My Reply to Paula Sanchez:
Paula, nicely put! "A Mission statement vs. a VISION Statement". The difference between the two makes a huge difference in garnering support and compliance from faculty and staff. If the philosophy of an institution is not constructed with grassroots involvement, then it will feel like we are helping achieve THEIR goal, not ours.
And wow! Your story about how your former student pursued a degree in Molecular Biology is so inspiring! It is stories like those that make it easier for me to wake up Monday morning, commute into the City, and listen to how students forgot their flash drive, lost their...
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Friday, July 27, 2012
Week 4 / Blog 3 - Response to Justin Fishel's Blog
Response to Justin Fishel's Blog:
“If we can learn how to be the board, we are able to keep track
of the path in which we wish to stay on in life.”
Justin, I cannot tell you how poignant that statement is!
Some people, for one reason or another, get stuck in a rut in life. They spend
a good portion of their lives blaming everyone and everything. It is not until they
get sick and tired of being sick and tired that they realize they have the
power to relinquish control from ‘whatever’. Yes, be the board! Set your own
rules! Define your life goal!
Justin's Original Post:
This weeks reading was in regards...
Week 4 / Blog 2 – Leadership Role Model Reflection
I remember back in 2006 after I got my iPod Touch, I
discovered a weekly video podcast called “Photoshop User TV” hosted by Scott
Kelby, Dave Cross, and Matt Kloskowski. Back then, no one was teaching Adobe Photoshop on
that level. Not only were their tutorials amazing (I always managed to learn
something new), but they also made it SO MUCH FUN!!!
Those guys inspired a lot
of my classroom teaching techniques, and they proved that if you genuinely have
a passion for something, it will show in the atmosphere your presence creates....
Week 4 / Blog 1 – “The Art of Possibility” (Chap. 9 – 12)
"We"
This segment of Chapter 12 caused me to pause and reflect on
how selfishness has infiltrated many aspects of society over the decades. Years
ago, people genuinely cared about other people, and the concept of
humanitarianism wasn’t a concept – it was an embedded character. Nowadays, it’s
every man for himself, and the selfishness has made its way into the classroom.
A few weeks ago, I showed my students how Evernote can help them take more
effective notes in the classes. Later that week, as I lectured on information
that would...
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Week 3 / Blog 4 – Leadership Project Hub
My leadership project is a presentation that showcases
highlights from my Action Research Project. The AR project is entitled “Using
Edmodo and Video Podcast to Increase Engagement Among DMA
Students.” It focuses on the how a social learning management system and customized
videos helped to increase retention of core design concepts, provided a place
for students to network and collaborate with each other and the instructor, and
offered 24/7 access to assignments, grades, calendars, and discussion posts.
This experiment in...
Friday, July 20, 2012
Week 3 / Blog 3 – Response to David Middlebrook’s Blog
My Response to David Middlebrook's Blog:
David, you had a serious Dr. Phil session here J What you say is so
true. We all have been advised or came to the self-realization that we simply
cannot take ourselves so seriously. Who appointed society as the Assessment
Team of our lives?? Many years ago, I decided to lighten up. I laugh…..A LOT.
Where I teach, classes are held once a week. So when my student walks into my
classroom, I have no idea what kind of week they had – what bills weren’t paid,
where the baby-daddy is, why there was no hot water that morning, etc. But for
the three hours I have them in that classroom,...
Week 3 / Blog 2 – Response to Tracy Myer’s Blog
My Response to Tracy Myer's Blog:
Tracy, I found your blog entry to be very inspiring. We have
ALL been there – in that moment when your teacher hat comes off and the street
hat comes on. (I keep a few street hats in my back pocket.) Nevertheless, few
teachers have the humility to admit to acting in wrong judgment or apologizing.
This becomes especially problematic in this digital age of email and social
media. I sometimes find myself preferring NOT to reply to a student email
simply because I know my tone is going to be misinterpreted. You have taught
your students a valuable Life101 lesson that...
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