This morning I passed a church billboard admonishing, “Children need models, not criticism.” I thought it was a nice sentiment and pledged internally to scold my children less today. Then I remembered I owed a blog post today and started to think more about the sign. When you attend a college of [...]
In 1993, I worked for a financial services company and was given the opportunity to attend a Tom Hopkins International Sales Boot Camp. While it did not convince me to forge a career in sales, it did provide me with the belief that sales is part of almost every career. Teaching is selling. [...]
What if you spent the day trying to make your boss look good? Do you know what your boss is working on right now? Is there something you can do to make their job easier? Can you volunteer to cover a meeting, make a phone call, do some research? Instead of [...]
They say you can’t make everyone happy. I think that’s no excuse not to try! I believe administrators tend to make some decisions with the justification that they can’t make everyone happy. This leads to policies and procedures that alienate people and interfere with faculty and student success. Why not try to make people happy [...]
I don’t know the origin of Wordless Wednesday, but I hope I don’t offend by starting my own themed day. I’m always wondering, “What if…?” and thought I could focus on it one day a week. I often read blog posts from ed tech professionals frustrated by their customers (administration, teachers, students) who are [...]
D’Arcy Norman posted a link in Twitter back in June that was one of only two favorites I’ve selected in Twitter. The link is for the PMARCA Guide to Personal Productivity. I am fascinated by the blog posting because half of the suggestions are things I do, and the other half I can’t even [...]
When you visit your physician, you are entitled to seek a second opinion if you are unsure of the advice you’ve been given. What do you do if you are uncomfortable with the way you are being educated? I think we often give credence to instructors simply because of their position of authority. [...]
Most learning institutions are faced with the challenge of attempting to select, purchase and implement an online learning platform that fits the needs of the learners and instructors while not blowing the budget or disrupting the technology infrastructure. For years, we’ve selected the platforms that meet the majority of our priorities. This decision [...]
I used to have a catch-all email account set up with this domain and I would get physician CV’s that were supposed to go to ingenuity.com. I’ve noticed people still spell it with a “g” when they are addressing me on my various profiles. I just wanted to set the record straight. I do know [...]