Prairie Pedagogy
Prairie Pals of 40 Years
Dean and Joan: More than Prairie Pals. More than 40 years.
Room With A View
Joan in January with Students
Joan in January with Students

New Angels
The Reverend Roger Grow
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Dr. John Notheis

The Real World: Things They Don't Tell You About Cancer.

• Your nose runs.
• It hurts when your hair falls out, and it hurts again when it grows back in. The word, hurts, might be a bit strong, but very sensitive for sure.
• Every chemical, which saves your life, has an annoying side effect.
• Insurance is a lifesaver for me.
• However, insurance is hard on the world. If everyone who has insurance gets as many forms weekly as I do, we are in serious trouble ecologically.
• The surgery, oncology, radiology people are angels.*

Update on Research Nomination
Thank you to those of you who used your valuable time to write a letter of support for me. The portfolio is safely sitting on my Dean's desk and will go to the university committee next week. I do not know their schedule, and I do not know who is on this committee. I predict we'll have the results in about a month. When I put this portfolio together, I did question why I was doing this? However, now that I'm finished I see that I have a nice coffee table book for the grandkids to explore some day.

What is a portfolio?
A portfolio is a systematic, purposeful, and dynamic collection of artifacts of a learner's demonstrated abilities. A portfolio provides a wide range and broad variety of samples in order to show the depth and breath of productive activities. The creation of a portfolio is on-going and provides an opportunity for self-evaluation and self-reflection. In the process of creating a portfolio, a learner has the opportunity to experience ownership, and the reader has the opportunity to understand more completely the productivity of one person.

To Reference This Web Page Wink, J. (2007, February). WinkWorld: What is a portfolio?
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from www.joanwink.com/newsletter/2007/news0207-prairie.html.