INSIDE DOUGLAS COLLEGE / JANUARY 24, 1989

 

 

 

 

 

 

successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis at York University, Toronto,
December 12, 1988. Please join Arts and Humanities in congratulating Dr.
Leonard.

IN THE BAG - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Every
Wednesday, from January 25 to April 26th, 1200 to 1400 hrs., faculty are
invited to drop in for a bit of stimulation over lunch in the Lower Cafeteria,
Faculty/Staff Lounge (newly opened).

Tentative Topics:
Jan. 25- Importance of Mar. 15- TBA
Transitions Mar, 22 - Teaching Adult
Feb. 1- Creating Community in Leamers
the Classroom Mar. 29- TBA
Feb.8- Do We Teach or Do Apr.5- How Effective Am I or
Students Learn? Do I Want to Know?
Feb. 15- TBA Apr. 12- TBA
Feb. 22- TBA Apr. 19- Grading Assignments
Mar.1- Show and Tell: (Oh God?)
Computer Software Apr. 26- TBA.
Mar.8- TBA

COME TO THE BASEMENT: Barbara Allen has been teaching
computing at Douglas College for eight years now. Feeling the need to
expand into other areas besides computers, she undertook to produce a new
play written by a Vancouver actress, Meredith Bain Woodward. Briefly, the
play is a comedy about a "y-couple" and their political involvement in the
“global village", (or lack thereof). It is called The Basement, and stars Kelli
Fox and David Bloom. Playing at R.J. Cristies’s, (315 E. Broadway at
Kingsway), it started January 21 and runs to February 11th. On Wednesday
and Thursday, show times are 8:00 pm., on Friday and Saturday, show times
are 8:00 pm and 10:00 pm. Tickets are only $6.00 and reservations can be
made at 737-0434.

LIBRARY ORIENTATIONS: Booking forms for library orientations
have been distributed to discipline convenors to pass on to instructors.
Library orientations for students normally take one hour during which they
complete a Library Lab to give them practical experience in using the
library. The Labs are marked and retumed to the instructor. The Library
keeps marks for one semester only, if students wish to demonstrate that a
lab has been successfully completed prior to this semester.

Library tours for students are also offered Monday to Friday at 1:00 pm.
Please contact Jacquie Ticknor, Library Orientation Assistant, at local 2108
to book an orientation, or Jean Cockburn, Orientation Librarian, at local
2119 if you have any questions. New college employees are welcome to
contact Jean Cockburn for a tour of the library.

SR San eG RA LA

%

 

 

To: The Editor,
Inside
Re: Inside Briefs

I will keep this "brief" as I
have never been known to air
my dirty linen in public; how-
ever, I am disappointed to see
that because of the complaints
of one or two faculty/staff mem-
bers, the cartoon in the "Inside"
depicting briefs hanging on a
wash line has been discontinued.

Perhaps three or four facul-
ty/staff/administration members
could send a memo to ask to
have it reinstated, or, if we
believe in democracy, we could
have a secret vote or a meeting
to discuss this major educational
problem, and its impact on
education at Douglas College. I
always felt a sense of humour
was desirable while working at
Douglas College, and I’m
surprised that no one has asked
that the continuing Saga of the
Bonsai Moles be discontinued
(forcing them underground!!)

Finally, in the institutional
self-study a few years ago, it
was suggested that we have a
bonfire in the concourse and
burn all the memos in this build-
ing. I therefore strenuously
object to the new drawing at the
head of the "Briefs" section of
the "Inside".

Chris Johnson.