Colleen Harmon

I teach English with amazing California community college students.

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@billmaher , please get Timothy Snyder @TimothyDSnyder on for an interview (in person or via Zoom). It would be great to hear from him at this moment in time as the wonderful historian that he is.

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You could have saved us from the "embarrassment" @SenMcConnell if you had done your job during the impeachment hearings. You are uniquely responsible for the situation the country is now in.

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@WaysandMeansGOP , please pass HR 82, Social Security Fairness Act. Our economic wellbeing depends on it.

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@CornelWest's advice to students in #RaceMatters 2019 presentation, "Let the phones be smart. You be wise." Congratulations to all who are graduating this year at @Cuesta_College and beyond. You did it!

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By happenstance, I found myself in a Zoom with the campus Marketing director and, one day later, now have access to quality, free-to-use images of people all around campus. I've already updated my fall courses with these images!🥰Thank you, Marketing!

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@brocansky @MicaPhD_BeKind Love this interview, Michelle! What a great combination: you and Dr Estrada. And now I know about PEERs--rather than underserved, underrepresented, under fill-in-the blank. Way to focus on the issue! I'm watching again :)

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@brocansky Adding to Michelle's excellent shared insight, for any requirement we design into our courses, all we have to do is ask "What am I teaching here? What are students learning?" If the answer doesn't align with the course goals, the requirement doesn't help students succeed.

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Wow! The @PeraltaEquity Equity Conference held online last week was amazing, with the fabulous @JGlapaGrossklag and @brocansky among many knowledgeable presenters and colleagues sharing their ideas to #EquitizeOL and #HumanizeOL. I'm continuing to feast on the ideas! Cheers!

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Great ideas for designing engaging discussions online or on-campus (and #HumanizeOL): https://t.co/yz2mxfnqBG

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@tjp303 @KevinKelly0 @brocansky Thank you! https://t.co/zL5FWQnPJx

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@brocansky Amen, @brocansky. How would an animation respond to a student who has a life-threatening illness or a student who's struggling and on the verge of tears? Or for that matter convey the dynamic range of emotion that's part of human instruction? #humanizeOL.

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@JGlapaGrossklag Yes, I learned a lot in 2020, but I'll be glad to see the back of it. Taking the lessons, the triumphs, the shared moments of caring and vulnerability, and not looking back... #Goodbye2020! #Welcome2021!

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My English Lit students created the following word cloud to define "America" based on their own short stories they wrote. A few words stand out to me: opportunity, home, equality, and struggling together. Here's to struggling together! It beats struggling alone :)

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In a little lightheartedness as the term ends, I'll share a Zoom blooper, #Zooper? In PD, I was called on to speak before expected. In front of all the "brady bunch" windows, I had to spit out a ginger chew so I could speak. Cue #stopvideo. Lesson: #startvideo after eating

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@MicaPhD_BeKind You can do it!

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Love this idea, @sfdaya! Like you, we're doing posts of things we're grateful for. #Gratitude.

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I'm glad you mentioned "treat", @TracySchaelen! For colleagues looking to feed their passion over this more quiet Thanksgiving, feast on the inspiring Capstone showcase @brocansky has made possible. Find wisdom and practical tips for #OnlineTeaching. https://t.co/fYLuWmZVOL

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@brocansky @ProfHarmon @lenewp @iLearnNow @AlohaSargent @JGlapaGrossklag @sfdaya Reading these blog posts was such a treat! And, of course, @ProfHarmon had me at the butterflies.🦋 I am hopeful that @ONEforTraining's Advanced Online Teaching Principles Certificate can be brought back now that CCC online ed has grown beyond all predictions . . .

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What a beautiful collection of inspiring #OnlineTeaching. There are over 100 examples in the eportfolios that help to #HumanizeOL and #EquitizeOL, and to provide unique learning opportunities for students. Bravo, colleagues! @ONEforTraining

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Thank you fab facilitators @ONEforTraining and colleagues! Special thanks to @brocansky for your continued leadership. For colleagues seeking ways to express their and their students' heart and mind more in #OnlineTeaching, explore @ONEforTraining.

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And be sure to come back for part 2 to see examples of powerful transformations taking place in colleagues' classes across the disciplines in #OnlineTeaching.