WEBVTT 00:47.340 --> 00:47.920 okay 00:51.440 --> 00:54.020 inspired . And that's when learned the 00:54.020 --> 00:56.850 value of this practice of really 00:56.850 --> 00:59.880 reflecting on thinking about applying 00:59.890 --> 01:02.090 scientific and rigorous methodology to 01:02.090 --> 01:03.868 how we teach and how we measure 01:03.868 --> 01:06.110 learning and then sharing that across 01:06.110 --> 01:08.650 our community to advance all of our 01:08.650 --> 01:11.310 teaching . It's , I just , I feel like 01:11.310 --> 01:14.110 I found my tribe here in listening and 01:14.110 --> 01:16.332 kind of seeing all the things that have 01:16.332 --> 01:18.554 been going on . So I'm very happy to be 01:18.554 --> 01:20.870 here . Also super excited for the book . 01:20.880 --> 01:23.040 I bought the book right away . So no 01:23.040 --> 01:24.984 worries that I didn't win the book 01:24.984 --> 01:27.207 giveaway . Um and when I just wanted to 01:27.207 --> 01:29.207 read one line out of this book that 01:29.207 --> 01:31.373 really resonated with me that I wanted 01:31.373 --> 01:34.240 to kind of mention as I close out , 01:34.240 --> 01:36.930 help close out this gathering and in 01:36.930 --> 01:39.560 this book on page 18 it says I'm gonna 01:39.570 --> 01:41.890 just adjust it a little bit . It's said 01:41.890 --> 01:44.380 to help us instead of them , help us 01:44.380 --> 01:46.740 better navigate the complexity of 01:46.740 --> 01:49.560 collaborative learning by increasing 01:49.570 --> 01:52.440 our self awareness and social awareness . 01:52.450 --> 01:54.561 And that's really at the core of this 01:54.561 --> 01:56.561 book and it's really at the core of 01:56.561 --> 01:58.450 this engagement , I regret that I 01:58.450 --> 02:00.394 didn't get a chance to to hear her 02:00.394 --> 02:02.339 speak , but I'm looking forward to 02:02.339 --> 02:04.950 again listening to the recordings . Um 02:05.440 --> 02:07.920 the immense participation together , 02:07.920 --> 02:10.087 we're better yesterday . I wasn't with 02:10.087 --> 02:12.142 you because I was at your university 02:12.142 --> 02:15.250 experiencing the dedication of the wall 02:15.250 --> 02:18.250 of honor for our airmen who have 02:18.250 --> 02:20.250 reached high levels have engaged in 02:20.250 --> 02:22.417 educational opportunities with the Air 02:22.417 --> 02:24.528 force . And so when I understood that 02:24.528 --> 02:26.420 here within our presence , we had 02:26.420 --> 02:29.490 representatives from Honduras Nigeria 02:29.500 --> 02:33.250 Poland , japan Jamaica Germany , 02:33.250 --> 02:36.860 kuwait France spain and Romania , 02:37.240 --> 02:39.351 part of our collegiate environment to 02:39.351 --> 02:41.684 advance learning . It's just incredible . 02:41.684 --> 02:43.907 So not only are students coming but our 02:43.907 --> 02:45.907 faculty are coming and we're having 02:45.907 --> 02:48.420 that rich exchange . The organizations 02:48.430 --> 02:50.208 dr Hennessey said with the most 02:50.208 --> 02:52.390 participation where the Air Force 02:52.400 --> 02:55.000 Institute of Technology , no aphids , 02:55.240 --> 02:57.680 uh the Air University Global College of 02:57.680 --> 02:59.880 P . M . E , which is an exemplar . I 02:59.880 --> 03:01.880 know that we all have learned a lot 03:01.880 --> 03:03.769 from their partnership across the 03:03.769 --> 03:05.950 academic community to really enhance 03:05.950 --> 03:08.080 learning for professional military 03:08.080 --> 03:10.870 education , the Marine Corps University , 03:10.880 --> 03:12.936 the U . S . Army War College . And I 03:12.936 --> 03:14.713 got to hear a little bit of the 03:14.713 --> 03:16.602 presentation this morning on adam 03:16.602 --> 03:18.769 adaptation and how we can measure that 03:18.769 --> 03:20.880 competency . And then of course I was 03:20.880 --> 03:23.213 with the Navy Post graduate for a while . 03:23.213 --> 03:23.030 So it's wonderful to hear that there 03:23.030 --> 03:24.974 was a great participation from the 03:24.974 --> 03:27.480 United States Naval War College . Some 03:27.480 --> 03:29.536 of the trending topics that we heard 03:29.536 --> 03:31.647 over these two days were creativity , 03:31.647 --> 03:33.591 virtual reality . How are we using 03:33.591 --> 03:37.000 technology , communication skills and 03:37.010 --> 03:39.970 um the planning has already started for 03:39.970 --> 03:42.180 next year . So I want to just add in 03:42.180 --> 03:44.347 terms of communication . I was able to 03:44.347 --> 03:46.458 be in one of the last sessions in the 03:46.458 --> 03:48.500 other room on how we use improv and 03:48.500 --> 03:50.667 music and and just the engagement that 03:50.667 --> 03:53.850 we had in that one little session and 03:53.850 --> 03:55.628 really bringing us together and 03:55.628 --> 03:57.794 building that trust in that connection 03:57.794 --> 03:59.710 was so powerful . So I know as we 03:59.710 --> 04:01.770 continue to build for em . So it'll 04:01.770 --> 04:04.970 2023 it's just gonna be awesome . 04:04.980 --> 04:07.160 So I know I have a little bit of time 04:07.160 --> 04:09.216 and so I wanted to just give you one 04:09.216 --> 04:11.438 little gift because I've gotten so much 04:11.438 --> 04:13.604 from the little bits I've been able to 04:13.604 --> 04:15.660 participate in these two days . So I 04:15.660 --> 04:17.660 wanted to leave you with a gift , a 04:17.660 --> 04:19.771 gift of gracious space and so I don't 04:19.771 --> 04:21.993 know , I guess it's kind of backwards , 04:21.993 --> 04:23.993 but I'll tell you all about it . So 04:23.993 --> 04:26.216 gracious Space um is a is a tool that I 04:26.216 --> 04:28.216 learned from the Center for Ethical 04:28.216 --> 04:30.216 leadership and I apply it in my own 04:30.216 --> 04:32.327 reflection , how I teach how I manage 04:32.327 --> 04:34.460 programs and how I lead . And it has 04:34.460 --> 04:37.270 four basic principles that I've seen in 04:37.270 --> 04:40.720 the abstracts and in the experiences 04:40.720 --> 04:42.942 that I had learning with you over these 04:42.942 --> 04:44.942 couple of days . The first thing is 04:44.942 --> 04:46.890 presence when we create a gracious 04:46.890 --> 04:49.560 space . Being aware of our own presence . 04:49.740 --> 04:51.962 So as I mentioned that last one we were 04:51.962 --> 04:54.010 talking about , can we create uh 04:54.020 --> 04:56.700 improvisational environment to help us 04:56.700 --> 04:59.290 be more aware of our own presence . Can 04:59.290 --> 05:01.401 we reflect on that ? And I know there 05:01.401 --> 05:03.068 are a few sessions looking at 05:03.068 --> 05:05.240 reflection , so providing , especially 05:05.240 --> 05:07.440 in the virtual environment , how are 05:07.450 --> 05:09.617 how is our presence and being aware of 05:09.617 --> 05:11.770 that presence and also providing the 05:11.770 --> 05:14.170 space for other people to fully bring 05:14.180 --> 05:16.540 their presence to the table to learn 05:16.550 --> 05:18.970 and to teach the second aspect of 05:18.970 --> 05:21.192 gracious spaces , the environment , the 05:21.192 --> 05:24.000 setting and I've just been amazed over 05:24.010 --> 05:26.177 Covid and even before , how we've been 05:26.177 --> 05:28.288 able to leverage these virtual spaces 05:28.288 --> 05:31.260 to create an learning environments that 05:31.260 --> 05:33.880 actually work , Being creative with the 05:33.880 --> 05:36.180 virtual reality , being creative with 05:36.180 --> 05:38.730 how we're creative , so really being 05:38.730 --> 05:40.952 mindful of that environment and working 05:40.952 --> 05:43.008 together what's working , what's not 05:43.008 --> 05:45.230 working , how can we help each other to 05:45.230 --> 05:46.841 really maximize the learning 05:46.841 --> 05:49.970 environments that we have to use . The 05:49.970 --> 05:52.600 last two aspects of gracious space are 05:52.600 --> 05:54.767 probably the most challenging for me . 05:54.767 --> 05:56.710 Um , and that's the third one is 05:56.710 --> 05:59.210 welcoming the stranger people who think 05:59.210 --> 06:02.020 different than us , people who bring up 06:02.020 --> 06:04.187 a different idea . That's like , wow , 06:04.187 --> 06:06.187 I didn't see it that way . I didn't 06:06.187 --> 06:08.409 experience that way . Instead of seeing 06:08.409 --> 06:10.520 kind of a black and white rules based 06:10.520 --> 06:12.631 answer , which many times might be my 06:12.631 --> 06:15.130 first reaction , taking that to note , 06:15.140 --> 06:17.362 hey , maybe there's something I have to 06:17.362 --> 06:19.890 learn from this , really allowing 06:19.890 --> 06:21.970 myself the space to learn different 06:21.970 --> 06:24.050 perspectives to cultivate and grow 06:24.060 --> 06:26.580 empathy . And so that third aspect of 06:26.580 --> 06:28.691 welcoming the stranger and setting my 06:28.691 --> 06:30.913 mindset . So I'm learning in that way . 06:30.913 --> 06:32.969 And the last one is , is learning in 06:32.969 --> 06:35.080 public , allowing ourselves that when 06:35.080 --> 06:37.136 we're sharing something , when we're 06:37.136 --> 06:39.080 learning something , someone might 06:39.080 --> 06:41.247 bring up a different variable . Oh , I 06:41.247 --> 06:43.524 hadn't considered that even just today , 06:43.524 --> 06:45.191 I almost every day I have the 06:45.191 --> 06:47.358 opportunity to learn in public , where 06:47.358 --> 06:49.469 someone might say , oh , did you know 06:49.469 --> 06:51.524 that this is the platform that we're 06:51.524 --> 06:53.747 utilizing to share this , but then this 06:53.747 --> 06:55.747 is another platform that that works 06:55.747 --> 06:55.320 even better , that we think we should 06:55.320 --> 06:57.760 move to giving myself the space to say , 06:57.760 --> 07:00.320 nope , or giving myself not to say the 07:00.320 --> 07:02.542 States this , but to say , nope , we're 07:02.542 --> 07:04.542 not doing that , but allowing us to 07:04.542 --> 07:06.709 really allowing myself to learn and to 07:06.709 --> 07:08.876 be open to possibilities . So , I know 07:08.876 --> 07:11.042 I fumbled a little bit , but thank you 07:11.042 --> 07:13.153 for being gracious with me as I share 07:13.153 --> 07:12.900 the gracious space . If you're 07:12.910 --> 07:15.077 interested in learning more about that 07:15.077 --> 07:16.799 um , on the Center for Ethical 07:16.799 --> 07:18.910 leadership , it's an organization out 07:18.910 --> 07:20.743 of Washington , they have a full 07:20.743 --> 07:22.854 toolkit on that , and I would love to 07:22.854 --> 07:24.854 have you explore it and maybe share 07:24.854 --> 07:27.188 with me , if you're already aware of it , 07:27.188 --> 07:29.243 how you found it to be useful or how 07:29.243 --> 07:29.210 you might challenge it in some way . 07:29.220 --> 07:31.331 But again , I just wanted to give you 07:31.331 --> 07:33.498 that little gift because I found it to 07:33.498 --> 07:35.609 be really helpful in in my pathway of 07:35.609 --> 07:37.664 teaching and of learning . Again , I 07:37.664 --> 07:39.609 want to thank you dr Hennessey for 07:39.609 --> 07:41.720 allowing me to have this space at the 07:41.720 --> 07:43.940 end and to just celebrate all that's 07:43.950 --> 07:46.840 underway and anything that I can do now 07:46.840 --> 07:48.810 and in the future to support the 07:48.810 --> 07:51.530 continuation of this partnership across 07:51.530 --> 07:54.730 the services across the globe to really 07:54.730 --> 07:58.080 learn . I'm here for you . 100% . So 07:58.080 --> 08:01.530 thank you very much . Thank you so much 08:01.530 --> 08:03.697 Dr . Walsh . That was really a treat . 08:03.697 --> 08:05.808 And we're so appreciative of the time 08:05.808 --> 08:08.030 that you spent with us to close out and 08:08.030 --> 08:11.370 Soda Forum 2022 . We will be back in 08:11.370 --> 08:14.560 2023 and to help us improve . Please 08:14.560 --> 08:16.727 take some time to give us feedback via 08:16.727 --> 08:19.350 or survey the link is in the chat . Um , 08:19.360 --> 08:21.638 thank you . It's been a wonderful week . 08:21.638 --> 08:23.804 Be safe , everyone , and we'll talk to 08:23.804 --> 08:26.650 you soon . Thank you everybody .