Sep 04
It’s the end of summer, at least that’s what Labor Day, the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, and school busses on the road everywhere always says to me. Lots of people, you, your students and perhaps your colleagues, may be finding it difficult without triple doses of coffee, to stay awake. Here are some great …
Aug 28
The school year is just beginning, yet my email box feels already out of control. Nicole shared this from the SMARTBoard training earlier this week. It made me smile, I hope it does the same for you!
Aug 21
Sitka is certainly fried this week, but not in a lighthearted, fun way. The landslide that occurred Tuesday morning, obliterating an entire home, damaging another, sending a 15 ft high wave of logs, mud and debris down the mountain will not be easy to forget. Three people were lost, two confirmed dead so far. We are …
Aug 14
This “Fried Friday” post is not “Fried” at all! I titled it scintillating because I just returned from Chancellor Caulfield’s 2 -day retreat with 30 UAS professionals. We had an excellent facilitator, Susan Bell, a partner with the McDowell Group, a panel of community members, a brief inspirational video welcome from Jason Ohler, a luncheon panel …
Aug 07
It’s been a busy week with the Republican debates, the exit of Jon Stewart from the political satire stage, positions being cut university-wide and so much more, we need to introduce a lighter moment this morning. Nicole came across Key and Peele: The Teaching Center. Imagine if educational news really played like this in the …
Jul 31
It’s Friday again, so we’ve dug up a little humor for you with a reminder that humor is in the eyes of the beholder. As we begin the semester, it is always wise to remind your students of this too. What they post as “humor” might be offensive to another student reading it. And while …
Jul 24
Sometimes we aren’t sure what our students are seeing, hearing or focusing on. Do your students even listen to video lectures/presentations that you post online? Do they notice the things that you are emphasizing or is their attention elsewhere? Here is a humorous example from the news highlighting our own attention span. What captured YOUR …
Jul 17
Dwarf planet or no planet? Pluto is certainly on everyone’s mind as NASA’s New Horizon makes its historic flyby. Stephen Colbert and Neil deGrasse Tyson talk about this amazing feat and quarrel over whether Pluto should be considered a planet, or whether Earth should be demoted in the funny video clip below. According to NASA’s …
Jun 19
Sit back and let TED Ed help you to create engaging customized lessons for your students. TED-Ed is free and allows you to build any lesson around any YouTube video that you’ve found on the web. Each lesson includes a title, a Play button, a Dig Deeper sections for resoures, and a Discussion area for …
Jun 12
Flexible eLearning Courses Are Becoming A Popular Trend In Education “Initially most educators and academic experts were rather skeptical about the effectiveness of online education. As per a new study, now over 70 per cent of university academic officers believe it is essential for the long term strategy of their institutes. The Chief Academic Officers …
