Sabbatical report: The first three weeks
It's been three full weeks since I started on the job at Steelcase for my sabbatical. Here's a little more background on my role here, and some thoughts on the working environment.
Why I am going back to ToDoist from todo.txt
Earlier in the summer, I migrated my GTD system from ToDoist to the text-based todo.txt system. I'm changing back, and here's why.
Lessons from Flipped Learning and Flipped Failures: An Interview with EdSurge
Recently I was interviewed by Jeff Young at EdSurge on flipped learning and a few other higher education issues.
Laptop bans and the assumptions we make
An article at the Chronicle claims to show evidence that a laptop ban improved student note-taking in a visual communications course. But what are the underlying assumptions, and do they really work?
On saying No gracefully
A recent Inside Higher Ed post prompts a discussion of the most basic right of every tenure-track faculty: The right to say no. How do you do it with grace?