Monthly Archives: August 2013

Equality or Fairness?

31 Saturday Aug 2013

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As many of you know, I am dedicated to the issues of gender balance and diversity. However, I assert that equality is not the point in question: fairness is.

Certainly, equal pay for equal work, equal respect and equal inclusion are vital. Yet the concept of equal work for all is ridiculous: each of us has different strengths and abilities. We need to recognize and value those differences, and emphasize what we can accomplish through diversity.

Equal work for all? Clearly not.

Fairness for all? Yes.

American Library Association: equality vs. equity
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Youth in Transition

Trust Me, Trust You

21 Wednesday Aug 2013

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From The Ryan Group, offering the Trust Me, Trust You Assessment [which] addresses behavioral characteristics in key dimensions of trust associated with team, group, department, and organization performance.

What is trust? Trust is to have belief or confidence in the purpose, honesty, actions, competency, decisions, and intentions of a person, organization, or team based on predictable behaviors observed over time. Trust is also the positive expectation of a person or group’s methods, measures, principles, decisions, and outcomes demonstrated by the consistency and congruence of behaviors expressed in words and actions.

Why is trust important? As a team member, you have a critical role in helping your team identify and address trust issues that hinder your team’s growth and effectiveness.

In an ideal work situation, people trust each other; they do not feel people will do them harm; they feel that their members have the knowledge, skills, and motivation to interact with each other and get things done.

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Seattle-Area Educators, Electronic-Game Developers Working On Game To Keep Girls Engaged In Math, Science.

14 Wednesday Aug 2013

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From the ASEE aggregator:

The Seattle Times (7/1, Long) reports, “On Friday, some of the best gaming and education minds in the area gathered at the Northeastern University-Seattle campus to kick off an ambitious, long-term project to create” a game to keep girls engrossed in math and science. “G.A.M.E.S. — short for Girls Advancing in Math, Engineering and Science — includes participants from Northeastern, the University of Washington’s Center for Game Science, the private DigiPen Institute for game developers, and game companies such as Big Fish and Her Interactive.” The person behind the idea, Tayloe Washburn, dean of Northeastern-Seattle, “thinks a successful game could underscore the advantages of a career in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields for young girls.”