Apr 20, 2015
The glorious sun has finally chased winter away just in time for the push towards finals week. After six months of cold and grey, it is a challenge to keep focused on anything indoors—especially for those students who already struggle with school. Fortunately,...
Apr 6, 2015
Sports dominated the TV this weekend with Red Wings games and Michigan State playing in the Final Four. Watching, I thought about how successful coaches and players maintain intensity until the last possible second and how as instructors we can do the same for our...
Mar 23, 2015
A common refrain heard at instructor events is the amount of effort students put into their work. Driving by this sign today, I had to laugh at the simple advice on how to fix situations where students aren’t putting in the needed effort to meet desired...
Feb 25, 2015
DATE: Friday March 6 TIME: Noon – 1:30 pm LOCATION: Founders Hall 110 LUNCH: Provided, good conversation guaranteed. Learn about best practices for teaching, writing, crafting effective assignments, and managing the paper load. Bring a writing assignment with...
Feb 23, 2015
I just spent a week in sunny Las Vegas attending the annual ITC eLearning conference. The weather was a beautiful 70-75 degrees each day. I spent most of the days inside learning all I could to help those at our campus. The one topic that I heard in every session...
