Courage to Learn

Marcia Eames-Sheavly is an ICF Certified Integral Professional Coach and Circle of Trust (R) facilitator prepared by the Center for Courage & Renewal. Marcia has been the recipient of two national writing awards, along with receiving the American Horticultural Society's Great American Gardener Teaching Award, the highest teaching honor given by this society; the Innovative Teaching Award, offered by Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences for creativity in undergraduate teaching; the Kaplan Family Distinguished Faculty Fellowship, by the Cornell University Public Service Center for excellence in service learning, and most recently, the Professor of Merit award, given by College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in 2020, particularly distinguished as an award nominated by the senior class. Paul Michalec is currently a Clinical Professor at the University of Denver and the Morgridge College of Education. In 2005, Paul became a Circle of Trust (R) facilitator prepared by the Center for Courage & Renewal. He regularly leads Courage-informed retreats and professional development for educators, clergy, community activists and health care providers. In 2015, Paul was honored for his teaching when he was named the University of Denver's Distinguished Teacher. In 2020, Paul completed a Master of Theological Studies from the Iliff School of Theology. Paul is an active blogger exploring the interface between the deep calling to teach and institutional imperatives that often lean toward external measures of efficiency and effectiveness. Catherine M. Wehlburg, Ph.D. is the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Psychology at Athens State University in Athens, Alabama. Prior to this appointment, she served as a Senior Fellow at AAC&U. Dr. Wehlburg has held many administrative and academic roles over the past thirty years as Founding Dean for Sciences, Mathematics, and Education at Marymount University; Associate Provost for Institutional Effectiveness at Texas Christian University; and Department Chair of Psychology at Stephens College. She has been recognized for her work in student learning outcomes assessment by being elected president of the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (AALHE) and received their Outstanding Achievement Award. Dr. Wehlburg currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief for New Directions for Teaching and Learning.

“Not long after I published The Courage to Teach (1997), people started saying, ‘Now we need a book about the courage to learn.’ It’s taken twenty-five years, but it was well worth the wait. This beautiful and important book by three gifted teachers is rich with insights into the way we experience various approaches to learning—insights that can help all of us who labor in these vineyards become better teachers and learners. The authors lift up learners’ voices that are so often missing when we educators talk with each other about the art and craft of pedagogy. The result is invaluable guidance on how we can enrich the learning environment for a wide range of participants. Equally valuable is their guidance and modeling of how we can renew our own courage to learn. Please read this book. You, and those in your care, will be glad you did.”Parker J. Palmer, author of The Courage to Teach, Let Your Life Speak, and On the Brink of Everything

• Preface Chapter 1: Centering Learning Chapter 2: The Journey of the Learner Chapter 3: An Introduction to the What, How, Why and Who of Learning Chapter 4: The What of Learning Chapter 5: The How of Learning Chapter 6: The Why of Learning Chapter 7: The Who of Learning Chapter 8: From Reflection to Action -Expanding the Conversation Afterword: Estrus Tucker. References, About the Authors, Index