Nov 4, 2019
How about centering education on a wicked problem rather than centering on a department or traditional major? Radical idea? We have discussed for quite some time now about tearing down the silos in education. Why is this such a hard thing to do? Perhaps it is because...
Nov 4, 2019
Nov 4, 2019
This summer I read a book called Small Teaching by James M. Lang. Even though I have been teaching for 28 years (gasp!), have a Masters degree in Education and secondary school teaching certification, I learned a ton from this book. I thought maybe I would dedicate...
Nov 4, 2019
There is always a risk when you try something new. Humans are typically resistant to change, even when that change is for the better. I tell my students about the time I participated in a taste test at a mall years ago. It was between Diet Pepsi and Diet Coke. I am a...
Nov 1, 2019
As I have progressed in my career I have been given more and more responsibility. Sometimes I feel like I have to be in 5 places at once. I’m sure we all have been there, Students balancing classes maybe having a job and maybe family too. Instructors having the...
