Resolutions

Happy New Year.

It's that time of year again. New beginnings. Old endings. Out with the old. In with the new.

The more people I speak with at the beginning of this new year (2008), the more I hear he/she has made resolutions, which intrigues me...what is it/are they? Why are resolutions (made at the beginning of the year) given such importance? Do we make resolutions any other time of year? Are they more/less significant? If so, why or why not?

I recently read the article, Top-Ten Teaching and Learning Issues, 2007 in Educause Quarterly (Number 3), and, along with the new year's beginnings, after reading the article, I wondered what the top 10 list for 2008 might be?

And, similarly, what might my resolutions about teaching and learning in higher education be for 2008? What might be yours?

Mine might read something like:

1. blog more, but only blog when I have something earth-shattering to share with the world
2. don't blog just for the sake of blogging
3. enlighten others with the word allagegogy
4. learn something new everyday
5. teach something new to one faculty member at least 1/week

So, in about 363 days, let's see how well I was able to keep my resolutions. And you?

:)