Where Blogging, Research, Design, and Philosophy Meet
Project design So I’m behind on my posts, but I’ve been busy! You, dear reader, are three weekends behind my birding adventures! My apologies. (Just so you know: I’m birding at Heritage Park, Blacksburg on the weekends & during the week I’m birding from my kitchen window!) Seriously, it is … Continue Reading →
Tonight’s class was a little different than usual. Instead of sitting around tables in our open lecture space, we entered the room and it was set up for a special forum & discussion. It’s Open Data Week (April 10-14) here at Virginia Tech and this was just one of many … Continue Reading →
For the longest time, my experience of phones in the classroom was a negative one. A typical first-day-of-class always included a warning about phone use sometime either during or after going over the course syllabus. But times are changing. Once, they were viewed with feelings of hostility and frustration by … Continue Reading →
It’s a beautiful spring day here in Christiansburg, VA. It rained all morning, and we have had a few brief, gentle showers since. But not right now. The sun is starting to peek out again and I can see the puffy remains of dark storm clouds rolling away across the … Continue Reading →
scholar \’skä-lǝr\ n 1: a person who attends a school or studies under a teacher: PUPIL 2a: a person who has done advanced study in a special field 2b: a learned person 3: a holder of a scholarship This definition … Continue Reading →
This semester, I have been challenged to find a citizen science project and participate as part of NR 5724 Conservation Ecology (Dr. Megan Draheim). I love this assignment for two big reasons. First, now that I have found my project, I am excited about the idea of being able to … Continue Reading →
Ethics are integral to the successful functioning of a civil society. Ethics govern an individual or population’s behavior and are an extension of the culture’s (or individual’s) morals. As a person, it is important to adhere to the ethics of the culture so that one can be an engaged member … Continue Reading →
The purpose of this review is to provide information about a highly respected peer-reviewed journal in my field, Landscape and Urban Planning. To understand Landscape and Urban Planning, I will address a few general questions to provide a background and profile of the publication. Where is the journal from? Co-Editors-in-Chief … Continue Reading →
We are finishing up the Roles and Responsibilities of Faculty module this week. This course topic has been presented to us in the form of 4 questions. What is academic freedom? What is academic duty? What are the roles and responsibilities of faculty? How can higher education build community and … Continue Reading →
This blogging exercise is to share mission statements from two institutions of higher learning. The first example comes from my Alma Mater, Mississippi State University (MSU), a land-grant institution located in Northwest Mississippi’s Golden Triangle, in a city called Starkville. I went to MSU for both my bachelor’s and master’s … Continue Reading →