Hi Carl! Heard of you from some of the Venezuelan groups that have been
posting some of your messages.
> <learning-org@world.std.com>. -Carl Reimann (HEPROC)
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>
> 3. Question three again covers internal relations, but from the
> perspective of a sometimes ignored resource: students. Can you
> think of avenues for greater student involvement in any of the
> areas (mission, information, teamwork, leadership, and capacity
> for change)?
Can we think of an area where students could not get get involved?
I don't see an area where students cannot, should not get involved in the
many areas/activities developed in univeristies. Students, or students
groups should participate in the design, developement, and implementation
of programs related to the recruitment, admissions, service, etc. of a
uuniversity. Cross-functionality in universities should mean not only the
involvement of people from different areas of the university but also teh
students. For too long we have been saying that we know what students
need and rarely actually talk to them to really know what they feel, need,
perceive, etc. I would say that the most important way to get students
more involved is to imbed their participation in their academic programs
as "in house internships," which can be offered according to the student's
area of interest, or in an "open market" fashion.
> What is the student's contribution in a higher ed
> institution's effort and ability to become a learning
> organization?
>
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> Carl Reimann <reimann@access.digex.net>
>
Students bring one of the most important views there is; the view
of the recipient of most what a university does. If we really belive in
education, learning, and in the learning organization, then there is no
reason to believe that students cannot not contribute. What scares me is
not the students, but the army of professionals that exists in all of our
campuses; experts and professionals in admissions, registrations,
controls, rsidence halls, libraries, etc. All these experts believe, for
the most part, that they ARE the ones who know their fields! This is a
major barrier to learning in a unversity. Students, whether we want to
believe it or not, could prpovide us with many interesting views and
perspectives about all those services and fucntions implemented to "help"
the student. They can tell us what they really do, think about, benefit
from all the services and support systems we have in our univeristies.
Thanks, Ivan
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