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Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education

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Martin Dotterweich@MartinHoltD
8 Dec 2023
Here is the first part of a series on how my parenting and teaching inform each other, particularly with regard to the virtue of courage. Thanks to Stephanie Johnson for her excellent editing! vocationmatters.org/2023/12/… vocationmatters.org/2023/12/… via @VocationMatters

Echoed Vocation I: A Call to Courage

As I call to my children, I hear an echoed call from them, uncontained and unpredictable and unsettling, that reverberates back into my teaching.

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Michael Pasquale@mdpasquale
9 Jan 2024
I was excited to see that a short blog post that I wrote for the NetVue @vocationmatters site on “the Language Vocation in the Age of AI” was just posted. vocationmatters.org/2023/12/…

The Language of Vocation in the Age of AI

By integrating AI-related language and concepts into our curriculum, fostering critical thinking about the ethical implications of AI, and encouraging students to embrace lifelong learning, we...

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Norman Wirzba@NWirzba
2 Nov 2023
I enjoyed this conversation. I hope you do too. ⁦@VocationMatters⁩ netvue.buzzsprout.com/128265…

Agents of Repair: Norman Wirzba - Callings

Norman Wirzba’s research, writing, and teaching explore the overlap between theology and ecology, working to address major environmental issues such as climate crisis and food insecurity. In this...

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Martin Dotterweich@MartinHoltD
3 Nov 2023
Here is an introductory reflection on the interplay of teaching virtue and parenting -- the first of five. I'm grateful to NetVUE, the @VocationMatters blog, and especially its patient and eloquent editor, Stephanie Johnson. vocationmatters.org/2023/10/… via @VocationMatters

Introduction: Teaching Virtue and Vocation in History 

Often I’ve found that I carry aspects of the teacher’s call to my children, and—as I’ll explore in my upcoming series of posts—my parenting informs my pedagogy in return.

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Bonnie Miller-McLemore offers a preview of her forthcoming book in a new post at Vocation Matters, arguing that "follow your bliss" is bad advice for vocational advising @VanderbiltU #NetVUE vocationmatters.org/2023/10/…

Follow Your Bliss? Bad Advice for Calling 

In a word, it took over messaging about life satisfaction and human fulfillment. Just figure out what you want. It’s that simple. Or so the nagging imperative promised.  It's time to dispel this...

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Kim Garza has another great post for Vocation Matters on design thinking, programming, and vocation @stedwardsu #NetVUE vocationmatters.org/2023/10/…

Design Thinking for Vocation-Related Programming

If you want to help others catch the vision for, create a sustainable program about, or build community around vocational exploration, then seriously consider design thinking as a development...

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Kerry Hasler-Brooks @messiah_univ contributed her first post to Vocation Matters on "seeking the irrelevant" with a nod to Marilynne Robinson. Check it out! #NetVUE vocationmatters.org/2023/09/…

Seeking the Irrelevant

By shifting from the individual to the whole, from the relevant to the irrelevant, from the “mine” to the “not mine”—by replacing the question “Who are you?” with the questions “Who are we?” and “Who...

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Justin Klassen @bellarmineU offers his first contribution to Vocation Matters with a post on the connection between learning and awe as a way to "live wisely and well" #NetVUE vocationmatters.org/2023/09/…
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Stephanie Johnson @StScholastica has published a new blog post about the importance of endings in vocational discernment and how we might help students navigate them #NetVUE vocationmatters.org/2023/08/…
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NetVUE's podcast Callings wraps up its third season with a bonus episode, available now! Undergrads and anyone working with young adults will find insightful advice in this episode of highlights #NetVUE netvue.buzzsprout.com/128265…

Vocational Advice for Undergrads: Season 3 Highlights - Callings

This bonus episode features highlights from conversations that aired during the third season of Callings. In these clips, our guests offer advice for today's students and for anyone who teaches or...

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Check out Julia Fogg’s second post on the Carnegie hour and her practical suggestions for supporting students’ well-being on syllabi this fall @CalLutheran #NetVUE vocationmatters.org/2023/07/…

The Carnegie Hour and the Vocation of Student Learning

The aim is to teach students to prioritize non-homework activities that support mental health and emotional well-being, and that are critical for building cognitive function inside and outside of the...

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Paul Burmeister @InsideWLC has a new post about the virtue of loyalty, especially in relation to a "discerning intelligence" @VocationMatters #NetVUE vocationmatters.org/2023/07/…

How Much Does Loyalty Weigh?

Loyalty comes before a discerning intelligence; it makes me listen and understand first, even while I may be struggling internally with my preferences for what I think is right or correct or better...

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This season's final episode of Callings features actor Rainn Wilson @rainnwilson on human flourishing and the joy of service! Don't miss it #NetVUE netvue.buzzsprout.com/128265…

The Office and the Soul: Rainn Wilson - Callings

Rainn Wilson—best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the sitcom The Office—is an actor, comedian, and the author of the recently published Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution. While...

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Check out Jeff Frank's post @VocationMatters before preparing fall syllabi. He offers "resonance" as a response to the challenges of AI in the classroom @StLawrenceU #NetVUE vocationmatters.org/2023/06/…
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Jason Mahn has a new post @VocationMatters on education as gift, which "changes the way that we reflect on and carry out the work for which education prepares us" @Augustana_IL #NetVUE vocationmatters.org/2023/06/…
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The most recent episode of Callings features Richard Sévère on listening to others' stories as vocation and on education as "an investment of time" #NetVUE vocationmatters.org/2023/06/…

Richard Sévère on Sharing Stories

The hosts of NetVUE's Callings podcast, Erin VanLaningham and John Barton, sit down for a conversation with Richard Sévère in the latest episode.

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At the final keynote address, Shari Ayers highlights the importance of regional gatherings, sharing that we do vocation work with and for students better when we do it “in a network of friends and with our collective wisdom”. #NetVUEbluffton2023
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An important reminder that we can approach vocation with students in different ways. Marathana Protho shares: “I don’t talk about the word vocation [in first year seminar], but we’re practicing and preparing for how to do the work of vocation.” #NetVUEBluffton2023
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The NetVUE regional gathering “Collaborative Spaces for Purpose, Work, Learning, and Engagement” is off to a great start at Bluffton University. Krista Hughes led with a discussion of how centers can partner with other offices on campus to explore vocation. #NetVUEBluffton2023
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Take a look at the new post @VocationMatters by Julie Straight @nwnazarene on "mutually supportive vocations" with nods to Mary Shelley and Mary Wollstonecraft #NetVUE vocationmatters.org/2023/05/…

Genuine Callings Support Each Other

Genuine duties support each other. We might put it into vocational language by saying that genuine callings support each other. Our families can motivate and support our educations; our educations...

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