I love the beginning of the semester. I love getting a new syllabus and reading the plan for the semester. I get all excited thinking about all the wonderful things I will learn. I love sitting before a good teacher … Continue reading →
Are you an adult yet? I used to ask this of my son after each milestone he met. He bought his first car. He worked his way through college. He married his girlfriend. Are you an adult yet? He would … Continue reading →
The week before Thanksgiving can be extremely stressful for college students. The semester is coming to an end and often time professors sneak in an extra exam right before finals. Major papers, presentations and projects are all due, it feels … Continue reading →
The Learning Pit is a term that describes what I experience every semester as a student. Learning is like falling into a pit. Inside the pit I feel uncomfortable and confused. The quantity of work required overwhelms me. This is … Continue reading →
Do setbacks paralyze you? Does criticism make you feel incompetent? Did you know that a simple belief has the power to transform your thoughts and actions? Research tells us that the view you adopt for yourself profoundly affects the way … Continue reading →
UDL is short for Universal Design in Learning. This term was coined by educational researchers (Meyer & Rose) at the Center for Applied Special Technologies (CAST). The concept of Universal Design in Learning stems from Universal Design in architecture, an … Continue reading →
Why do I attend conferences? Conferences cost money. There’s the airfare, the hotel, meals, ground transportation and then there is the registration at the conference. This all adds up. So why do it? I go to conferences to present. I … Continue reading →
We love a good story and if it is about people who find success in spite of tremendous odds, we applaud even more and shed a tear. Researchers have been investigating this human trait they have named resiliency for several … Continue reading →