Masters in Adult Education
Advanced Certificate in Training of Trainers
Vol. 1, No. 3, December, 1997 A Bi-Monthly Newsletter Roger Hiemstra, Editor Vol. 1,
A NEW PROGRAM
As you may have heard by now, due to the enrollment success of our Training of Trainers program this fall term, we are adding a new Saturday-only section beginning in January. Courses are held 9 am to 4:30 pm. This provides more options for students. Please convey this exciting news to any of your colleagues who may be looking to join us.
The course schedule is as follows: AED 5071, Jan. 17 & 31, John Burns; AED 5072, Feb. 14 & Mar. 7, John Burns; AED 5073, Mar. 21 & Apr. 18, Jane Hugo. AED 5074, 5075, and 5076 will be taught in the spring and early summer. Because of this addition, Jane Hugo will teach AED 5074 instead of John Burns. Those dates are Thursdays, 7:30-10:25, Jan. 8, 15, 22, & 29 and 7:30-9 on Feb. 5.
HOLIDAY PARTY
Just when those of you attending the Thursday classes were thinking the term was over....But then, again, you are in the habit so hey......!
The first annual December holiday party for Elmira College's Central New York students will be held on Thursday, December 18, 6:30-9:00 pm. Bring the whole family. It will be held in the BOCES building in that large conference room at the north end of the building. There will be games for the kids, a holiday sing-a-long, and other great surprises. So let's all celebrate the holiday together and get to know each other and all family members better.
It is potluck so bring hors d'oeuvres, hot dishes or cold dishes to pass, desserts, breads, etc. We will have electricity but no ovens or hot plates (unless you bring your own). Elmira College will supply the coffee, tea, soft drinks, cups, napkins, paper plates, and plastic silverware. If you bring your own serving spoons, please keep track of them. NOTE: Please call Roger (637-0029) or send an email (rhiemstra@elmira.edu) to let us know how many are coming and what food item you will bring.
A HERO IS GONE
On Thanksgiving Day, Malcolm Knowles died quickly and painlessly of a cerebral hemorrhage at the age of 84. Malcolm was one of the most influential authors in the field of Adult Education. Any one interested in honoring this great man can send a donation to the Malcolm S. Knowles Scholarship Fund, University of Arkansas Foundation, Inc., 325 Administration Building, Fayetteville, AR 72701. A memorial service will be held in Fayetteville, AR, on Sunday, Dec. 14. Dr. Eric Knowles, Prof., University of Arkansas, 1231 SO Heights Place, Fayetteville, AR 72701 is the family contact (501/521-6104-H).
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Self-confidence is of most use when it causes people to undertake difficult tasks that are just within the limits of what they are capable of doing. Confidence in one's own ability, combined with industry and perseverance, causes one to draw heavily upon the large reserve of power which few people know they have and fewer still ever use. In this way, self-confidence enables people to do what seems to be impossible.
Barton Morgan
PORTFOLIO GUIDELINES
Some of you already received early in the fall term the portfolio guidelines developed by Roger. The portfolio process is an important one so if you never received a copy of the guidelines, please let Roger know.
REMINDER: YOU NOW CAN ENROLL FOR THE WINTER TERM!
By now you should have received in the mail a small catalog pertaining to the Winter Term. This is what you use to register for courses. You can register by phone, fax, or mail. Let Roger (or Judy Clack at jclack@elmira.edu) know immediately if you did not receive your catalog. Enroll soon to ensure your spot in the course or courses of your choice.
The great force in the world today, as it has always been, is imagination. Armaments, economic control, financial power - these are nothing, without imagination. It is the human imagination which molds the destiny of humankind and shapes our civilization.
Emil Ludwig
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
• February 19-22, 1998, 12th International Symposium on Self-Directed Learning, Kissimmee, FL. Call for proposals until October 31. Proposals for papers and requests for further information about the symposium may be directed to Gary Confessore, HRD Enterprises, 2301 S. JeffDavis Hwy, Suite 702, Arlington, VA 22202; phone 703-418-2805; fax 703-413-5440. You can email him (healdedd2@aol.com), too.
• February 19-22, 1998, 24th Annual Meeting of the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education, Winston-Salem, NC, "Constructing the Future of Gerontology in Higher Education: Planning for the 21st Century." For information contact AGHE, Suite 410, 1001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036 or phone them at (202) 429-9277.
• May 14-16, 1998, 39th Annual Adult Education Research Conference, San Antonio, TX. For information your contact information is as follows:
Web pg.: http://people.tamu.edu/~aerc98
E-mail: aerc98@tamu.edu
Voice Mail: (409) 862-4978. This provides an opportunity to hear about some of the most up-to-date adult education research in the world.
Note: This calendar of events will be as useful as you help make it. Send me dates you would like included. Rog
This is for those of you trying to find to finish up all those last minute papers this term:
Did you tackle the trouble that came your way? With a resolute heart and cheerful?
Or hide your face from the light of day, with a craven soul and fearful.
Oh, a trouble's a ton, or a trouble's an ounce, or a trouble is what you make it.
And it isn't the fact that you're hurt that counts, but only how did you take it.
Edmund Vance Cooke
HAPPY READING
I love to read books on leadership. I always find them helpful, insightful, and instructive. Here is a brief review of one I have loved. I only recently discovered John Maxwell, although I have heard of his great book, The Winning Attitude. I happened to hear him speak at a conference and was blown away.
Developing the Leader Within You, John C. Maxwell, Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1993, 207 pages.
This book is divided into 10 chapters, ranging from the definition of leadership to the quickest way to gain leadership to the price you pay in assuming leadership. Mr. Maxwell fully believes that leadership can be taught. The book is filled with great examples, interesting anecdotes, and easy to read tips. I recommend it highly.
Rog
QUIPS, THOUGHTS AND IDEAS FOR OUR FUTURE
[Guest editorials are always welcome] Following is a very brief excerpt from a chapter I wrote for a book entitled Adults in Transition, edited by Mary Alice Wolf and Meredyth A.Leahy, Washington, DC, American Association of Adult and Continuing Education, 1998.
"Perhaps the aspect of our lives undergoing the most transition in current times is the workplace. Gone seemingly forever is the day when you started working for an organization, company, or business and had an excellent chance of working there for 30, 40, or more years if you so chose. Most people today will change jobs, companies, and even careers several times in their lifetime, with the typical young person starting out in a career or on a job likely to stay with that situation only two to five years.
Such circumstances mean that people now are in transition increasingly more often and it continues right up to and even beyond retirement. Thus, this chapter has four parts to it. The first part is concerned primarily with the transition and change being faced by people in their twenties up through about their mid-fifties. The second part deals with some of the transitions facing people from about their late fifties on up through the normal retirement ages of early to mid sixties. Part three contains a case study about dealing with transition in the workplace. Obviously, those people who are teenagers and entering the job market or those beyond their late sixties, who are still struggling to earn a portion of their livelihoods, face various transitions, too. However, their particular needs are not specifically addressed in this chapter. The final part provides some strategies for dealing with workplace transitions."
This chapter and the entire book is intended to help people address the many transitions taking place. We hope this graduate programs helps in that regard.
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AED REPORT is a newsletter for students and faculty involved in the Elmira College Graduate Program of Adult Education. The Editor is Roger Hiemstra. Please send any correspondence to him at 318 Southfield Dr., Fayetteville, NY 13066. His phone is (315) 637-0029; fax is (315) 637-0029. Email is rhiemstra@elmira.edu. Web Page is / or the back-up site http://home.twcny.rr.com/hiemstra Your Elmira College contacts are Dr. Ronald Sundberg, Dean, Associate Dean Judith Clack, Graduate Advisor Joan Swanson. Their phone is (607) 735-1825; fax (607) 735-1759; email graduate@elmira.edu; address is Office of Continuing Education, Elmira College, One Park Place, Elmira, NY 14901. This newsletter is YOUR vehicle for networking, news, tips, and information. Its value is enhanced by your active support and involvement in reading it, contributing to it, and critiquing it.
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