Inside:

4. Learning is the Spark of Transformation by Jan Reed, Marianne Tracy and Lena Holmberg AI as a positive learning experience, helping learners and teachers to feel valued
8. Feature Choice Gervase Bushe Foundations of Appreciative Inquiry: History, Criticism and Potential A new feature article tracing the development of AI, through the controversies and the potential of the discipline
21. Prisons as Places of Hope and Transformative Learning by Michelle Inderbitzin Education as a scarce but treasured resource in state prisons.
27. Virtual SOARing in a School of Nursing: Creating Space for Emergent Design by Kristen Crusoe A nursing program adapts to change using a ‘virtual SOAR’ process
33.An Appreciative Approach to Learning: Making it Real and Making it Work by Pamela Lupton-Bowers The four essential factors in appreciative learning
41. Neighborhood Centers’ Road to Building Vibrant Communities across Southeast Texas by Jen Hetzel Silbert and Laura Timme A human service agency’s persistent efforts to spark AI learning catalyzes a ripple effect of positive change from the inside out
46.Me, Myself and AI by Paul Swart and Rob Vinke What is it inside ourselves that makes us effective AI practitioners?
51. Appreciative Empathy: New Frameworks for New Conversations by Bob Tschannen-Moran Knowing how to fully appreciate the feelings and needs of others holds the key to AI success
57. Applying AI in a Constrained Business Setting: A Practical and Flexible Framework by Gary M. Cook We don’t always have the ability to create the exact conditions we would like for our AI work with clients
64. The Positive Core of Engagement: The Project SOAR and A.L.P.H.A. Stories by Noel E. K. Tan How Positive Change methods like Appreciative Inquiry and Narrative Practices were deployed to help re-engage 15-year-olds
70. Appreciative Inquiry Research Notes by Jan Reed and Lena Holmberg AI 2.0. Transformational research using the National Peace Academy as a unique opportunity to obtain cross-sectional insights
73. Appreciative Inquiry Resources by Jackie Stavros and Dawn Dole Books and articles on AI and learning
80. About the May 2012 Issue