This is healthy. “…a prompt to write about what it’s been like to reflect and write about teaching, but if that doesn’t move you, how about imagining the future of learning? What is your dream teaching situation, and how might
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Practice Random Emails of Kindness
Last Friday I woke up to a really nice email. I know, is that even possible? Well, yes, it is. It was the first interaction I had with “work” that day. The first thing I was tasked to do for
This Badge of Wrangler of Writing
I cast my 9x9x25 vote for Terry Greene and pin upon him this badge of Wrangler of Writing. Perhaps it can go by his other notable badges. Particularly, the True Friend badge from the infamous Talky Tina. He used his
KitchenAids, Cookies, and the LMS
We have a wonderful cobalt blue KitchenAid mixer. It is well used. And it is well loved. It matches the hand towels in the kitchen, the antique blue vases and glasses, some of the art on the walls and our
This “Doing” of the Work
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
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!