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if@aacc teacher feature: "what's in it for me?"

What is the Institute for the Future @ AACC?
IF's is guided by an Advisory Team. The institute will provide -

  • Learning and teaching by integrating future methodologies and futures perspectives into the strategies for learning throughout the college organizational culture.
  • An avenue for addressing the future through dissemination of knowledge, research, and consulting to area businesses, government, health care and other organizations. 
  • Growth and development opportunities for faculty and staff.

IF @ AACC  is a partner with the 20,000-member World Future Society.

Here's a complete teaching-learning unit on the future from the Partnership between the World Future Society and the Insitute for the Future @ AACC! Free of charge, but you need a PDF file reader (like Adobe Reader).

Student Assignment: Faculty Presentation Support:
Chapter 1 Welcome to the Future(from Ed Cornish's Futuring premiere text on the future by the World Future Society) Posted with permission of the World Future Society

Power Point slides to support
Welcome to the Future (from http://www.aacc.edu/future).

Do you need an exercise to help you teach learners about the future?
 Try one of these!

What does IF have for me?

  • Opportunities to keep informed about the future through our Web site. 
  • Core book list on the future. If you're assigning a book review, consider one on the future... many available at the AACC Library.
  • Videos on the future to show in your classes.
  • A timely ezine futureportal   (all full-time and part-time members of the college community receive futureportal, others are welcome to receive it by signing up) .. you can share it with learners.
  • You can arrange speakers on the future for your civic group and/or classes (this list is managed by Event Planning and Management 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday 410-777-2724 or e-mail your request to: gfphillips@aacc.edu)

 What are some professional opportunities for my students? For Me? 

  • Be advised of upcoming events and  IF Brown Bag presentations for yourself, friends and interested students.
  • Take advantage of IF to challenge your students with in-class and out-of-class exercises on the future.  Use Questions and Answers @ the Future or the futureportal archives for critical thinking, essay writing and creativity.  Send your students into the future!
  • Keep your eyes open for emerging faculty development opportunities.
  • Stay in the loop by signing up on our permanent emailing list.
  • Let us know if you have a credit or non-credit “futures” course that you would like to teach by contacting Dr. Steve Steele a sfsteele@aacc.edu

Last Updated: Aug 30 2006 9:45AM