Kickin’ it Old School
(Course Design with AI in Mind, Part 2) If we agree with Rina Bliss, professor of sociology at Rutgers University, when she writes “…while AI can assist in getting information…
Course Design with AI in Mind (part 1)
We’re hardly the first to tackle this subject and we won’t pretend to have all the answers. But there are a few things we’re relatively sure of, the most critical…
Choosing Celebration Instead of Regret
In Buddhism, desire is thought to be the cause of all suffering. One extremely common kind of desire is regret: the wish for that which is contrary to reality. You…
Building Better Behavior
A college student who was finishing an elective course in philosophy wrote a letter to her professor, giving it to him as she left class on the last day. In…
Rewiring Circuits in My Super Secret Laboratory
When we feel like someone is trolling us, pushing our buttons, or getting under our skin, we generally stop responding and start reacting. When that happens, we have let go…
Avoiding Deadlines
Deadline is an interesting word. It was created during the American Civil War by the horrifically cruel Confederate Army officer Heinrich Hartmann Wirz, who ran the prison in Andersonville, Georgia.…
What Would Future Me Do?
They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. If so, then the cement between those paving stones is the tired disappointment we feel with ourselves when we…
Confronting Expectations in the Classroom
Students tend to like everything neatly laid out; they want to know exactly where they are; they don’t welcome the introduction of multiple perspectives, especially when no master perspective reconciles…
Creating Your Own Growth Environment
Life inside our comfort zone is comfortable. Easy. Relaxing. Sort of like living in a warm and fuzzy cocoon. But as long as we stay there, we won't grow.