginia and Florida International University bring to life higher ed troubles and tensions through original sketches, shows and the occasional musical number.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>An applied theater sketch is like a pane of glass. For some viewers, it\u2019s a mirror that reflects their personal experiences. For others, it\u2019s a window into the lives of their colleagues and students. And for everyone willing to engage, it\u2019s a magnifying lens that enlarges the details of daily interaction for clearer inspection.<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>From DSC:<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">I say we expand this line of thought even more:<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/2020\/10\/22\/many-students-complain-that-online-based-learning-doesnt-engage-them-well-check-this-idea-out-christian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s another idea\/approach to leveraging the talents of Theatre Majors throughout higher education.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>A new world of creative, engaging, active learning could open up if those involved with the Theatre Department could work collaboratively with students\/faculty members from other disciplines. And in the end, the learning experiences and content developed would be highly engaging \u2014 and perhaps even profitable for the institutions themselves!<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Also from edsurge.com:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/credentialengine.org\/counting-credentials-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Counting U.S. Postsecondary and Secondary Credentials &#8211; 2021 Report<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; from credentialengine.org<\/p>\n<p><em>Excerpt <span style=\"color: #800000;\">(emphasis DSC):<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Learners, educators and policymakers understand that high school completion and education beyond high school are critical to thrive in the workforce. However, until recently an inventory of the number or type of secondary and post-secondary credential opportunities in the United States did not exist. This is the third annual report from Credential Engine that attempts to count all these credentials. <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The report identifies 967,734 unique credentials in the U.S. in 16 detailed credential categories across four types of credential providers&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Putting Tensions on Stage, Colleges Aim to Change Campus Culture &#8212; from edsurge.com by Rebecca Koenig Excerpt: That\u2019s the creative solution more colleges are turning to as they try to make their cultures more inclusive for people who find themselves marginalized within academia. Programs for applied theater at institutions including University of Michigan, University [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[322,851,174,127,115,498,302,823,840,72,434,71,3,66,321,214],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74446","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adjunct-faculty","category-bias-diversity-equity-inclusion-dei","category-career-development","category-collaboration","category-colleges","category-communities-of-practice","category-community-colleges","category-credentialing","category-culture","category-daniel-s-christian","category-dramatheater","category-faculty-staff","category-higher-education","category-student-related","category-united-states","category-universities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74446"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74446\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74454,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74446\/revisions\/74454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74446"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74446"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/danielschristian.com\/learning-ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}