A couple of buzz words that we hear a lot of today in academia are community, culture, and collaboration. While the meaning and idea of those words are incredible to find in…
Teaching
Unconventional Play
What does it mean to be unconventional? The definition means to simply not conform to what is generally done or believed. In design nearly every student and young design professional attempts to…
Students that Rock
I’m not an easy teacher. I push, and I push hard. If you have visited my website before or have seen me present at conferences you may have read up on my…
Leadership: Part 4 – Community
“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.” – Margaret J. Wheatley So far in this series I’ve covered many issues that I feel educators…
Leadership: Part 3 – Complacency
“The price of doing the same old thing is higher than the price of change” – Bill Clinton Leadership in the conference room or classroom can be difficult especially considering some of…
2020: Retrospective
2020, Twenty-Twenty, Two Zero Two Zero, Dumpster Fire. There are a lot of different names for the previous year. I could write a book about it, and I’m fairly certain that there…
Leadership: Part 2 – Culture
In the last post I talked quite a bit about altruism. I think it’s important to note that altruism isn’t a quality only found in Captain America nor is it something that…
Leadership: Part 1 – Power
“Even Jesus washed the feet of the disciples” The sentiment of that quote is never lost on me. Whether you’re religious or not it is packed with meaning. Jesus the son of…
Rally Cry: Educators in the Time of Pandemic.
For years the role of education has been debated in society by political pundits, parents, employers, and even educators. Each of them having their own ideas of not only what it should…
Confidence: Awards and the Importance of Affirmation
Awards, should these be something we strive for? Probably not. Afterall, we should be filled with altruistic purposes, self-guidance, and the purest of determination right? As much as we’d like to think…