What is an Education?

[slideshow_deploy id=’7778’] Legislators, administrators and even we educators all spend a lot of time trying to “fix” education, but we rarely talk about what we mean when we say “education.” Faculty addressed this very question at our...

Can You Get Your Students to Come to Class Prepared?

Several years ago I attended a session at a conference about how to get students to come to class prepared to learn the lesson of the day. I had struggled with this problem for many years and was really interested in some new ideas. The instructor explained what he...
A thousand ships

A thousand ships

A fascinating aspect of my prior career as a consultant was working with a wide range of businesses that I would not have guessed had existed. One client milled silicon carbide and tungsten into precision rings that serve as impenetrable seals for pipelines. Another does nothing more than replace air filters in air conditioning units throughout southern […]

A Quick Read

A Quick Read

Check out this article in Inside Higher Ed titled, “The Right Thing to Do” about the University of Michigan Press and guidelines on accessibility. ‘The Right Thing to Do’
Developing Strategies for Learners with Invisible Disabilities

Developing Strategies for Learners with Invisible Disabilities

Creating courses designed to meet the needs of a wide range of learners poses a challenge for all educators. Yet recognizing the needs of learners with invisible disabilities creates additional challenges. According to Matthews (2009) invisible disabilities refers to...