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My Updated Personal Knowledge Management System

This Saturday, I begin a doctoral class that I teach a couple of times each year. One of the topics we...
Invitations vs bans

The invitation

Yesterday, a colleague emailed me with a query: We are so frustrated with the mis-use of electronics in class by...

10 People I'm Thankful Are on Twitter

I participated for a few years in the daily thankfulness posts on social media, during the November months. Then, I...

10 People I'm Thankful Are on Twitter

I participated for a few years in the daily thankfulness posts on social media, during the November months. Then, I...
The centerpiece of our teaching

The Centerpiece of Our Teaching

"I'll be right back," our two year-old said, in the middle of our Finding Dory movie night. I asked her where...

The trouble with a fixed digital literacy mindset

Feeling too old to learn new techniques, ...came the reply from a colleague, when I asked for some input on...
Word Processor

Essential Word Processor Features for Faculty

I was helping a student get prepared for a job interview yesterday. She said that half of her time at...
Utopistica

Sharing on Utopistica About Teaching in Higher Ed

I was honored to get to speak with Lina Gomez for the Utopistica YouTube television show, from the Universidad del...
Quizlet Live

Engaging Students Using Quizlet Live

I’m experimenting with flashcards in my teaching this semester. For as long as I’ve been teaching, I’ve strongly recommended flashcards...
Network

Curated Episodes that Have Most Impacted My Teaching

Linked In used to provide a way for us to visualize our network connections in a graphical format. After talking...
Mid-semester feedback

Course Evaluations and Mid-Semester Feedback

There's a lot of talk at my institution about course evaluations right now, since we are moving ours online and...
Playing music

Music's Role in Our Teaching

I'm one of those people who almost always has a soundtrack playing in my head. Sharing music with my students...