Coming of age with technology choices

Coming of age with technology choices

Computers and I grew up at the same time, and perhaps that is why I see using technology in my teaching as a way to solve problems rather than a threat to my profession.   When I was small, computers were as big as a room and my dad let us play with the key cards....
At What Cost?

At What Cost?

I encourage my students to use their devices during class to look up information on the web. We work on case studies and many times the internet can help them find some information that will be of use. Increasingly, however; I find that the internet has become an...
Heutagogy: just leave the manual on the seat

Heutagogy: just leave the manual on the seat

A friend of mine (and a career educator) recently shared an article with me titled Shifting from Pedagogy to Heutagogy in Education. ‘Heutagogy’ is a term coined by by Stewart Hase and Chris Kenyon of Southern Cross University in Australia. It’s derived from the Greek...
Beginnings

Beginnings

I saw Stephanie Mills a few months ago at the pool. Stephanie is a local author and former composition teacher here at NMC. We chatted about her writing and what was new in our lives. I mentioned that I was just beginning as the CIE director and I felt like there was...
Are You Sensing What I’m Sensing?

Are You Sensing What I’m Sensing?

For some time now, I have been noticing something. And, I am wondering if anyone else is seeing it. It’s not so much visible to the eyes as it is discerned by the heart. I sense there is a movement underway. There is a question which is surfacing, arising, emerging, I...