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Touches on the Elephant: Professional Development for Graduate Students

Touches on the Elephant: Professional Development for Graduate Students. Pathways to Success – February 13-14 2012. intelligence strength hard work patience persistence courage wisdom. gregarious affectionate protective expressive playful sensitive loyal gentle caring joyful.

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Touches on the Elephant: Professional Development for Graduate Students

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  1. Touches on the Elephant: Professional Development for Graduate Students Pathways to Success – February 13-14 2012

  2. intelligencestrengthhard workpatiencepersistencecouragewisdom gregariousaffectionateprotectiveexpressiveplayfulsensitiveloyalgentlecaringjoyful long livedlong memories complex social groups matriarchalsense of humour

  3. Play Humour Joy

  4. The Elephant and the Blind Men

  5. like a wall, a spear, a snake, a tree, a fan, a rope • The truth can be understood in a number of different ways • There may be legitimacy in what someone else says or believes • Truth is relative, no one owns truth in its entirety • It is possible to live in harmony with people who hold different understandings of the world • Each of us reaches out to grasp the world in which we live and tries to make sense of it from our own perspective

  6. Professional Development How do I succeed? What do I do with my degree?

  7. State of the Art of Professional Development • There is a wide variety of professional development opportunities and experiences • Academic units understand and approach professional development in a variety of ways • Academic supervisors and departments provide the majority of professional development support • Majority of support focuses on academic aspects • Majority of support is directed toward doctoral students • Graduate students express interest in practical and career-related learning • Students don’t pursue professional development because the credentials are not recognized in their discipline • Students do not recognize the relevance of professional development as part of their education

  8. Domains of Learning • Disciplinary and Academic Knowledge • Integrity and Ethical Conduct • Intellectual and Creative Capacity • Knowledge Mobilization and Translation • Leadership and Personal Effectiveness • Teaching and Learning Preparation • Research and Project Management • Global Citizenship and Civic Engagement • Career Development

  9. What will I do with my Degree? How do I succeed as a Graduate Student?

  10. What is my “touch” on the elephant?

  11. Questions?

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