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Preparing for Finals

Finals being on Monday. I was heading to the coffee shop this before to have a cup before heading to my office to grade papers. I passed by University Park. Looks like they moved in some new equipment for the … Continue reading

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North Dakota Way – By The Numbers

I have been employed in higher education most, but not all, of my working career. For a good part of this time, I have been a department administrator. As part of this job, I filed annual reports attempting to make … Continue reading

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Looking for passion in all the wrong places

I enjoy coffee shops a great deal. I like coffee and for some reason I like the kind of people who like to hang out in coffee shops. We heard the story of a barista as told to a couple … Continue reading

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Life is game enough

Alt title – on education, games, gamers, and life Games and the educational potential of games seem major interests for many of the faculty and students I know. These folks are ed tech types. This interest is somehow unique and … Continue reading

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Iowa Lutheran Winter Dartball League

I have an idea for a project, but I still need to decide which direction to take it. I generate ideas for curriculum-based projects intended to be used in K-12 classrooms. It always helps if I can provide an example … Continue reading

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Locked!

This is a kind of a confession. I have done something twice in the past month that I have not done in the rest of my life. I find it somewhat disturbing. Perhaps talking about it will be helpful. I … Continue reading

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Does it matter if you learn something or not

I am coming up on my first examination in Introduction to Psychology. I have developed this online study task which is intended to help students prepare for the examination. It makes use of online study questions. Study questions are hardly … Continue reading

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Unintended consequences

The university has decided to go green. Evidently, one significant area of waste is caused by faculty and students leaving the lights on when they leave offices and classrooms. To help those of us who are absent minded or unmotivated, … Continue reading

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I am against SOPA but I am not turning this site off in protest

I am against SOPA but I am not turning this site off in protest. Why? Well, I am guessing very few would notice and I think discussing the topic is more productive at this point. Preventing access to this site … Continue reading

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Why don’t college students take the opportunity to learn independently?

Let me begin by indicating this is a rhetorical question. I don’t know the answer. So, supposedly there is a negative reaction to lecture courses. This format is boring and students want an alternative. Hence, proposals to flip the classroom … Continue reading

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