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A thousand ships

Nov 7, 2015

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

Nov 6, 2015

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

Nov 6, 2015

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...

Warming Up to Writing…For the 2nd Time

Nov 3, 2015

It’s that time of year again. Asked by Mark to write, I find myself forced to reflect on why I do what I do and clarify what exactly it is that I do. Make sense? I know that an unexamined life is not worth living. I believe it was Socrates who said this. But the...

The WRC: Supporting Student Scholars

Nov 3, 2015

Writing center practice and theory, as a discipline, is one of the most inclusive and supportive academic communities that I’ve had the opportunity to be a part of. One particular quality of writing center practice is how much it supports and encourages student...