Retreat was nice

So throughout the first two days of our department retreat, we shared the scholarly activity we've been working on, we shared teaching problems/tips, and we discussed recurring problems in our curriculum/class offerings in an effort to brainstorm solutions. It was a very effective time of meeting together. It's hard to stay in meetings for two straight days, but I felt like it was a great time to get to know my colleagues better and to address common problems.

Not only that, our tech person introduced some new teaching software options, and I raised my hand as interested in implementing the change this year. Me? Embracing technology? What? I feel like I don't even know the person in the mirror anymore.