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The Wakonse Foundation brings together people who inspire others for a living. We create a climate where it is important and appropriate to display and discuss teaching talents, where colleagues learn about themselves as teachers, where they see and consider the tasks and issues of creative teaching in a manner characterized as enjoyable, where providing feedback to one another is a norm and where that feedback is outside of any institutional mandate to improve or to evaluate teaching. Participants become Wakonse Fellows. That means, in the simplest of terms, people who support, promote and share the excitement and satisfaction of teaching-- to inspire others and ourselves. We hope you will contribute your great ideas to this library and continue to inspire others!
This site is under construction but will eventually feature:
History of the Conference
Facebook Community
CICT Blog
Dissertations and studies about the conference
References to the conference in scholarly literature
ORCID index
Resources for Teaching
Wakonse Fellows Materials Share
Wakonse through the years
Watch engaging interviews with educators, insightful speeches, and an inside look at the event's key moments.
MATERIALS EXCHANGE
A unique aspect of the Conference on Inspiring College Teaching is that every participant is viewed as a valuable learning resource.
Because every participant is a valuable learning resource, we support one another by sharing ideas and materials to enhance our college teaching. If you have resources you would like to share with others, please email your PDF attachment or link, and resource description to Yasha Hartberg at library@wakonse.edu
References/Research on (Inspiring) Teaching
Parker Palmer’s The Courage to Teach was a core text for our conference for many years, and he spoke at our online conference in 2022. See his latest work on inspiring courage here.
Ken Bain’s What the Best College Teachers Do was also a core text for our conference for many years, and his Best Teachers Institute offers many opportunities for additional professional development.
The National Research Council’s publications How People Learn I and II are available free online.