…I have much to consider. The major line items are my topic of study for the trip, the travel logistics themselves, and, in typical workaholic fashion, how 2 weeks away from the lab will affect me and my progress. I have finally decided to pursue the topic of interdisciplinarity in European landscapes, how it works, […]
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There’s more than 50 shades of Grey
Relax, there will be no whips or leather belts in this post. However, this will be a post meant to whip myself and other future educators into shape! I first thought of this title when considering ‘connecting the dots’ with respect to the problem based learning assignment and teaching ethics to engineers, in that often times, […]
Yes, you may turn your final paper in as an interpretive dance
I am a veteran of the internet, having had my first home dial-up connection in 1992. I have seen much and consumed much on the internet, for better or for worse. As any ‘old-timer’ would say, things are cyclical and often times people are versions of archetypes. So are the complaints of the aged it […]
Surprise, its Switzerland!
Our last meeting’s journal prompt was asking us what about the Switzerland presentation surprised. To be completely honest, not much. This isn’t as much a commentary on Switzerland being boring or unsurprising as much as it is a commentary on how much of an avid reader/traveller I am. But I digress. There were still a […]
BUT HOW DO I CHOOSE????
I am trying to choose my topic for my GPP study and I stuck between 2 equally interesting topics of study. The first topic is the focus (if any) on inter-disciplinarity in European universities and academic research institutions. What roles do the universities and/or governments play in encouraging (or discouraging) interdisciplinary studies and why or […]
Who am I?
I am a collection of experiences. I am a collection of friends and acquaintances. I am a collection of personality traits. I am a collection of passions. I am a collection lessons taught to me by my family and by my teachers. I am an amalgamation of all of these, solidified over time. When I sit down […]
Global Issues for a Global World
So we had our first meeting last month and the one thing that everyone was abuzz about was the possibility of travel before or after the program. So naturally, I spoke with my better half who had lived for some time in France, we had both seen much of Europe, and we decided that it would […]
Engage your imagination’s Edu-drive!
Close your eyes and imagine the typical classroom. Chances are that you imagined a middle-aged man, standing at a lectern, droning on about f/p/s electron orbitals or the civil war’s status quo antebellum socio-economic effect on the primarily agrarian communities of the southern United States. Drone Professor Droning on about Drones It is no surprise […]
…but do we value what we assess?
I was caught by the title of the title of one this week’s reading “We assess what we value”. It really is a striking and concise title, but unfortunately, I don’t think that it’s entirely accurate. For many of us starting out, and perhaps for many seasoned educators as well, we grade on what we […]
Zen and the art of educational system repair
Take a deep breath . focus on one thing, . a single word, . a single phrase, . the most basic mantras of meditation and mindfulness, . huuuuummmmmmmmmmmmmmm, . now take a deep breath and hold it, . hold it just a second longer, . one second longer, . and now release. . You have […]