Five Tips for Using Spring Fever as a Springboard for Learning

Five Tips for Using Spring Fever as a Springboard for Learning

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,...
Preparing Students for the Home Stretch

Preparing Students for the Home Stretch

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...
We Are Not Alone (Teaching is not a solitary task)

We Are Not Alone (Teaching is not a solitary task)

Last week, I was fortunate enough to attend the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) conference in Vegas. Five days of sessions conducted around peer-reviewed research focused on the best of what technology can bring to education for...
It’s cold outside; is your classroom warm?

It’s cold outside; is your classroom warm?

Last week I was happy to get a horrible parking spot.  Seriously.  Walking across campus on a -26F  morning made me smile (and my cheeks bright).   That’s crazy, you may be thinking, but I wasn’t happy to be out in the colder-than-Alaska–I was happy...