Using play, optimism and curiosity to unlock success in your job search
Sean Michael Morris, a senior instructor of learning design and technology in the school of education and human development at the University of Colorado Denver, recently shared an article linking play and scholarship. He argues that there is a symbiotic relationship between knowledge and imagination. Lisa Forbes, an assistant clinical professor in the counseling program at the University of Colorado Denver, argues that play is a powerful means to establishing safe and trusting relationships in the classroom where students can take risks, speak up and truly engage in their learning. As graduate students and postdocs, you are creating new knowledge through your research and course work. Your imagination is at play as you develop new hypotheses, make connections from theory to practice, and apply new methodologies to new situations.