Teaching as a Human Experience An Anthology of Contemporary Poems
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Karen J. Head is Director of the Communication Center at Georgia Institute of Technology, and an Assistant Professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication. Her research areas focus on writing and communication theory and pedagogical practice, especially regarding the implementation and development of writing centers, writing program administration, communication ecologies, technical and business communication, multidisciplinary communication, and creative writing. In 2012â13, she was part of the GT team awarded a Gates Foundation Grant to develop one of the first Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) focused on college writing, and she has published about the experience. Patrick Blessinger is the founder and Executive Director of the International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association (HETL) and Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Education at St. Johnâs University. He has held various positions in academia in both the US and in Europe. He is a frequent keynote speaker at international conferences, and has published a number of books and articles. He is a Fulbright Senior Scholar to Denmark and Governorâs Teaching Fellow for the State of Georgia, USA. He is the editor-in-chief of two academic journals and two book series on teaching.âTo read Teaching as a Human Experience is to fall in love with poetry yet again and to inhabit an uneasy, savory space filled with teachers and students, novices, peers, and professionals that enacts the protean learning struggle. [It is] highly recommended.ââGina Rae Foster, author of heart speech this (Atropos Press, 2009) and Beautiful Laceration (2012)âWith poems as diverse as the educators who composed them this extraordinary anthology transcends the ancient Greek term for poetryââpoioeâ, meaning âI createâ. The wider interpretation suggests an art form in which language is used for its aesthetic qualities in addition to its semantic content. How apt for a collection that serves to celebrate the idea that teaching is in essence a poetic act.ââLorraine Stefani, Professor of Higher Education Strategic Engage-ment, Faculty of Education, University of AucklandâThe relationship between teaching and poetry is nothing less than an experiential demonstrationâfor students, other teachers and education managers âof how to cultivate the inner disciplines of the imagination and the educated heart. The poems in this wonderful anthology show us the ethical values of pedagogy in the process of being created.ââLesley Saunders, Visiting Professor, UCL Institute of Education and Newman University, England