Tomorrow, August 1st, marks the beginning of the second month of writing on this book project of mine, and the halfway point of the original time period I had set aside for writing. How's it going? Well, as one of my favorite professors said to nearly all questions in our Law and Higher Education class, … Continue reading #bookwork, Month 1 In Review
“Don’t Complicate Your Life”: Takeaways from #satechBOS
Spanish is a language that, in stark contrast to the English language, has fairly consistent and distinct vowel sounds. When you see an "w" in a word, you know that it's not going to be silent. Consecutive vowel sounds nearly always sound the same, and repeating consonants don't vary in their pronunciation. However, my high … Continue reading “Don’t Complicate Your Life”: Takeaways from #satechBOS
Lessons First, Then the Recital
Self-promotion is a tricky thing. Those of us who want to make our skills and interests known to those around us walk a fine line between making our peers aware of our work, and trumpeting our perceived benefits so loudly we make them want to reach for the mute button. For many of us, fear … Continue reading Lessons First, Then the Recital
Bloom Where You’re Planted
Earlier this week I was moved to repost my piece about "voluntellism", which discusses the curious phenomenon and have to decide what to do with it. Well, now I stand at the brink of the next step in that process: So you've been voluntold. Now what? After taking some time to think about it, an … Continue reading Bloom Where You’re Planted
“Ring”ing Up My Friends
Earlier this week, I received my all-time favorite type of email: one of the "thank you" variety. A current student of mine has just gotten a job with a freelance writing company in Boston, the posting for which I forwarded to her and her co-newspaper editor on a whim. I saw that it was something … Continue reading “Ring”ing Up My Friends
Try a Little Tinder-ness
As I write this, I am emerging from a self-imposed and much needed hiatus from the Internet after two solid weeks of new student orientation. Between commuter student life sessions, a transfer meet and greet, several involvement sessions, and a structured conversation I co-led about student assessment, I needed a few days to myself. But … Continue reading Try a Little Tinder-ness
Dirty Jobs: Not Just for Monsters
WARNING: This post contains significant spoilers about the Disney/PIXAR release Monsters University. If you have not seen it, and don't want to know the end, don't read this. That said, once you have, please come back and read this 🙂 There is a montage at the end of Monsters University that features our two main monsters, … Continue reading Dirty Jobs: Not Just for Monsters
A Different Kind of Objective Language
objective (adj) relating to or existing as an object of thought without consideration of independent existence —used chiefly in medieval philosophy As someone who reads and writes often, I have come to value highly precise use of language. With that said, I've noticed a trend that makes me nervous, and it refers to the above definition of … Continue reading A Different Kind of Objective Language
The Ongoing Quest for Quiet
Like so many out there in the great wide world of higher education, the fever pitch of new student orientation has arrived. I'm rarely in my office, I'm speaking in front of crowds more than even I would like, and I've resigned myself to a kind of organized chaos for the next two weeks as … Continue reading The Ongoing Quest for Quiet
Guest Post on the Good Blog: Backchannel Etiquette is a Matter of GoodWork
A few months ago, I was given the amazing opportunity to write for The Good Blog, the blog of the Good Project out of Harvard University. As an avid admirer of the ethics development work they're doing, it was an honor to have them be interested in my thoughts. I chose to write about using … Continue reading Guest Post on the Good Blog: Backchannel Etiquette is a Matter of GoodWork
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