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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

The curmudgeon should take a different approach to end of year recognition. How about an award for the loser of the year? My award goes to [drum roll] – the patent troll. I understand a patent troll to be an … Continue reading →

This year ends as it began – I am still working on a book. This is not even a completely new book, but a new edition. What complicates the process is our effort to move away from the traditional textbook … Continue reading →

I saw this sign near my office today and it made me think. I have been on a quest for equity lately – who looks out for the little guy? Finals are tough enough. Now it appears that some students … Continue reading →

I sign my name a lot. I am not famous. My signature is of no value to a collector. I sign my name because I am an administrator. Sometimes I read what I sign. Really, I do. This sounds logical, … Continue reading →