What are we doing here? As we share these grand visions of learning or terrible stories of woe, what are we doing? I remember when I changed my mind about how all this writing was all beneficial to me, or
Author: Todd Conaway
More Songs about Buildings and Food
Not only is the Talking Heads album “More Songs About Buildings and Food” one of my all-time favorite collections of music, but it reminds me of many of the challenges I come across in my work with faculty. And administrative
Personal Acquisition and Private Possession
In 1933, John Dewey, wondering how an alien race might see the American educational landscape pondered, “The Utopians believed that the pattern which exists in economic society in our time affected the general habits of thought; that because personal acquisition
Adrift – Somewhere Between Silly and Serious
I have lost a lot of listeners. My arms waving around wildly as I talk is just too damn distracting. In headshot videos, I blink so often that certainly people watching are just counting all the blinks knowing I am
I Accept the 9x9x25 Video Challenge!
In response to Laura’s Challenge, I accept! Will you accept the challenge? Calling all #9x9x25 video creators! https://t.co/ytl8Q6h74z pic.twitter.com/lU3LyVqSs2 — Laura Killam (@NurseKillam) October 3, 2018 Here you go. And I challenge you as well!
Canvas, Coffee, & Cookies for Students
The idea behind our current Canvas, Coffee, and Cookies is as old as time. Be it Bagels and Blackboard, Donuts and D2L, or Cereal and Sakai, they all use food to drive some faculty towards our doors in the hopes
Six Years of 9x9x25 and Other Numbers
I have always thought that if the good faculty I know shared more of their practices and hopes, I would not be needed in my work as an “instructional designer.” I think that the 9x9x25 allowed us to progress in
Of Rectangles and Magnets
I have drawn a lot of outlines. As a high school English teacher, I often had students use pencils and blank, unlined paper to sketch ideas for storylines or essays. As often as I pressed for the paper version, in
Interviewing Your Domain for @ontarioextend
What is your domain name and what is the story, meaning behind your choice of that as a name? I had trouble being in rectangular rooms eight hours a day as a student. It is odd that I now work
I Forgot to Send a Card, So You Get a Blog Post
And happily, that seems just right. So, here it is. Congratulations! You are a kind and generous soul. You take time in this big and grand world to stop and see. And look closely. And document experiences so that others
Inspired to Do This Again!
I have enjoyed the posts and some interactions with participants. I am happy that I wrote each of the six weekly posts and that is always good. For me, writing can be a bit meditative. Like yoga, once I commit
Dang, Even in Savasana I am on Technology
There was about a five-year period where I walked about a mile to work every day. And back home. Most of that was on the dirt of the high desert of Arizona. It was about 20 minutes through the scrubby