{"id":845,"date":"2018-07-18T20:39:53","date_gmt":"2018-07-18T20:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/?p=845"},"modified":"2018-07-18T20:40:22","modified_gmt":"2018-07-18T20:40:22","slug":"another-way-to-make-the-magic-happen-contact-the-teaching-and-learning-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ufv.ca\/tlc\/2018\/07\/18\/another-way-to-make-the-magic-happen-contact-the-teaching-and-learning-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Way to Make the Magic Happen: Contact the Teaching and Learning Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We\u2019ve all seen this simple graphic, or something similar too it, but it speaks volumes about our teaching practices.<\/p>\n

Sometimes\u00a0we are thrown out of our comfort zone unintentionally\u00a0and find amazing outcomes. For example, a\u00a0few times while teaching many classes, I brought\u00a0the wrong material to a class which quickly threw\u00a0me out of my comfort zone. But, after\u00a0recovering from\u00a0the\u00a0initial shock with\u00a0a\u00a0forced\u00a0“I’m in control”\u00a0smile\u00a0on my face, they\u00a0turned out to be some\u00a0of the most dynamic and exciting classes!<\/p>\n

Thoughts that keep us well within our comfort zone might be: What kind of magic can we expect to happen outside of our zone?\u00a0Isn’t my comfort zone magical enough?\u00a0What lies in the other areas outside of my zone and where the magic happens, perhaps the flop zone?<\/p>\n

With the quickly shifting world of higher learning, we are being forced out of our comfort zone whether we like it or not forgetting that magic may await.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s throw some questions out to get some ideas of what lies just beyond us. Post an experience on one of the\u00a0following:<\/p>\n