A lesson I learned and I am still learning. As a parent, as an educator, and as a learner, I am still learning when to take control and when to be patient and listen more to the directions of others.
Author: Todd Conaway
The Pieces of My Puzzle
I am a creator. I survived high school largely due to my experiences in woodshop, ceramics, welding, and stained glass. In college I discovered a school that allowed me to roam the community and the wilder world as make those
Presenting Past the 32 People in the Room
I love this topic. I have two complaints. And I have a few possible solutions. PART ONE: CONFERENCES SHOULD DEMAND MORE THAN POWERPOINT FILES As a conference presenter, I remember the first time I saw that I could upload a
Are We There Yet?
“All good things arrive unto them that wait–and don’t die in the meantime.” – Mark Twain in letter to Orion and Jane Clemens, 1889 I wish I had learned things earlier in life that required patience. As a kid I
Some Presentations about Presentations about Presentations
Over the last year I have been asked to do a few short “How to make/deliver a presentation” presentations for some nursing classes. Originally, the request was for some Pecha Kucha sort of presentations, but the last two have been
2017 UW | Bothell eLearning Symposium
We completed our Third Annual eLearning Symposium yesterday here at UW | Bothell. We had about twenty faculty and staff from not only the Bothell campus, but Seattle too. It was great to see our colleagues from UW take the
Of Vinyl Signs and Other Signs
I am lucky to be able to walk to work. I do. Everyday. I walk along a river and through a park. It is beautiful. Today, when I reached the campus I made a short detour and stopped by the
When You Plan for Fun Activities but Just Keep Talking
Last week, I attended the Building Bridges conference in Spokane, Washington. The conference is regional, always located in the Pacific Northwest states, and it brought a variety of people in the education landscape to the beautiful downtown area of Spokane.
Our New 20 Minute a Day Canvas Workout!
This should be fun! Along with sort of moderating it, I just finished two presentations for next month. One is about changing our professional development model from a static resource and one hour workshop to some longer events. The other
Story: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
A huge hero of mine has taken the day off from all this electric rectangular bright and chaotic mumbo jumbo. In fact, he is taking the year off. That is an interesting idea. To me anyway. I remember thinking as
Hello there #openlearning17
Hello! I am participating in the class to find some more awesome “faculty development” ideas. Just the #openlearning17 course itself is a good opportunity I can share with faculty here. I need those. I am an instructional designer these last
When Will We Give Up the Brown Bag?
Well, we likely never will give up on them completely. They do serve a population and a purpose. I think. And we have been asking the same question for years. I am hoping that we move to a yearly plan