Category: schooling

Well, on May the fourth I completed my first half marathon in nearly five years. At least that distance in a “race” environment. I was pretty psyched to run under a 10 minute per mile pace. I just started running

Well, April was mostly nice. Good weather, nice activities, some personal gains, work remained unchanged, and the world is a wreck. All in all, that is the vibe. Below is a more detailed version. Early in the month I presented

The month started with some wonderful events around Open Education Week. The first was event was on the 3rd and I caught a couple of the sessions. It was The Vancouver Community College Teaching, Learning, and Research Symposium. I was also

On the bright side, I ran eight miles and feel really good about doing 13 in early May. I lost another couple pounds and feel good about that. I also got to see Hamilton. Unreal. How beautiful. If you have

I have lost about ten pounds since the beginning of the year. I went from nearly two years of no running to running almost four miles. I registered for a half marathon in May. Long live the Official #ds106 Athletic Club! I somehow

Well, over a few days in Denver I got to see and be near friends. Some I had only met recently online, and others I have had communication with for years and met in person at other conferences in years

Last week, I had the great fortune to spend a several hours with Jean Eisele, a colleague and friend. She has taught in the school of education for many years and has a deep and wonderful history with the world

Some WACCs on my Birthday. Again. On March 30th, my birthday, I presented at the Washington State Canvas Conference. It was the second time I had presented at the event on my birthday. How weird is that? Spending my birthday

I wondered if there were any happy songs about the school experience. Turns out there are a few. Some are here 🙂 Thanks to @cherylcolan & @TQTHQ & @joefromkenyon for adding some songs about school to this playlist https://t.co/tTsV4zfSbP —

A couple things have happened recently that really make me feel good. What were the qualities you might ask? Well, I’ll tell ya. The events both had a small number of people and were largely unscripted. No agenda really. Just