I’ve been doing some reading to prep for a conference presentation in February, and I thought I’d share some findings about barriers to OER adoption. I particularly liked this study when I came across it in my research because of the methodology that was used. This...
Watching the digital dashboard after enrollment opens is especially gratifying when the numbers are ahead of last year. Take today for example, we are 565 students ahead for spring enrollment than we were on the comparable date in 2015. Comparing enrollment with the...
[Image: “Bull in a China Shop” by Gwen’s River City Images, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0] In one of my daughter’s favorite TV programs is an episode she used to love: A bull in a china shop. Mr. Bull breaks his teapot and takes to to be fixed at Ms....
Two weeks ago, I handed out mid-semester feedback forms to my students. They got two forms–one where they gave me feedback on my leading of the class, and one where they did some reflecting on their own success and challenges so far in the class. I think this...
I am a huge fan of the recently deceased Dallas Willard. Dallas was a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southern California, prolific writer, and deep thinker about things that matter. He left this earth around 3 years ago. Recently I was rereading...
If you don’t listen to the podcast “Note to Self,” I would encourage you to do so. Last year I wrote a post on one of Manoush’s (the host) podcasts and she has some wonderful bits on the tech side of being human. Recently I listened to an...
