Twelve shells: learning by leading cross-disciplinary faculty self-study of professional practice

Abstract

I begin my self-study of facilitating a cross-disciplinary faculty self-study group in the same manner I introduced myself to this group by sharing reflections of an artifact that represented my self-study which I titled ‘Twelve Shells’. I wanted to model the very practice I was asking of participants − bring an artifact that represents your self-study research interest. I laid out 11 sea shells collected from my beach walks and reflected how shells, like individuals, are transformed by their interactions with the world. Then I placed my shell with the others not knowing what the change would be for us.