luni, 8 februarie 2010

Entuziastul de serviciu...! (or I was volunteered to be on call!)

Sunt in acea etapa in care as putea foarte usor sa spun ca "vorbesc in desert", "predic in pustie", etc, manata de sentimentul de vacuitate mioritica - ce rost are?


Ce rost are sa scrii aici cand intr-o analiza recenta (Timsoft, RoBloggerSurvey 2007) a blogosferei romanesti cu subiect educational, numarul celor care se "afla in treaba" ca mine este destul de mic. Totusi, vesti bune sunt despre utilizarea tehnologiilor web 2.0 in scoli si facultati. Si speranta ca tot mai multi profesori vor intelege ca deschiderea spre lumea cea mare este mai mult decat participarea la un proiect care, dupa doi sau trei ani, nu se mai continua fiindca, nu-i asa, nu mai sunt fonduri sau "resursa umana" nu mai corespunde, doreste etc.
Cred cu tarie ca fiecare institutie de invatamant are "entuziastii de serviciu", cei care fac  mai mult decat le cere fisa postului, cei care au "viziune" si care au stiinta de multiplele avantaje in plan profesional al retelelor sociale de comunicare formale si informale.
In consecinta, as vrea aici sa-i provoc la discutie pe cei apropiati mie, colegii mei de la Departamentul de Limbi Straine de Specialitate (DLSS) al Facultatii de Litere (UBB Cluj), precum si pe cei implicati in predarea limbilor straine la studenti nefilologi si, nu in ultimul rand pe cei interesati/implicati, in mod practic, intr-un invatamant de calitate.
(To sum up: in spite of (not so) recent surveys results on the Romanian blogosphere (there might be more recent ones that I am not, sadly, aware of) showing a low percentage of educational blogs, there is still good news about their use in schools and higher education. There is, yes, the hope that more and more teachers will realise that, besides projects that involve them in the world academic community, there are a lot of other things that can be done in terms of opening to the wide world by joining professional and/or social networks.
Consequently, I would greatly enjoy to open here a forum of discussion with my colleagues at the Department for Modern Languages for Special Purposes, and all those interested and involved in promoting quality education. An informal discussion has lots of benefits... )


Advantages of Visioning         Avantajele unei viziuni 
(mai mult, aici) cu o traducere aproximativa.
  • Breaks you out of boundary thinking.  Va ajuta sa va depasiti propriile limite.
  • Provides continuity and avoids the stutter effect of planning fits and starts.Ofera continuitate si evita balbaielile create de planificari mereu intrerupte
  • Identifies direction and purpose.Identifica directia si scopul
  • Alerts stakeholders to needed change.Alerteaza factorii responsabili la schimbarile de care e nevoie.
  • Promotes interest and commitment.Promoveaza interesul si angajarea.
  • Promotes laser-like focus.Stimuleaza concentrarea maxima.
  • Encourages openness to unique and creative solutions.Incurajeaza deschiderea spre solutii unice si creative.
  • Encourages and builds confidence.Stimuleaza si creeaza incredere.
  • Builds loyalty through involvement (belonging/ ownership).Creeaza loialitate prin implicare (sentiment de apartenenta)
  • Results in efficiency and productivity. Rezulta eficienta si productivitate.
Iar aici ar fi factorii care ne ucid viziunea, cred ca nu mai e nevoie de traducere!

Vision Killers

  • Tradition
  • Fear of ridicule
  • Stereotypes of people, conditions, roles and governing councils
  • Complacency of some stakeholders
  • Fatigued leaders
  • Short-term thinking
  • "Naysayers"
In sfarsit, un mic exercitiu de imaginatie:

Data este 2015 si ati reusit, prin munca grea (printr-un miracol, poate!) sa va creati un loc de munca/ colectiv si un statut profesional de invidiat.Cum le-ati descrie, in mod realist?
Multumesc, al dvs.Entuziast de Servicu Cristina

(A little imagination won't hurt: It is 2015. By hard work (and maybe a miracle!) you've succeeded to be part of a work place/ team of your dreams and have created for yourself a wonderful professional status. How would you realistically describe these? Thank you, yours volunteered to be on call, Cristina)

 

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