It strikes me as interesting that inviting reflection on a common topic can open up intriguing thoughts.  Take “storytelling,” for example.  What it meant to me as a kid was what I was taught it meant:  people around the campfire sharing made-up scary stories, grandparents sharing stories from the “old world,”  teachers reading books ...

A favorite book of mine as a kid was called CDB by William Steig. My mom brought home a copy of this book before I went to school (she was a volunteer librarian at the Campfield Elementary School). This told simple stories with just a picture and a caption, but the caption was a sentence ...

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Think on this a minute.  Can you come up with a scenario where the skills you acquired learning one thing, helped you do another?  For instance, did learning how to ride a bike help you learn how to ski?  Did … Continue reading →

cc licensed ( BY NC ND ) flickr photo shared by tanzer-art Let’s see if Wagner college is ready to ride the ds106 track! Okay, this is what’s known as a test blog post, but we ought to be infinitely more creative than… HELLO WORLD

In January, I decided to take up Jane Hart’s Ten Tools Challenge.  I’ve already blogged about my Tool #1, Explain Everything, and here is my tool #2 (ok, ok I’m a bit behind schedule):  Prezi. As many of you know, … Continue reading →

This last weekend marked the 10th anniversary of the Biology Leadership Conference.  One hundred and two biology educators gathered from all over the U.S., Canada (plus one attendee from Bangladesh!) for the three-day meeting in Tucson, Arizona.  The conference keynote … Continue reading →

  Peggy Brickman (University of Georgia) lead a terrific workshop this week at the Biology Leadership Conference (#BLC10).  The workshop focused on conducting education research, even if you’re not an education researcher.  She gave a useful summary of the characteristics … Continue reading →

I was in New York City last weekend and stumbled upon a MOMA special exhibit called Inventing Abstraction.  I don’t know anything about abstract art but thought I’d venture in.  I still don’t know much, but I surprised myself by … Continue reading →