How many times have you logged into your college mail accounts only to be overwhelmed by an avalanche of information, and then to realize that none of…
Juggling 101
This morning I was standing in an urban classroom teaching the political ramifications of death for Westerners as viewed through a Japanese lens. In a few hours,…
There are days when I wonder why I even got out of bed. In teaching, these days can sneak up on you when you aren't ready for…
I am not shy. This was an asset back in the early 90s when I sold computers and corporate network solutions. It's an asset in the classroom…
I rushed around this morning trying to find my nice shoes, print out a copy of my lecture notes, grab the textbook, and wolf down something so…
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by Glenn Sacks On her first day in office, Arkansas governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed an executive order banning “indoctrination and critical race theory” in schools. She’s…
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It’s easy to take myths and, by constant repetition, give them the patina of reality. The same thing is happening in higher education. There are these myths about…
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by Greg Rivera, Senior Digital Educator We can’t deny that technology is here to stay. However, that is definitely not a bad thing! In fact, using educational technology…
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by Gail Lethbridge With Frosh Week drawing to close and Labour Day still fresh in our memory, it’s a good time to ask who is teaching our university…
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By Sandra Keifer It’s good business, isn’t it? We’ve heard it a thousand——no, a million times, and we’re sick of it: the Wal-Mart model. The company that…